…or those of you, like myself who wouldn’t mind being in Duluth right now…

Subject: Das Firkin Friday this Week

Firkin Friday returns this Friday with a real ale
classic……………Kolsch! Yes, those crazy guys at Lake Superior
Brewing
are at it again and this time have cask conditioned a firkin of their Kayak
Kolsch. This bubbling gusto will be available on a good ole traditional
German hand pump at Sir Benedict’s this Friday for happy hour.

Be sure to stop by with your favorite stein and give it a try.

Prost!

805 E. Superior St.
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone: 218-728-1192

Cool. Minneapolis Town Hall will be pouring beer from Summit Brewing on cask on August 5th.

Mark your calendars…Saturday, August 5 we will feature two fine beers from Summit Brewing Company ON CASK! Those crazy brewers have been working on cask versions of some of their finest and thought you folks would be a great market to test the beers out on. We are very excited to offer Great Northern Porter and the limited release ESB on cask Saturday, August 5. Stop in and try some of Minnesota’s finest, then drop me a feedback email that I can forward to our friends at Summit Brewing Company.

Cheers,
Mike

Oh, and on a side note, I’ve been told that the 1800 IPA is once again gone…

I couldn’t pass this one up, so once now that I’ve placed my order, I’ll share this one with you… KFAN has great gift certificate deal for The Muddy Pig in St. Paul. For $25 (plus a $4.50 handling fee), you can get a $50 gift certificate for a visit to The Muddy Pig. The only catch is that you can only use it on one visit (big deal… don’t drink alone…) and it expires in January. I’d say it’s a hell of a deal, especially considering that The Muddy Pig has such a great selection of beer.

Anyway, I’ll shut up now and give you the link.

As we reported back in late March, on Sept 30th at Harriet Island, Summit is throwing themselves a 20th anniversary bash with musical performances by Cake, Soul Aslylum, The Suburbs, etc… etc…. I know it’s a ways off, but tickets do go on sale soon.

Details from Summits website:

Summit’s Big Brew – Mark your Calendars!!
This year we are celebrating our 20th year in business and beer takes center stage! On September 30th, Noon-10pm the brewery will move its headquarters to Harriet Island to celebrate our anniversary with Cake, Soul Asylum, The Suburbs, Richard Thompson, Tapes n Tapes, The Alarmists, Big George Jackson, Minnesota Pipes & Drums.

Tickets will go on sale August 7th at the brewery and through Ticketworks.com

We are busy making plans for the day and finding home-grown talent to accompany our home-grown beer. We expect a lot of surprises over the next several weeks as we get commitments from the bands we have contacted. Stay tuned as we will first announce the bands on our web site.

Other things that are happening during 2006 to celebrate our anniversary include the introduction of Summit Extra Special Bitter. Available July 1, Summit ESB will be brewed in the UK style with plenty of interesting hops and a beautiful malt finish. Look for this beer in a special 20th Anniversary twelve pack.

Finally, look for special neck straps on Summit beer bottles commemorating our 20th year.

Tickets will go on sale August 6th at the brewery and through Ticketworks.com

Just noticed over on Barley John’s website that they have a 6% Belgian “Enkle” on tap (Enkel, Dubbel, Trippel, you get the picture). Anyone here sampled it yet?

Here is the details from their site:

Belgian Enkle (6%abv) What is an Enkle you ask? Enkle means Single in Flemmish, as in Single, Dubbel and Tripel. This is a style that does not see commercial success and in fact there is very little written on it, so naturally we were intrigued. This is our attempt at a Monk’s table beer, a beer that is golden, lightly hopped, pulled together by the wonderful Belgian spiciness from the yeast, and can be enjoyed without the consequences of a Tripel.