Check out the following events if you want to try some special versions of Fulton’s Sweet Child of Vine.
Wednesday July 18 – Cask of Sweet Child of Vine conditioned on Cascade hops at Republic, tapping at 5:30pm.
Friday July 20 – Cask of Sweet Child of Vine conditioned on Nelson Sauvin hops at Acadia, tapping time is TBD.
Summit’s Belgian Abbey Ale release is just around the corner, and the brewery has some great events lined up with brewer Nate Siats. Nate was also responsible for #5 in the Unchained Series, Imperial Pumpkin Porter. For this beer, Siats was able to hone the recipe on Summit’s new pilot brewery, brewing two batches. The final recipe includes Weyerman Abbey malts, and 5000+ pounds of Belgian candi sugar. Can you imagine what 5000 lbs. of candi sugar looks like? From Siats, “For my second Unchained beer, I really wanted to create something I was unfamiliar with, using complex flavors I had never tasted in a malt before. This beer is the perfect example of what Summit’s Unchained Series is all about – being inventive and trying new styles.”
In case you missed it earlier, below you’ll find the artwork for Indeed Brewing Co.’s first two canned beers. Great work! Don’t get your hopes up just yet… it’ll be a little while before you’ll be tasting this one!
The next Beer Dabbler festival, Summer Beer Dabbler at Highland Fest is right around the corner – Saturday, July 21st from 1-5pm (doors open at 12:30) at Hillcresst Park in St. Paul as part of St. Paul’s Highland Fast.
Tickets are $30 in advance or $40 at the door (unless it sells out, and I think it will). As per usual, you can sample beers from more than 50 local, regional, and national breweries as well as some special new and limited releases, including The Beer Dabbler’s Oak Barrel brew, made exclusively for the event by Big Wood Brewery.
Food? Yes. Details? Sure. Along with typical Highland Fest fare, Beer Dabbler will have some great food trucks on the premises, including Hola Arepa, Fork in the Road, Chef Shack, and Stanley’s on Wheels.
Other fun stuff: Live music by The Japhies, Little Man and Apollo Cobra; Fourth annual Highland Fest Home Brew Competition;
Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room Minnow Races; (beer) educational games and activities put on by the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Social Science and more!
Get your tickets online at thebeerdabbler.com or at The Ale Jail, Four Firkins, or Thomas Liquors.
Looking for a fun excuse to get out of the Twin Cities and head north for the weekend on an adventure that doesn’t involve the cabin, going fishing with your family, or barbecuing in the heat? Check out Lutsen, Minnesota’s second annual Hopped Up Caribou Beer Festival July 13-15, 2012 for beer and fun all day(s) long.
Prices are $35 per person for the Saturday (July 14) beer garden or $130 per person for the weekend lodging package (prices vary depending on the number of people and the lodge). The 2- Night Stay & Dine package is sold out unfortunately, but you can still experience the rest of the beer fest!
Top 5 reasons to check it out:
For more information and a detailed schedule of events, check out the festival’s website