Longtime Summit employee moves on, employee ownership and input, new packaging and more. Lots of news to report in this edition of the Summit newletter….
September 2008
New Horizons for Horace!
Hello good readers. As most of you know, life never stays static – particularly in the field of brewing. Horace Cunningham, my brewing school classmate and trusted colleague, has decided to leave Summit Brewing Company and seek new adventures.
Brau Brothers Brewing has announced their Autumn Brew Review line-up in their latest newsletter, which I’ve included for your consumption. I’m excited about the line-up…especially the Fresh Hop. Yay Beer! By the way, I did cut a bit out of the newsletter to shorten in up.
Hey Everyone,
Just a quick note to update you on brewery happenings.We are continuing to harvest hops, about 10-20 lbs every few days. We had really good success with Centennial, Willamette, Cascade, Nugget, and Sterling. We harvested some from each of the other 6 varieties in the hopyard, but only enough to play with. We also successfully tested a malting setup. I’d like to scale it up a bit to make it practical for us in larger volume.
The media/sponsor row at Autumn Brew Review usually isn’t too lively (barring that keg of Cantilon last year), so we’re attempting to do our part to keep it lively… at least for a half hour or so… If our plans work out, we’re hoping to do a “Name that Minnesota Beer” tasting, with prizes/swag for those who can correctly identify one of several beers. I just put out the request today and have had a few positive responses already, so it will most likely be a go.
Drinkers: Warm up your tastebuds. I’m thinking that we’ll do it at 2pm, so that your ‘buds aren’t burned out yet…
Brewers: I just re-read my e-mail. You’re certainly not required to take part, but people will make fun of you if you don’t.
For anyone not going to the Autumn Brew Review you might want to consider heading over to the Cellars in Eagan (2113 Cliff Road) for a beer tasting Saturday, September 27 2:00 – 5:00 pm. They have a very knowledgeable staff that does their research and is able to give first hand recommendations about their beers.
This was taken almost two weeks ago. These feisty little Centennial hop cones are even bigger now. Can you smell ’em?
