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Ryan Anderson (that's me!) is the editor & founder of MNBeer. Much has changed since the fall of 2005 and I'm proud to have been a part of it all. Sometime I'll tell you about my grand theory that links craft brewing to punk rock. Just ask.

Fitger’s Beer Update

By on November 26, 2006in brewpubs

We’re always happy to hear of beer updates from our friends at Fitger’s Brewhouse:

Greetings,
Happy Holidays from all of us at the Brewhouse.
We apologize for the long gap in updates. I was in Bamburg, Germany doing lager beer reasearch. This spring you can come see if i learned anything,( we hope I did).

The new beers pouring as I write are as follows

Skyline IPA 7.9%
Skyline is an Imperial Pale Ale as opposed to an India Pale Ale. All our India’s are over 100 bittering units. Skyline is made totally from English malts and high alpha hops with a higher alcohol (7.9) and lower bu (88) then El Nino Ipa for example. The result is a somewhat balanced very drinkable big pale ale. Enjoy

Reisenbart Dunkelweizen 5.8%
Reisenbart means giant beard if you know us it is fitting. This is a German style amber hefeweizen. Note of chocolate and caramel blend with the traditional German wheat yeast flavors.

Brewhouse Nut Brown Ale 5.2%
Our version of a northern English nut brown. Slightly sweet malt with a chewy nutty flavor and a rich finish.

Blue Label Grand Reserve 9.0%
A sneak peak at our aging Belgian style dubbel abby.
Very limited release.

cask ale
Brewhouse Nut Brown

Please check the web page for a complete beer listing. www.Brewhouse.net
I will be back to the usual Monday/Tuesday updates and new releases next week.

It’s good to be back. I look forward to seeing many of you down at the bar over the holiday season. It’s been a great year. Thanks for everything.

Cheers
Dave

Northern Brewer Black Friday Sale

By on November 21, 2006in beer events, homebrew

Friday looks to be a good day for shopping… homebrew shopping, of course. Northern Brewer is having a sale!

Friday, November 24th , 2006

When from 8:00 AM to 5 PM (We’ll be closing early!)

8:00 to 9:00AM Early Bird Special – 20% Off Total Purchase*

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM – 15% Off Total Purchase*

10:00 AM to 5:00 PM – 10% Off Total Purchase* (Club Members Get 15% Off Total Purchase)

There will be free coffee, donuts and some specialty beer food items. Yummo!
Hourly Raffles for Gift Certificates and T-Shirts and more.

Also we will be closed on Thanksgiving  Day.

* Some items excluded, see store for details.*

Upper Mississippi Mash-Out 2007

By on November 21, 2006in homebrew

It’s coming…

Members of the St. Paul and MHBA clubs:

Visit the Mash-Out Web pagehttp://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout for details on one of the top homebrew contests in the country – our own! The Mash-Out offers fabulous prizes for every winner and hand-made wooden chalices for best-of-show winners in beer, mead and cider categories.

Key Dates:
Jan. 1-13, entries accepted
Jan. 26-27, judging at the Klub Haus in St. Paul
Jan. 27, “Jamaica in January” themed beer banquet and awards ceremony

Judge!
Judges and volunteers are pampered with an in-door “Pub Crawl,” a Brewpub Brewers Forum and the opportunity to pre-order growlers from regional brewpubs. It’s a lot of fun, and you can sign up now.

Banquet in the islands
Chef Manfred Krug is going tropical with an island-themed menu this year. “Let’s get together and feel all right” at the “Jamaica in January” banquet on Jan. 27. The cost is $30, and you can sign up now. The complete menu will be posted in the near future.

Special Events
Back by popular demand: the Eis-Anything category with its stained-glass trophy. Put the cold weather to practical use by doing ice versions of your beer, mead or cider creations. Multiple entries allowed. Also back is the New Entrant category. If you haven’t entered a beer contest before, this one is for you.

Everyone is sure to have a nICE time at the Mash-Out 2007.

Surly Post-Turkey-Day Tour and Growlers

By on November 21, 2006in beer events, breweries, free beer

Growlers, growlers, growlers! Did we mention that our friends at Surly will have about 29 growlers of SurlyFest available on Saturday? Furious and Bender will also be available. Tours, too… Read on:

…Now if you just can’t stand coming by the brewery and NOT staying for a while, come on back Saturday Nov. 25th . It will give you something to do with all those family members you don’t know what to do with when the turkey is gone. Take a tour. Have a free drink or two. Hang out. We will have Furious, Bender and SurlyFest (29 only) for sale in growlers. Doors open at noon, tours at 12:30 and 1:30.

If you are already hibernating (you poor bastard), then stock up on some cans at the following liquor stores.

Brooklyn Center Municipal Liquor Stores:
5625A Xerxes Avenue North – 763.561.2420
6930 Brooklyn Boulevard – 763.561.0506

Burnsville:
Blue Max – 14640 10th Ave S – 952.432.3350

Cottage Grove:
Dennis Brothers Liquor Store – 7155 Jorgensen Lane South #150 – 651.458.8932

Eagan:
The Cellars – Cliff Rd. between 35E & Cedar, Cedar Cliff Center 2113 Cliff
Rd – 651.405.6681

Golden Valley:
The Liquor Barrel – 7890 Hwy 55 – 763.544.9881

Maple Grove:
Princeton’s Liquors – 12790 Bass Lake Road – 763.559.3259

Minneapolis:
France 44 – 4351 France Avenue South – 612.925.3252
MGM Liquors – Calhoun Village 3254 West Lake St – 612.922.1130
Surdyks – 303 East Hennepin Ave. – 612.379.3232
Zipp’s Liquor – 2618 E Franklin Ave – 612.333.8686
Skol Liquors – 27th Ave S & East 25th St. – 612-729-2333
Lowry Hill Liquors – 1922 Hennepin Ave S – 612.871.2500

Minnetonka:
MGM Liquors – 17730 Highway 7 – 952.470.2078

Roseville:
The Cellars – 1649 County Rd. C West – 651.636.4404

Richfield:
Richfield Liquors – 6444 Lyndale Ave S – 612.861.9375

St. Paul:
Big Top – 1574 University Avenue – 651.644.4501
1st Grand Ave. Liquor Store – 918 Grand Avenue – 651.227.7039
Thomas Liquors – 1941 Grand Ave – 651.699.1860
Sharrett’s Liquors – Raymond and West Univ. Ave – 651-645-8620

Woodbury:
The Cellars – 1815 Radio Dr- 651.738.8110