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Arborfest 2009

By on March 4, 2009in bars/restaurants, beer events, brewpubs, history, homebrew

Mark your calendars! Arborfest will take place on Friday May 1st from 5:30-9pm at Kagin Commons on the Macalaster College Campus. Family Tree Clinic’s 9th annual Arborfest is an evening featuring the best hand-crafted beer to sample from top local breweries and brew pubs, a raucous bagpipe festival opener, live DJ, tasty eats, a brewery swag raffle and competition, non-alcoholic beverages, and a good time to be had by all in support of a great local clinic resource!

Schell’s Anniversary Draft Series No. 6

By on March 3, 2009in breweries

Here’s the scoop on the next beer in Schell’s Anniversary Draft Series, “Not Guilty!” 1924 Deer Brand.

Release Date:  April 2, 2009 , commemorating the day August Schell Brewing was found Not Guilty of Violating the 18th Amendment of the US Constitution

History:
In April, 1923, Schell’s Brewery was raided by two Federal Prohibition agents who took some samples of the beverages and found them to be slightly over the legal 1/2 of 1% alcohol. Schell’s was later denied a permit to operate a de-alcoholizing plant, which was immediately followed by abatement proceedings to attempt to shut the brewery down. It was almost a year later that the charges were finally dropped, as the violation was found to be unintentional.