Category: breweries

Surlyapolis? St. Cynic? How about Prospect Park?

By on June 19, 2012in breweries

The always-awesome BeerPulse has audio from last weekend’s SAVOR event that includes some possible information from Surly Brewing Co.’s Omar Ansari regarding an 8.5 acre tract of land near the U of M. If you’re real estate savvy and feel like hitting the Google maps, feel free to share a link in the comments.

“We have a meeting next week to hopefully nail down a 8.5-acre spot in the middle of the Minneapolis-St. Paul area real close to [the University of Minnesota]. The idea is to bring Linda [Haug] on and have her handle the food component. [The facility will have] a 100-150 seat restaurant, 300-seat beer hall and a two-acre beer garden. […] We ordered a German 100-barrel Rolec system that should be showing up January, 2014.”

This is the closest that Surly has come to revealing any location that they’ve considered since their search for a new site for a brewery & taproom began.

[Update] No comment from the brewery, but reader TripleT suggests that site #2 on this PDF might be a good possibility for a brewery. Only time will tell!

[Update II] Official word from Surly on brewery developments:

Surly has narrowed its list of potential locations for its new brewery to just a handful of options spanning three different cities. In Minneapolis, Surly has two locations on its short list, including a property somewhat near to the University of Minnesota and another location in the Harrison neighborhood, which has publicly courted Surly to be part of its ongoing developments.
Brooklyn Center, the current home to Surly Brewing Company, has proposed options that are the subject of ongoing discussions. In the last couple of weeks Surly has also been approached by another innersuburban location that is substantially larger than the brewery plans, and may change the project scope, but is considered a short list option too.
We are making great strides, but a formal announcement – after due diligence — is still months away. As Surly has said in the past, this is a 100-year decision and location and viability is absolutely key, so it does take time.

Beer Dabbler at Pride This Weekend

By on June 18, 2012in beer events, breweries, brewpubs

In case you hadn’t heard, The Beer Dabbler is hooking up with one of the nation’s largest Pride festivals with a beer & food truck throwdown fit for… well… you. And you and you and you… In any case, it’s this weekend, and you’d be missing out if you weren’t there. 5:30 – 9:30pm in Loring Park, Minneapolis. Tickets are $35 in advanced or $45 at the gates.

  • Access to one of the largest gatherings of Minnesota’s favorite Food Trucks
  • A chance to try some very special food & beer pairings – each Food Truck will offer one menu item specially paired with a local brew. Paired menu items will be $3 each. (Food not included in the ticket price.)
  • Entertainment including DJ Jake Rudh & Apollo Cobra on the Lavender Magazine stage and a chance to dance to your own beat at The Schell’s Silent Disco
  • Games and activities – including a Stanley’s Barroom Dunk Tank with proceeds benefitting The Finnegan’s Community Fund and Real Pirates Treasure Hunt presented by The Science Museum of Minnesota

Pairing rundown? Okay… Whose idea was it for me to go out of town this weekend?!?!

Brewing TV #64 – Tallgrass Brewing Company

By on June 15, 2012in beer travels, breweries, Features, general beer, homebrew, video

Brewing TV takes Manhattan… Kansas! BTV visits Tallgrass Brewing Company, where they find themselves happily surrounded by good people, great beer and a lot of homebrew equipment. While Dawson brews a freestyle small-batch collaboration beer with head brewer Andrew Hood, Jake talks with Tallgrass founder Jeff Gill about the brewery’s evolution, off-beat brands and new Northern Brewer Pro Series Beer Kits. (Drinking game included. Critical!)

Don’t forget – there’s also a release party tonight (Friday, June 15th) at the Nomad

612Brew Signs a Lease

By on June 12, 2012in breweries

In case you missed it earlier, on 6-12-12, the folks from 612Brew announced that they’ve signed a lease for property at the corner of Broadway & Central in Northeast Minneapolis. After years of planning, things are moving forward. The gang plans to have a brewery & taproom, 15 barrel brewhouse and a focus upon sessionable beers. You can read the press release in its entirety below.

Congrats guys! Time is running out for us to give Robert hell about his “pretend brewery.”