Our good old buddy/pal/nice guy Chip made some videos for Northern Brewer. Check ’em out.
Racking Beer with Auto-Siphon (Chip makes a cameo at 1:19)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abk6hNNGeAg
Cleaning a Carboy with PBW
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8Lwj-Pdl_U
Using Easy Clean on Glass Carboy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hh6zrS-Dl5c
Cold Water Bath
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1fju9Or1GU
Pairings Food and Wine Market in Minnetonka is hosting their first monthly beer dinner on April 21 at 6:30pm with Brau Brothers Brewery. The dinner is a five course meal paired with Brau Brothers beers and is $50. Join Pairings new beer manager Brandon Johnson and Brau Brother’s CEO/Brewer Dustin Brau for an evening of perfectly paired beer and food. Reservations: 952-426-0522 or brandon@pairingsfoodandwine.com
Here’s the good word from Frank from Cassanova on their Beer Cave Festival in May.
All right…let’s do this s**t!
Your ticket price includes a 5oz. tasting glass. The festival will be on Saturday, May 1st from 1-5PM. We’re working on some good stuff for this year’s festival, so here goes.
Last year we poured 76 different brews and hope to be around that this year. We currently have commitments from reps from the following breweries to be here:
- Goose Island
- Merchant Du Vin Importers
- Bells
- Artisinal Imports
- New Glarus
- Dogfish Head
- Founders
- Chimay
- Magic Hat
- Pyramid
We also have commitments from:
- Marc Buttera, brewer and founder of O’so Brewing.
- Anello Mollica, Head Brewer of Central Waters.
- David Anderson, owner/brewer of Dave’s BrewFarm.
- Chris Staples, minister of propaganda/owner of Furthermore Beer.
- Steve Rinker, owner/brewer of Lift Bridge
- Kevin, a beer ranger for New Belgium
- Northern Brewer will have samples of 3 beers that they will be lagering in the caves for the month leading up to the festival. They will also have homebrew equipment set-up and be available for questions.
We are also working on some other cool stuff, including a keg of a seasonal from The Bruery in California.
We will have food available to buy as well.
And remember, we reserve the right to ask you to leave if you’re being an a-hole.
Sorry, this event is now sold out.
Although the HopChart party at the Edina Grill had to be cancelled on Saturday, that didn’t stop four lucky folks from winning a set of tickets to the St. Paul Summer Beer Festival. Congrats to:
– mothman, who was the first user to get 10 new members to join HopChart
– nilspils and FrauBeger, who were at the top of the heap in getting new members to join HopChart
– martin, who took home the prize in the “You’re Quite Inviting” category
For the rest of us, tickets are now on sale. Get ‘em while you can as I’d bet this great, young festival will have no problem selling out.
[We’ll draw our winners later today! ~Ryan]
It’s not often we get the opportunity to post news from Grain Belt, and especially news that involves a new beer release! You read that correctly–Grain Belt is proud to announce the release of Grain Belt Nordeast, “…an American Amber lager….light maltiness and hop aroma with a mild bitterness. Smooth taste with an excellent drinkability.”
On Wednesday, April 7th at 8:00am, the first cases of Nordeast will be delivered to Surdyk’s Liquor store in Nordeast Minneapolis and will be available in 6 Packs, 12 Packs, and on draft. It will be available that day at every bar and liquor store in Nordeast Minneapolis only, and released everywhere else the following day.
More here.
[No definite word from the brewery on rumors that the Grain Belt sign in NE will be lit up once again, though expect to see spotlights on the sign for the release. ~Ryan]