Today Steel Toe Brewing in St. Louis Park is releasing their Wee Heavy at the brewery starting at 3pm. They’ve got about 750 750ml bottles ready to roll out the door at $12 (tax included) with a limit of 4 per person. “Luxurious malt character and a ‘wee’ bit boozy as a youngster at 10.9%abv.”
Join Indeed Brewing Co. tonight at Republic in Minneapolis tonight at 5pm for the exclusive first tapping of Stir Crazy Winter Ale, a 6.5% abv winter warmer clocking in at 22 IBUs. “Layers of malty goodness, a dark ruby colored winter warmer ale deliver satisfying notes of chocolate and rich caramel; while pulverized rasins and brown sugar provide a fruity complexity that warms you from within.”
Back in August, we told you a little bit about a couple of Schell’s beers set to hit the market in fall. No doubt you’ve seen their Citra Pils fresh-hop pilsner around by this point. Today marks the release of Chimney Sweep, a black lager “with a roasty maltiness, sturdy hop bitterness and an underlying subtle smokiness.”
This beer will be the first part of a duo of beers that will replace Stout in Schell’s year-round line-up of specialty beers. It will be available November through March and then from April to September, another yet-unnamed beer will take its place. (Nope! Not the Radler.)
The inspiration for Chimney Sweep comes from the rich dark lagers of Franconia. The idea for the beer is a full-bodied, yet sessionable black lager with a wisp of smokiness. Look for rich roasty malt body with notes of bittersweet chocolate and coffee. It has a sturdy hop bitterness and a subtle smokiness for balance and depth. From what I gather it’s not a a beer to be pinned down with a style, featuring the rich malty body of a Franconian dunkel, the roastiness and color of a Schwarzbier and a subtle smokiness, though it’d decidedly not a rauchbier, either.
Like oysters? Head over to The Lowry tonight! From 5-9, they’ll be serving two special kinds of oysters they’ve flown in just for this event: Shoregasm, described as “tiny but mighty” and Belong, enormous 3-4″ diamater oysters. To top it off, Fulton brewed a one-of-a-kind oyster stout to go with them! Oysters are supposed to be an aphrodisiac, but we also know the idea of an oyster stout doesn’t turn everyone on. We’ve been told it’s really good, and the oyster flavor is extremely subtle. Get there early, because there’s only one keg–so when it’s gone, it’s gone for good.
Lift Bridge Brewery will be hosting the 2nd Annual Commander Barleywine Release Party on November 17th, from 3-8 pm. This year’s event will feature an Old Timey Circus Theme. There will be a circus costume contest, a Commander mustache competition, classic carnival games, live music by Thrift Store Sonata, great food and of course, Lift Bridge Beer. You can purchase tickets to the event and pre-order the 2012 Commander by stopping into the brewery taproom during open hours (Tuesday – Thursday – 5-8 pm, Friday 12-8 , Saturday 12-5) or online at www.liftbridgebrewery.com/
Beer description from the brewery: Lift Bridge Brewery’s English-Style Barleywine ale is brewed with excessive malt and subtle, sweet cardamom. The beer is aged at the brewery in bourbon barrels from Heaven Hill Distillery in Kentucky for a number of months. The beer’s bold, complex flavor reaches heights measured only by the building of its namesake. This 12.5% ABV treat is best enjoyed in smaller portions when you have some time to savor it, between now and 2021.