News & Updates

Flat Earth Update: Winter Warlock has left the building… er brewery…

Flat EarthSome news from our friends over at Flat Earth Brewing Co. in St. Paul. As an aside, I was relayed a story about a fellow who was fortunate enough to brew with Jeff back in November. He’d never brewed beer before and had a new respect for the craft, and perhaps a few sore muscles from shoving around bags of grain and shoveling mash. Not surprisingly, he had a very good time.

Greetings,

We searched in vain but, we could not find the Winter Carnival medallion this year, hopefully we’ll have better luck next year.

Flat Earth is having its first ever beer dinner! We will be at the Happy Gnome on Tuesday the 5th. The price is $75 a person. We will start with a meet and greet at 6 p.m. Dinner starts at 7 p.m., a 6 course meal pairing 6 Flat Earth beers; Belgian Pale Ale, Element 115, Angry Planet, Cygnus X-1, Bermuda Triangle and Winter Warlock.
Call the Happy Gnome for more detail and tickets 651-287-2018.

Winter Warlock kegs have left the building. This is a very limited run of Golden English Barley-wine. Smooth as freshly resurfaced ice with a mellow malt and hop flavor. Enjoy this 9% barley-wine slowly. Bottles should be out in a few weeks.

Trav needs Winterfest tickets

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We can’t do this for everyone who would possibly want Winterfest tickets, but Trav is a long-time reader and an all-around good guy, so if you can, hook him up…

I’m not nervous yet, but its only a week away now and I need 2 tickets. Or one ticket. Whatever I can get. Looks like i might have to pull the ol’ Trogan Keg trick, ala Beerfest. email me at: incutrav@yahoo.com if you got any tix.

January MNBeer of the Month: Summit Winter Ale

SummitAfter careful deliberation and many pints, we’ve chosen Summit Winter Ale as our January beer of the month. The cold weather of January is a wonderful time for this dark, malty winter warmer. The beer nerd in me wants to note hints of chocolate, coffee and roasted malt.

This beer is tasty in both the bottle and on tap, but it really shines as a cask-conditioned beer. I had the pleasure of enjoying it at the Groveland Tap mid-December and was floored at the complexity of flavor and aroma. Smooth, creamy and oh-so-tasty. Another great Minnesota-made beer.

Grumpy’s ten year anniversary

Grumpy’sHere’s a quick note from Tony at Grumpy’s NE. They’re celebrating their ten year anniversary this month ant to kick it off, Surly will bring some Two and a firkin of Oak-Aged Bender! Read on…

Hi Ryan! This came together last minute, but might be of interest! Thanks! Tony/Grumpy’s NE

Friday, February 1st marks the beginning of a month long celebration of our 10 year anniversary. Surly Brewing is going to help us get the month started right. If you come to Grumpy’s NE this Friday, Feb 1st around 4 pm or so, you will have access to this sweet beer. Surly Two, Surly’s 2nd anniversary beer. Fresh tapping. oh, but wait. Just for the hell of it, Omar is bringing a firkin of Oak Aged Bender. Rock it.