Check out the following events if you want to try some special versions of Fulton’s Sweet Child of Vine.
Wednesday July 18 – Cask of Sweet Child of Vine conditioned on Cascade hops at Republic, tapping at 5:30pm.
Friday July 20 – Cask of Sweet Child of Vine conditioned on Nelson Sauvin hops at Acadia, tapping time is TBD.
What better way to beat the insane record-heat of Summer 2012, than to watch some fools ice-fishing and homebrewing on 13 inches of ice? Brewing TV has just what you’re looking for. BTV in the middle of Lake Waconia, brewing an improvised beer with random ingredients and lake water… yup, lake water. Grab a pints, toss some ice cubes down your pants and check it out!
And homebrewers take note. There’s a “Most Bizarre Brew Session” contest involved. Check out the episode for more details.
Next Wednesday, July 18, the Blue Nile celebrates the Belgian patron saint of beers, St. Arnoldus Day 2012, with 9 Belgian beers on tap for one day only! The beers: St. Feuillien Tripel, St. Bernardus Abt. 12, Tripel Karmeliet, Kasteel Rouge, Kwak, Brasserie d’achouffe Houblon Chouffe, Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge, Maredsous Brune, and Duvel Single.
Sample sets? Of course!
Summit’s Belgian Abbey Ale release is just around the corner, and the brewery has some great events lined up with brewer Nate Siats. Nate was also responsible for #5 in the Unchained Series, Imperial Pumpkin Porter. For this beer, Siats was able to hone the recipe on Summit’s new pilot brewery, brewing two batches. The final recipe includes Weyerman Abbey malts, and 5000+ pounds of Belgian candi sugar. Can you imagine what 5000 lbs. of candi sugar looks like? From Siats, “For my second Unchained beer, I really wanted to create something I was unfamiliar with, using complex flavors I had never tasted in a malt before. This beer is the perfect example of what Summit’s Unchained Series is all about – being inventive and trying new styles.”
In addition to wine and spirits, our friends at Great Waters will be providing beer for the 7th annual Taste of the Twin Cities Originals event at TCF Bank stadium in Minneapolis. The event takes place on July 26th from 6-9pm. Tickets are $50 and include a Riedel crystal wine glass and 21-course food and wine pairing from Twin Cities Originals restaurants. Tickets are available at TwinCitiesOriginals.com. More details below.