Mark your calendars for May 9th for the tapping of Granite City’s Belgian Golden. See the description below:
We will also tap our Belgian Golden on May 9th. A beautiful golden color with crisp, spicy and malty flavors. Belgian Golden ales are a perfect introduction to the world of Belgian beers. Originally brewed to compete with the Lagers and Pilsners coming from the German brewers. These beers combine the delicacy and crispness of a Pils with the spicy complexity of Belgian style beer.
Can he bring me some James Page Pale Ale in cans exactly as I remember it in my head? In any case, John Zappa from Point will be at The Four Firkins Wednesday sampling beers, telling stories and other fun.
John Zappa from Point Brewing will be at the Firkins this Wednesday from 6 to 8pm!
John has visited us at the Firkins a few times and whenever he comes in we always have a great time. He’s a great story teller, sharp witted and he brews awesome beer! He has been the head brewer at Point for over thirty-five years and has tons of stories to tell.
Open for sample we will have:
Nude Beach
Einbock
Raspberry Saison
Cascade Pale Ale
Whole Hog Barleywine
2012 Black Ale
The weekend starts at noon this Friday when Grumpy’s Northeast taps a cask of Bell’s Porter. Of course, that’s not all…they’ll be offering some smoked brats and sharp cheddar to go with it.
Sounds like a plan.
If you’re just getting off work and you’re in the Uptown area, stop by Lake Wine and Spirits starting at 4:30 today for an IPA tasting, featuring Great Lakes Brewing Company, Central Waters Brewing Company, Bend Deschutes Brewery and Public House, Odell Brewing Co , New Holland Brewing Co. and Magic Hat Brewing Company.
Curious to try one of Minnesota’s latest offerings? The folks at Heritage will have Joe Pond from Olvalde Farmhouse Ales at the store today for a tasting of his first beer, The Auroch’s Horn.
Rollingstone, Minnesota? I’ve never heard of it either, but that’s the home of Olvalde Farm, outside of Winona way down the Mississippi. In a town where his only off-sale retail option is the Mini Mart, Joe Pond is making original Belgian-style beers using authentic techniques from that country’s long brewing history. It’s not like he is a rookie at this either, honing his skills at hometown brewery Summit and Goose Island in Chicago. His first 750ml release is closest in style to a Braggot, and their website gives an interesting description:
The Auroch’s Horn is a modern reinterpretation of ancient ale brewed throughout Europe more than two thousand years ago. Ale was a staple of the barbarian diet, with Roman historians documenting a beverage made with barley, wheat, and honey in Britannia, Gaul, and Germania. The ale was consumed from the horn of the auroch (or aurochs), a now extinct wild bull.
Despite an awesome honey flavor, this beer is not overly sweet, with a slight hop bitterness to keep it balanced. It’s one of the more interesting brews we’ve had lately, and you can throw your support behind a Minnesota brewery.
We’ll have Joe in store for this week’s Thursday tasting on the 14th from 5-7PM so you can get the story right from him. We’ve also made The Auroch’s Horn our bomber of the week and it will be 20% off this week only.