MA Rosko from Fox 9 visited Surly Brewing Co. to talk about Darkness. Click here to see the video. It doesn’t show it in the video, but hopefully she got to drink a little Darkness. Nothing like a little imperial stout to start the morning!
News & Updates
Teach a Friend to Homebrew Day
LEARN TO HOMEBREW- FOR FREE!
Come celebrate National TEACH-A-FRIEND-TO-HOMEBREW DAY with the Minnesota Homebrewers Association.
This rain-or-shine open-house-style event will feature free hands-on brewing demonstrations, fabulous door prizes (courtesy of Northern Brewer, Midwest Supplies, and Brew & Grow-walk away with everything you need for your first batch!), a chance to ask questions of seasoned homebrewers, and of course, Barley John’s delicious hand-crafted beers and food!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, November 1st, then grab a friend and come to Barley John’s Brewpub and see why homebrewing is your new favorite hobby! This event is sponsored by the Minnesota Homebrewers Association. Please check mnbrewers.com for details.
Darkness.
Thanks to Chip (Brewhound) for sharing his photos. More photos & video can be found here. This year’s artwork comes from Nic Skrade at Uptown Tattoo. More Darkness Day info below the fold.
Lagunitas Launch Parties
Corey sent us the scoop, so we thought we’d share. Mark your calendars! The first event will take place on Wed., Oct. 22nd at 6:00pm at The Muddy Pig. You’ll be able to enjoy their IPA, Olde Gnarley Wine (just for this event), Hop Stoopid (again, just for this event), Cappuccino Stout (just for this event), Imperial Red (just…), Maximus (bombers) and Pale Ale (bottles). Ron Lindenbush from Lagunitas will be at both events…
Of you can’t make that event, or didn’t get your fill on Wednesday, head over to Buster’s on 28th on Thursday Oct. 23rd at 6:00pm. They’ll be pouring IPA, Pile (this event only), Pale Ale (this event…), Censored Ale (this…), Sonoma Farmouse Ale (th…) and bombers/bottles of Maximus, Imperial Red and Cappuccino Stout.
GABF winners
Congratulations to Summit and Town Hall for taking home medals at the 2008 Great American Beer Fest! Town Hall won gold in the “Herb and Spice or Chocolate Beer” category with their Russian Roulette, and silver in the “Specialty Honey Beer” category for their Eye of the Storm. Summit took bronze in the “Classic English-Stle Pale Ale” category with their EPA.
Full listing of results can be found here.
Thanks to Don for the quick sleuthing….