Hey brew lovers, Dave here from the Brewhouse with some news. We continue our stout-a-thon at the Brewhouse with the release of Plymouth Rock Stout. 6.3% We released this beer on cask last week to good response so Monday we will release the CO2 version. An English style robust stout. Less bitter black malt and more crystal malt and a medium bodied middle and an oak laden finish. We are also giving a nod to the Belgians. Currently we are pouring Amsterdam Ale, Blue Label Grand Reserve, and Hair O’ the Monk Triple. We will release El Diablo Strong Golden early next week. El Diablo is a light beer with a secret. It’s 10% alc. Smooth and drinkable but look out. 10 oz pours only, for safety. We will make growlers available of this beer. On Sunday 2/26 we will release Castle Greyskull Pale Ale 6.1% An English style pale this is a companion beer to Castle Danger. Very English in flavor with a crisp dry flavor and a woody finish. Sunday 2/26 also brings the pre-release cask of Gandvik Maple Porter 7.9% A Baltic style strong porter. Dry and roasty/chocolaty with an aroma and flavor of local maple syrup. (Lutsen Maplery) This beer will not see the light of day for a few months. Try the younger cask version this week. It has come to our attention that you would like more Big Boat Stout growlers made available to the public. In response we will ramp up the Big Boat brews and go from 25% of the time growler availability to 75% of the time. We hope this helps. check www.brewhouse.net as always for the latest. Thanks for your awesome support. Cheers The Brewhouse Gang

In case you haven’t yet seen it, there’s a small write-up on Surly in the Rake.

This is cool. Minnesota Home Brewer’s Association President John Longballa will be teaching a beginning homebrewing class at the Science Museum of Minnesota on Thursday, March 16th, from 6-9pm.

I am teaching a beginning brewing class at the Science Museum of Minnesota on Thursday, March 16th from 6:30-9:00. If you know of anyone who might be interested, please have them go to
http://www.smm.org/educationprograms/adult/catalog.php
very soon. We need a few more people to register by Tuesday in order to make the class viable.

Registration may seem steep, but the $110 includes an equipment starter kit and brewing text, while the $60 includes the brewing text. The SMM also needs to cover their overhead. I am not being paid for this; this partially fulfills our obligations to the SMM for the grant project that we participated in.

The class will include a discussion and tasting of a few beer ingredients and styles while we brew a batch of extract beer.

If you know of someone who is interested, please have them contact me if they have other questions.

Interesting news from Cellars in Minnetonka… they’re under new ownership. Hopefully the transition will be a smooth one and Cellars will continue to provide the same great service and variety of beers.

Hello, fellow beer lovers, after months of rumors and plenty of speculation, it has finally become official: The Minnetonka Cellars will be under new ownership as of Monday, March 6th. Saini, the new owner, has been working part-time with us for the past couple of months, and has seen first-hand what it is that makes this store tick. He has also assured us that the layout will be basically the same, and that he will do everything in his power to continue the tradition of excellent brews to follow in the footsteps of Jason and Ryan before him. It has been a blast for both Jason and myself to spend the past year talking beer with you fine gentlemen (and gentlewomen), and we hope to see you all again before we’re sent on our merry way. As far as what will be happening with the two of us (or our part-time staff, for that matter), we still have no idea. Jason will likely stick around for a week or two to make sure Saini gets off to a good start, and to make the transition period goes as smoothly as possible. If you haven’t yet crossed paths with the new owner, I suggest you do so next time you’re in the neighborhood. He and his wife are both very nice people, and they understand that the market for rare and specialty beer are invaluable to this store. For the past couple of months, Jason has helped him in every way possible with beer and liquor ordering, so you members of the esteemed ale mail list will remain in touch with the store, and continue to get updates when new and exciting products become available. Orders will still arrive for about two months after the new owner takes over. We appreciate all the support that this store has received from you over the past years and hope that you continue to shop here in the future.
YIPPIE KAHY YEAH (Mother !@#$%^&)!!!!
Thanks,
Jason, Adam & The Staff

Great Waters has a new pulled beer, “The Apocalypse.” With a name like that, it HAS to be good. Rock Bottom also has a new beer on tap, Bottom’s Up Bitter. O’Hara’s Brew Pub in St. Cloud now has a Maibock on tap.

Friends, I’m about ready for a beer. You?