Quick details, more as they become available:
UNCHAINED #7
Brewer: Sam Doniach
Name: Honeymoon Saison
Style: Ale brewed with Honey
OG: 1.048
ABV: 5.3
IBU: 40
Yeast: Saison yeast
Hops: Crystal, Liberty, Mt. Hood, Nelson Sauvin
Malt: Pilsner, Munich, Honey malt, Wheat, Oats
Kettle Additions: Minnesota Honey
Release Dates: Weeks of July 11 for draught, July 25 for bottle
Our good friends from Lucan, Brau Brothers Brewing Co. and others were recently featured on Daniel Klein’s Perennial Plate on The Huffington Post. According to Vimeo, the video is 11 months old, however the facetime on Huffington Post certainly helps get the word out. Check it out. The Perennial Plate is a web-based documentary series about sustainable food. Video below:
The Perennial Plate Episode 8: Lucan, MN from Daniel Klein on Vimeo.
This episode is about local food heros in Lucan MN. The town has only 220 people but great things are happening. Watch till the end for a special surprise.
Common Roots Cafe has announced a couple Meet the Brewer nights for the remainder of April.
On the 14th, Dan Chang, brewer/owner from Rush River Brewing, will be on hand with a cask of UberAltBeir.
Then on the 28th
Then on the 26th, Aran Madden, brewer/owner from Furthermore Beer, will be there with a firkin of Fatty Boombalatty infused with pomelo peel and candied ginger.
SF416, The Minnesota Pint Law, (or “the Surly bill,” if you will) passed a senate committee hearing tonight and now moves to the floor for debate. Very cool. That puts us one step closer to allowing breweries to sell pints of beer at their brewery.
Thought I couldn’t make it tonight, it sounds like there was a great crowd that showed up tonight in support of the law change. I’m told (with bias, of course… hell, we are beer dorks after all…) that our friends such as Omar from Surly and Jason Alvey from The Four Firkins presented themselves well. Though this certainly doesn’t guarantee a slam dunk on the floor, it’s a good start.
If you showed up in support tonight we all thank you!
April Fool’s Day over, isn’t it? In any case, if you haven’t seen the Heavy Table piece, check it out. Their website has been update as well, and more importantly they’ve shared details of their flagship beers: Patersbier, described as “A crisp monk’s golden ale” and Pubstitute, “a dark Scottish session ale.” Definitely a departure from what you might expect from a new brewery and probably a smart move as well. There aren’t many Scottish Ale brewed in this market that don’t fall into the Wee Heavy/Scotch Ale gravity range. And Patersbier… I’d guess that some of you probably haven’t even heard of the style, let alone tasted an example. I’ve had the pleasure of enjoying a couple different homebrewers’ attempts at the Northern Brewer recipe designed by Kris and “Brew Like a Monk” author Stan Hieronymus. If these were any indication, I think it’s fair to say that Pour Decisions commercial product will be very good.
We wish them well. I’m looking forward to trying their beers.