Category: breweries

Flat Earth to be on-tap Thursday at The Happy Gnome.

By on February 27, 2007in breweries

Per Brad Magerkurth of Chisago Lakes Distributing and Jeff Williamson of Flat Earth, this Thursday starting roughly at 6pm there will be a keg of Flat Earth Belgian Pale Ale tapped at The Happy Gnome.

Brad’s e-mail:
“Jeff promises a long line of interesting, challenging, ORGANICS, Belgian Styles, as well as Domestic beers styles unrepresented by local brewers – but very much in the style of what we have come to LOVE and expect out of St. Paul : Good Cheer, enthusiasm, respect for the brewing Gods – but NO attitude.”

Jeff Williamson’s email:
“All right cats and jammers, we’ve all waited long enough, the time has finally arrived to release our beer! Flat Earth Belgian Pale Ale is ready to roll. We started filling kegs Monday night. Our official release party will be this Thursday March 1st at the Happy Gnome in Saint Paul. We’ll be tapping the keg at 6 p.m. So come down, hang out for a while and enjoy for some good beer and good times. See you there.”

tb

Vine Park Beer Trip: Bavaria and Franconia, Germany

By on February 19, 2007in beer events, breweries, general beer

Join Dan & Deb Justesen and other Vine Park Brewers for a great combination of small, independent Bavarian and Franconian Breweries, history, castles and Bavarian culture. We’ll travel by private coach to some of the cool corners of the southern Germany including Garmish-Partenkirchen, Rothenburg, and Bamberg, as well as an overnight or 2 in private brewery guesthouses…and did we mention that the infamous Oktoberfest coincides with our last weekend together.

Arrive in Munich by September 27th and we enjoy our trip til October 7, 2007 although you can of course stay longer or travel to other parts of Europe on your own.

All the details are available at www.beertrips.com/vinepark

See you in Munich.

Schell’s Update: Maifest

By on February 15, 2007in breweries

Schell’s Maifest should be in stores now and should stick around until May when the reformulated Zommerfest arrives. This year, it is a Honey Kolsch;  a blend of 2-row, German Vienna and Carahell, Red Wheat, and some local honey from a beekeeper in Madelia, MN.  The hops are all Sterling. OG: 12 Plato, 25 IBUs.