News & Updates

Release of Harvestor Ale from Lift Bridge

By on October 7, 2011in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

The Mad Capper Saloon and Eatery will be hosting a release party for, The Harvestor Fresh Hop Ale from Lift Bridge Brewing, Saturday October 8th, 5-8pm.

On September 16, 100+ people gathered at Lift Bridge for their event, Pickin’ and Grinnin’, picking hop cones from 300 lbs of hop bine.

Brewing: We will be brewing our annual “Harvestor” fresh hop ale at the event and the fresh hops you pick will go right into the beer. This beer will then ferment and age for 3-4 weeks before release, at which time you can raise a glass and proudly proclaim that you did that.

The beer is now ready for consumption and full of hop deliciousness!

Brewing TV #46: GABF 30th Anniversary

By on October 7, 2011in beer travels, breweries, brewpubs, general beer, history, homebrew

This is the GABF — Brewing TV style! Jake and Chip head to Denver with a hopparazzi posse for the Great American Beer Festival. Come along as we talk with Charlie Papazian about 30 years of the festival, hit up a few media-only events, visit with some pro brewer buddies, and go wild during the festival sessions.

Wait. Where’s Dawson? We left him in St. Paul for the Even Greater American Beer Festival, the country’s premier one-man beer fest.

Fresh/Wet Hop Release at Town Hall

By on October 5, 2011in beer events, brewpubs

Town Hall is releasing this year’s fresh hop beer Monday so make your plans now to get over there for some wet, hoppy goodness. Plus, in case you missed the news about the three GABF medals they picked up, the details are below.

Hop Lovers!

Fresh/Wet Hop Week 10/10-10/14 at Town Hall Brewery

We will Release Town Hall Fresh Hop 100 on Monday. This year Fresh Hop 100 was brewed using Chinook hops grown by Van Horn Farms in the Yakima Valley. These hops were picked on a Tuesday and in our brew kettle Wednesday morning, still nice and wet from the vine. For the seventh year we are happy to bring you this harvest ale made 100% from Fresh, Wet hops. This is a rare practice as most brewers do not put wet hops in the kettle, most use pellets in the kettle or in some cases extracts.

As always Town Hall Fresh Hop 100 features 100% Fresh, Green, Wet Hops!

This beer is extreamly limited and will start pouring shortly after we open Monday at 11am. Pints will be $6. (pint club members you will recieve your discount- Sorry, no other discounts apply to this beer) Due to limited quantity we will only sell 60 growlers of Fresh Hop 100, first come first serve-doors open at 11 am Monday and growlers limited to 1 growler per person cost will be $18 refill price, 3 bucks more with no return. Yes, those 60 growlers will hide a nice big hop bud inside. Wish there were more, but that is the best we can do.

All week we will also feature Fresh/Wet Hop beers from four other brewers, so you can get your Fresh Hop Sampler and try all 5! We will be pouring:

**Town Hall Fresh Hop 100
**Surly Wet
**Founders Harvest
**Deschutes Fresh Hop Mirror Pond Heirloom Cascade
**Two Brothers Heavy Handed Centennial
**We will have one “On Deck” keg to back up the first keg that empties**
** “On Deck”- Lift Bridge Harvestor

We will have thes beers all serving monday by 3pm (I hope much earlier, but some we have to pick up Monday morn).

We are proud of our customers….here is a reason for you to be proud of your local Brew Pub.

Just returned from the Great American Beer Festival in Denver. Your local Brew Pub was one of 525+ breweries that compeated for 248 medals with nearly 4000 beer entries from all over the country. The 125+judges from all over the globe awarded your local Brew Pub, Town Hall Brewery, 3 medals! Gold medal for Hope and King Scoth Ale, Silver medal for LSD, and Silver medal for Eye of the Storm. Thanks for your continued support that allows our brewery to continue striving for excellence.

Come get some hops next week!

Cheers,
Mike

Lucid Brewing One Step Closer…

By on October 5, 2011in breweries

Minnetonka’s Lucid Brewing has announced that they’ve received their Brewers Notice from Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), which puts them one step closer to putting beer in your bellies. In case you’re not actively following their website, they’ve been building out their brewery over the summer and as of last week it looks like they’ve finishing up their boiler installation and expect to complete construction in early October. They’ll still need state and city certificates, but with any luck, they’ll be producing beer this fall.

Here’s a little info on their flagship beers:

Lucid Brewing will launch with two craft beers aimed at a broad range of beer drinkers.  The lighter of the two beers called AIR, will feature a uniquely fruity aroma, reminiscent of mangoes and key-limes, and a moderately light body with a crisp finish.  The second brand called CAMO, is classified as a Double Imperial Pale Ale for its overzealous hop and malt character.   At 9% alcohol this beer is a throwback to Jon’s and Eric’s homebrewing roots where extreme is norm.

More information available at www.LucidBrewing.com.