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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.

Vine Park Oktoberfest II

Oktoberfest II

We said “never again!” but popular demand was too much for us. Join us in
celebrating our 11th Anniversary on Sunday, Oktober 15th from 6pm to 9pm.
Oktoberfest II will again feature a specially brewed bier from our
all-grain brewing system, live German music, and hot German specialties of
the Glockenspiel restaurant. Enjoy Schweinebraten, Spatzle, Red Cabbage,
Gravy & Roll along with our great beer in the Czech Hall above the
Glockenspiel (http://www.glockenspielrestaurant.com)

Remember to bring your favorite Beer Stein and your ticket! We will be
offering only 111 tickets thru our on line gift shop. Click below to
purchase yours. Lederhosen & Drindls are welcome but are not required
attire.

You can reserve your tickets here.

Fitger’s Cherry Batch No. 11

Fitger’s will be releasing their “Cherry Batch Anniversary” ale on Friday. I have no doubt that it will be a wonderful beer!

Hi Folks,
The Brewhouse is happy to tell you that this Friday, Sept. 23rd, we will release one of our favorite once-a-year ales. We make this beer to celebrate our anniversary each year (this is number 11).

Cherry Batch Anniversary.
This amber full bodied beer is first brewed with 10 year old aged hops to remove any hop flavor but still provide the preserving effects of the hop. Then it is fermented with cherries. Post fermentaion we condition the beer on top of 800 pounds of cherries. We get our fruit from Door County, Wisc. The result is a huge cherry flavor without forgetting that we are drinking a beer.

Enjoy

Charlie Parr is back from Europe and will be playing cuts off his new album tonite. We have a limited amount of Parr’s Porter to enjoy with the music.

Thanks for your support,
The Brewhouse Gang

Big Lake Brewfest…SATURDAY!

Don’t forget, Big Lake Brewfest takes place this Saturday in Superior, Wisconsin from 4:00 to 8:00 pm. Tickets are $25 and this event promises to be almost as good as a Minnesota event. 🙂 Breweries, brewpubs and beer purveyors include Angry Minnow Brewing, August Schell Brewing, Bells Brewing, Carmody’s Irish Pub, Chateau St. Croix, Dubh Linn Pub, Fitger’s Brewhouse, J. Leinenekugel Brewing, Lake Superior Brewing, Mantorville Brewing, Musky Capital Brewing,Pig’s Eye Brewing, Red Hook Brewing, Rock Bottom Brewing, St. Croix Brewing, Sand Creek Brewing, South Shore Brewing, Summit Brewing, Surly Brewing, Twin Ports Brewing, Viking Brewing and White Winter Winery.

Oktoberfest at Surdyk’s

It’s time to celebrate Oktoberfest, folks, and Surdyk’s is ready to celebrate as well! They will have free tasting of 30 different beers from 11:00 to 7:30 this Friday and Saturday. They will also have a “Wurst Kart” with grilled bockwurst, bratwurst, and knackwurst as well as kraut, German potato salad, hot pretzels, caramel apples and hot cider from 11-5 this Friday & Saturday as well as next Friday & Saturday.

Where’s the music you ask? Fear not, as Surdyk’s will have live music on the 16th and 23rd from noon to 3:00.

And of course what is a beer tasting without a sale? Surdyk’s will have over 100 beers on sale from Sept. 14th to the 23rd. Head on over to Surdyk’s and get your Okt on.

This is the perfect excuse to visit Surdyk’s to refill your beer reserves. Prost!