The first month of 2010 is almost in the books! Pitcher & catchers report in three weeks and the Skating W’s are red hot.

Make time in your busy schedule to swing by the brewery tonight and pick up some fresh, locally made Flat Earth beer.

Tonight we’ll have:
Angry Planet Pale Ale
Belgian Pale Ale
Oatmeal Stout
Unfiltered & regular Curly Tail Ale
Cygnus X-1 Porter
Northwest Passage IPA
Winter Warlock Golden Barley-wine

Cheers!

Carey over at Summit was kind enough to share the brewery’s offerings for Winterfest next Friday. Check it out…

Cask-conditioned Ales:
Horizon Red Ale: Heavily hopped American red ale/IPA, with a strong malt backbone from the use of European cara and black malts. American hops dominate the mouthfeel with Horizon, Amarillo and Cascade contributing 65 BU’s. Dry-hopped in the cask with whole-leaf Amarillo. 5.6% ABV

Winter Ale: Traditional English winter-warmer style ale with notes of dark fruit, mocha coffee and roast malt. American, German and British hops combine for a slightly spicy hop flavour. Dry-hopped with Fuggles in the traditional manner. 6.2% ABV

Great Northern Porter: Robust porter, medium bodied with notes of chocolate from the use of UK roasted malts. This version is primed with Jamaican molasses lending a slight toffee/caramel aroma and flavour, balanced by a hint of oak from the addition of a spiral to the cask. 5.4% ABV.

Bottled Beer: Unchained Series
90 Shilling Ale: All-imported UK malt provides the backbone for this 7.2% ABV malty ale. Target and Willamette hops, in addition to a touch of Scottish heather, balance out the malt sweetness.

Bottled Beer: Seasonal
Maibock: Munich malt and Saaz hops combine with German lager yeast to produce a strong yet drinkable golden lager. Six weeks of lagering ensures a crisp, clean finish with traces of hop spiciness. 6.6% ABV.

Edit: Abrasive Ale is the newly-named 16 Grit.

From the Surly site (and BA, RB, Legal Beer, Beer News –man, how did we miss this?!):

Sure we’re abrasive. We were abrasive long before we were Surly. If you visit the brewery you can still see remnants of the industrial manufacturing factory Omar’s parents ran for 35 years within those same 4 walls. Bandsaw blades, grinding wheels, and sanding discs came long before ales and lagers. But let’s be honest, this is a lot more fun. Pale in color, this over-hopped, under-brewed Double IPA has almost twice the amount of hops & malt crammed in the can.

STYLE: Double IPA
MALT: Pale Ale, Golden Promise ,Oats
HOPS: CTZ bittering extract, Amarillo,Glacier
YEAST: English Ale

OG: 20° Plato
ABV: 8.8% v/v
COLOR: 8 ?L
IBU: 120
AVAILABILITY: March-April

Winter Carnival is in full swing! Head down to some of the great events in our winter wonderland.

To warm your heart and sooth your soul we’ll have the follow growlers of Flat Earth beer available:
Angry Planet Pale Ale
Belgian Pale Ale
Oatmeal Stout
Unfiltered & regular Curly Tail Ale
Cygnus X-1 Porter
Northwest Passage IPA
Winter Warlock Golden Barley-wine

Cheers!

For now, there are still spaces open on the Friday, February 12th tour at Surly. If you want to be on it, get on it now!