…no it’s not a new beer. It’s an old beer… a 1989 bronze medal winner at GABF in the Blond/Golden Ale category. I also ran across a mention of Summit Christmas Ale (the name that likely preceded Summit Winter Ale) in an 80s-era beer book at Half Price Books. I occasionally stop into the store during lunch breaks to check for copies of the Classic Beer Styles books.
Anyway, it’s a slow news day. Discuss. Did you ever drink this beer? What did you think?
From Mark at the Pig.
We have 1 keg of Surly Two, an oak aged cranberry stout, that we will be tapping at 5:00 on Wednesday, February 20.
Here’s a little note I received from Michael about a new endeavor, Brewtopia. It sounds like fun and is being put together by an MNBeer reader, so brownie points are earned immediately!
Brewtopia is a new Twin Cities company created to promote beer appreciation and the enjoyment of good beer through private in-house beer tasting events. We are celebrating our inagural event on March 3rd at the Happy Gnome.
Brewtopia has paired up with John Glas of Wineglas, a company that does in-house wine tasting in the Twin Cities, to promote this event.
Here’s the details:
When: Monday, March 3rd at 7:00 PM
Where: The Happy Gnome, 498 Selby Ave., St. Paul, 55102
What: Tasting a sampling of great beers in a worldwide beer style survey, with instruction on how to taste beer, particulars of the styles, and what to look for in taste, aroma and appearance of each beer. Plus lot’s interesting beer lore and plenty of delightfully witty banter.
Cost: $25/person
What to do: Call Michael Agnew at 612-724-4514 or email to magnew63@msn.com for info or to reserve a spot. Space is limited.
Duluth… drink up. Hell’s Kitchen will have a cask of Lake Superior Old Man Winter Warmer on Tuesday, February 19th. They’ll tap the keg at 4pm and will be pouring $3 pinte until it’s gone.
Not to brag too much, but I was just looking at our stats and we’re averaging nearly 1800 unique visitors per day. Not hits, not files, not pages, but visitors. Nearly 510,000 visitors or 2.8 million hits in the past year. Pretty impressive for a local beer site!