Greetings,

We will be officially releasing Ovni Ale at Acadia Café (329 Cedar Ave. S. in Minneapolis) on Wednesday the 6th from 6 – 9 p.m. They’ll have special pricing on our biere de garde and other Flat Earth beers. We’ll be heading down to give away some swag and have a few pints. See you there!

Also look for Convention Ale to hit stores this week. We created a special beer for the upcoming conventions. We took a little from column A and some from column B and something from off the chart to make this Belgian Red ale. So, vote early and drink often!

We’ll be at the Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison, WI on the 9th and we’re bringing Cygnus X-1, Bermuda Triangle, Black Helicopter, Rode Haring, Element 115 and a double dry hoped Angry Planet for the cask tent. Stop by and say “Hi” if you’ve managed to score tickets.

Black Earth will be available at the Renfest this year. Created at last year’s festival, it is a mix of Guinness and Belgian Pale Ale. The Renaissance Festival starts on the 16th and runs every weekend through the end of September. Belgian pale ale will be available at The Foaming Stein, Royal, King’s Pub and near the Blue Lion Tent.

We will be doing a special beer tasting at the Renfest on the 23 & 24th during the Highland Fling weekend.

Tickets go on sale for Autumn Beer Review on the 15th (www.mncraftbrew.org/abr/)

Our brewery tour this month will be held on Saturday August 30th at 4 p.m.

Growlers sales every Thursday from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m.

Cheers!

Jeff & Cathie Williamson
Flat Earth Brewing Company

Here’s the skinny from Surly… unfortunately, I’ll be out of town for a wedding. Fortunately, that wedding is in Duluth. With any luck, I’ll be able to sneak into the Brewhouse sometime that weekend.

– September 6th at the brewery
– $30 tickets for 21+
– Minors are free and welcome with parent
– 4 beers included for that price
– .5 Liter German-made SurlyFest Stein included with admission
– Tapping of the first SurlyFest keg of the season
– Food available for purchase at the event
– 2 or 3 bands playing outside
– Large tent for a rain-or-shine event
– Gate is open 4:00 ? 8:00
– Open house in the brewery to see what we have been up to
– Tickets on sale at the brewery during tours and Saturdays 12:00-2:00
– Tickets are limited and nonrefundable

Flat Earth has two new beers hitting the stores on Friday – Convention Ale, a Belgian red and Onvi Ale, a Biere de Garde.  Here’s the lowdown on each beer.

Convention Ale is Belgian red ale. We combined a lot of different ingredients to make this beer. Made with American, English and Belgian malts, English and German hops and Belgian yeast. Very refreshing, smooth and easier to swallow then the up coming election cycle and you’ll still want more of it later. At 5.5% abv you can enjoy more then one.

Ovni Ale has a substantial and complex malt profile with flavors of toffee and caramel and a restrained hop bitterness. The beer is very smooth and deceptive at 7.1% ABV. Brewed in the spring to get you through the summer. The high amount of carbonation keeps this beer light on the palette and refreshing.