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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.

Summit: New Property & Cans… Booya!

By on October 25, 2013in breweries
Summit logo
Summit 's new label designs.

EPA label

 

The business of my day gig caused me to miss this one in my inbox yesterday. Exciting stuff, folks. As you probably know thanks to our sleuthing, Summit has had some really good things up their collective sleeves as of late, and they continue to step up to the table with more great news…

Yesterday, Summit announced that they’d purchased property adjacent to the brewery that includes a 40,000 s/f building and 3.5 acres of land. More space, more beer, more better. Of course the thing that will likely excite our dear readers is the fact that their new space will include a canning line, sometime in the 2nd quarter of 2014. We’ll see a select number of brands in cans after that point, which begs the question… can they do a nitro/CO2 mix with the new canning line? I’m not going to hold my breathe, but I’d love to see their Oatmeal Stout in cans. 🙂

Congrats Summit!

Darkness Eve at Stub and Herbs

By on October 22, 2013in bars/restaurants, breweries
Darkness Eve at Stub & Herb's \m/

DARKEVEStarting at 8pm, Stub & Herbs will celebrate the eve of Surly Darkness day with a whole lotta’ Surly and a whole lotta’ dark beers. Here’s the list thus far, along with 5 minutes of Photoshop madness just because I love you.

Surly:
Darkness 2012
Darkness 2013
El Hefe Negro
Damien 2013
Syx
Seviin
SurlyFest
Dumpster Fire

Deschutes:
Black Butte XXV
Abyss 2012
Abyss 2013

Goose Island:
BCS
Big John

Green Flash Double Stout
Indeed Haywire
Founder RIS
Fulton War and Peace
Grand Teton Black Cauldron
New Holland Night Tripper
Odell Lugene (nitro)
Stone WootStout
Clown Shoes Porcine
Ommegang Take the Black
Brau Brother Ivan the Great (cask)

…maybe 1 or 2 more as well. Enjoy!

Dark Days Are Upon Us…

By on October 22, 2013in breweries

Surly Darkness 2013 label…apocalyptic? Not really. Dark and dank? Yup. Surly’s Darkness Day is this Saturday. The gates open at 11am on Saturday, though no doubt people will be lined up as early as they can, hoping to get their hands on some of this year’s Surly Darkness. As per usual, there will be plenty of food trucks, plenty of beer and some good music. There’s no charge to enter, but if you want to buy some Darkness or a beer on site, bring cash.

Food Trucks:
6am – 11am:
Caribou Coffee & Glam Doll Donuts

11am – 5:30pm:
Stanley’s On Wheels, Scratch Food Truck, Gogi Brothers Korean BBQ, Natedogs and Asian Invasion.

Live Music:
11-11:30am: Fallen Empire
Noon-12:30pm: God Came From Space
1-1:30pm: Rivers of Nihil
2-2:45pm: Vulgaari
3:15-4pm: Exhumed
4:30-5:15pm: Impaler

Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival Presale Party Tonight

By on October 22, 2013in bars/restaurants

wintercarnivalHead over to Stout’s Pub tonight from 7-9pm for a Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival presale party. They’ll have some great beer courtesy of Green Flash (Double Stout), Ballast Point (Big Eye IPA) and Wirtz Beverage as well as a firkin of Abita oak-aged Pecan Harvest ale and $5 wings and rings. Buy your Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival Tickets a day early and save $10 – $5 off and no fees.

Tonight only! Bring cash! Regular tickets go on sale Wednesday at noon!

 

Barrel-Aged St. Whatshername

By on October 17, 2013in breweries
clip_stwhatsPour Decisions Brewing Co. is releasing a barrel-aged version of their Belgin Tripel, St Whatshername.  THis version has been holy fermented with three strains of Brettanomyces and aged in white wine barrels. It’ll be available at the brewery Thursday (today) through Saturday in limited quantities – only about 20 cases of 750ml bottles will be available.

Description from the brewery: St. Whatshername was made traditionally and fermented funkily. Pear drops, hay, clementine orange, pineapple, pepper and spice. 3 types of brettanomyces lend a rounded funky, bright fruity kick to the long, very dry and crisp finish. Strong willed, thoroughly dirty and utterly dangerous…the beginning, or end, to a magnificent story.