News & Updates

New Great Waters Website Launched

By on February 25, 2009in brewpubs

After years of faithful service, our old Great Waters website has been completely torn down and rebuilt.

Keep current on our beer list (including growlers), events, specials and more. You can also subscribe to our RSS feed to be automatically notified of updates. Feedback is always welcome.

Enjoy and spread the word!

The Great Waters Brewing Co. crew

Last Cellar’s Tasting

By on February 25, 2009in beer stores

I stopped in at Lex/Larp Cellar’s today, and things have really disappeared. The back shelf is about half empty, and that’s all the beer that is left.

But that’s not the purpose of the post. As I was leaving, they were pulling bunches and bunches of things off the shelf for the last tasting this evening. Bottles open at 7pm.

Beer & Cheese

By on February 25, 2009in breweries, brewpubs

Excellent weekend purchases:

  • McCann’s Trippel Trouble – a Belgian-style tripel straight outta’ STC. (Also many thanks to Mike for the Cannery Row glasses!)
  • Blueberries & blackberries – just because I love them.
  • Amablu Winter Blues – Amablu’s St. Pete’s Select blue cheese that has been bathed in Summit Winter Ale for several weeks. I’m not a cheese expert, but I know what I like & not surprisingly, I like this. I think the notes from the Winter Ale are subtle, but I dig the finished product. Available exclusively at Lunds & Byerly’s.
  • Sartori Reserve Bellavitano Raspberry – This was a suggestion from the cheesemonger at the Byerly’s in Saint Louis Park. He pointed me in the direction of Winter Blues and then asked if I’d ever tried this particular cheese which had been soaked in the ever-tasty New Glarus Raspberry Tart Ale. The description mentions that the cheese combines a “Parmesan taste with creamy Cheddar texture.” Again, I’m not a cheese geek, but the description seems fitting. Subtle raspberry. Hmm. If anyone is making a run for the border (no not this border adventure), I’d take a 750 of this beer to compliment the cheese. Mmm.

Cellars Lex/Larp 50% Off

By on February 24, 2009in beer stores

FYI, a few people have mentioned that Cellars at Lex/Larp is down to 50% off. Joe F. mentioned that they still had a good selection of Belgians and even some Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 4-packs. Go get it…