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Sips – Beer News Snippets

Posted by Rob The Beer Dork on March 7, 2012
Posted in: 3 Squares Restaurant, 8-Bit Pale Ale, Abrasive Ale, Air, alaskan brewing, ale jail, Bender, Burger Jones, Campus Pizza & Pasta, Carbone's Lakeville, Chatterbox Pub, Common Roots, Cynic, Doppelbock, Easy Rider Pale Ale, Farmers Daughter, Firkin Fest 2012, Footprint RegionAle, Fulton Brewing, Furious, Groveland Tap, Hell's Kitchen, Irish Coffee Stout, KBS, Leech Lake Brewing Company, Lift Bridge Brewing Company, Lone Spur Grill, Loon Eye Red, Lucette Brewing Company, Lucid Brewing, Marshall Liquors, Mild Ale, muddy pig, NgonVietnamese Bistro, Pracna on Main, Smoke, Staples Mill Brewing Company, Stout's Pub, Summit Brewing Company, Sunshine Factory, Surly Brewing Company, Tallgrass Brewing, The Blue Nile, The Cellars Roseville, The Hole Sports Lounge, Unchained #9 Dunkel Weizen, Williams Uptown, Worthy Adversary. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . 2 comments

- The BIG news this week is the release of Summit Unchained #9 Dunkel Weizen, below are release parties:

* Thursday, March 8: The Hole Sports Lounge in Minneapolis, 7-9 p.m.
* Friday, March 9: Burger Jones in Burnsville, 3-4:30 p.m.
* Friday, March 9: Carbone’s in Lakeville, 5-7 p.m.
* Thursday, March 15: Ngon Vietnamese Bistro in St. Paul, 4-6 p.m.
* Friday, March 16: The Cellars in Roseville, 4-7 p.m.

Other places around town that currently have this beer on tap are:

* Stout’s Pub
* Campus Pizza & Pasta
* Hell’s Kitchen

A few liquor stores currently are offering this beer:

* Zipp’s Liquors
* Marshall Liquors
* The Ale Jail

Unchained #9 Dunkel Weizen will be widely released on March 19th, look for it on your local liquor store shelves that week!

- Today at The Muddy Pig they will be tapping an Oaked Fulton Worthy Adversary cask at 11:30 this morning. Free up your afternoon and get there and get some of this beer. Also, the Fulton crew will be around this evening.

- Tonight at The Blue Nile they will be celebrating a Day of Surly from 4:00-10:00. They will be offering 6 Surly brews: Abrasive Ale, Smoke, Mild Ale, Furious, Cynic, and Bender. The special is 2 for 1 on four of these selections and they will be serving 3-4 ounce flights for $7.

- Another upcoming event at The Blue Nile, on March 10th from 4:00-9:00 they will feature Imperial March. Which is heavy beers from 12 different breweries; 4 Imperial Stouts, 4 Double IPA’s, 4 Barley Wines. No word on which products will be featured, but I will update you on Friday. Once again, they will be serving 3-4 ounce flights for $7.

- Thursday March 8th, The Groveland Tap will be holding a release party for Odell Footprint RegionAle from 7:00-Close. I have written about this beer previously, it is a beer brewed with ingredients from the 10 states that make up Odell’s distribution footprint, including Minnesota wild rice.

- One of the newest beers to the metro area is Lucette Brewing Company, brewed in the home of my Alma Mater, Menomonie, Wisconsin. They have a tap at Groveland Tap and now will be having taps at The Public House on Thursday March 8th. They will be celebrating a release party for their Farmer’s Daughter tomorrow from 7:30-9:00 and will feature Farmer’s Daughter and Easy Rider Pale Ale. They will also be offering FREE samples of these beers from 7:00-7:30!

- Another newer local brewery, Lucid Brewing, is now on tap at Williams Uptown, Common Roots, 3 Squares, Groveland Tap and Chatterbox. They will also be tapping Lucid Air at the Sunshine Factory tomorrow, Thursday March 8th from 7:00-9:00. Lucid Air also will be available March 14th from 5:00-8:00 for Happy Hour Specials at Lone Spur Grill.

- Upcoming samplings at The Ale Jail in St. Paul:
* Friday March 9th from 5:00-7:00 they will be welcoming Rob from Tallgrass Brewing. He will be pouring cans of Tallgrass 8-Bit Pale Ale as well as other Tallgrass beers.
* Tuesday March 13th they are celebrating the release of Alaskan Brewing’s Birch Bock with Shawn from Alaskan Brewing Company. Shawn will be pouring samples of this unique beer made from glacier-fed water, a blend of Pacific Northwest hop varieties, premium two-row and specialty malts and birch syrup from the Alaska Birch Syrup Company and Kahiltna Birchworks. No Info on the time for this event, I will update you as soon as I hear, check the Beer North Facebook page.

- Tickets are going fast, as of last night there were less than 100 remaining for the Lift Bridge Irish Coffee Release Party Saturday March 10th from 4:00-8:00. In addition to the beer the ticket will get you a glass and you can enjoy fine Irish music. More info can be found on their blog, CLICK HERE.

- Another event that you need to plan ahead for and be sure to get tickets is, Firkin Fest at the Happy Gnome on Saturday March 24th from 1:00-5:00. Click HERE for more info and to purchase tickets.

- Pracna on Main will be having a KBS Release Party for Founders KBS (Kentucky Breakfast Stout) on Thursday March 15th at 6:00.

- An update from Leech Lake Brewing Company, they have gotten label approval for their Loon Eye Red and started brewing it yesterday, look for it in about a month.

- Another charitable Minnesota brewer, Staples Mill Brewing Company has announced that all profits from the sale of their limited release Doppelbock will go to Valley Outreach. Valley Outreach is a community based, community-supported, privately funded non-profit organization serving our St. Croix Valley neighbors in need of food, clothing, household essentials, and emergency financial assistance. Please look for this beer during the month of March at your local watering holes or go to the brewery and purchase a few bottles! Click HERE for locations.

- The final news story for today is that Mark Stutrud, Summit founder, has been named the Honorary Irish Person 2012 by St. Paul’s St. Patrick’s Association.

Before I go today, I need some feedback from you. I hope you had a chance to read yesterday’s post about how I want to structure this site. What I need from you is any suggestions you may have to help me become better so that I can serve YOU to the best of my ability. A friend of mine and of the site communicated to me that he didn’t care what this prominent businessman said about the site and that I should continue to offer my personal opinions about the beer I taste. I told him that because I do not have the education I really can’t offer my opinion and that I don’t want this to become a “review” site. My ultimate goal for this site is to make YOU aware of what beers are available and beer related events. I want to partner with local businesses to promote their products and services to help them be more successful. However, I, like most of you don’t taste the underlying flavors and we know what we like and can’t exactly explain why. Possibly, as a compromise I may unveil a subjective rating system that is based on my feelings about a particular beer. This subjective rating system will be based on a 3 Pint scale. One Pint is a beer that is OK and I would drink when nothing better is available. Two Pints is a beer I enjoyed and would feature in my refrigerator. Three Pints is a beer that I go out of my way to find and make sure I get more before it disappears and I highly recommend. Along with these ratings I will share what beers are similar(If you like this beer you’ll like this one). I will not attempt to describe the beers flavors, colors, etc. for this I will defer to the brewery descriptions and allow you to see what you find. I appreciate any help you can offer me, thanks in advance.

CHEERS!

Monday Morning Memories

Posted by Rob The Beer Dork on March 5, 2012
Posted in: Bell's Brewing, Extra Pale Ale, Hinterland Brewing, Hop Stoopid Ale, IPA, IPA, Isolation Ale, Lagunitas Brewing, Latitude 48 IPA, Oberaon Ale, Samuel Adams Brewery, Stone Brewing Company, Stout's Pub. Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Leave a Comment

Is it TRUE that I ended my post on Friday with “THINK SPRING”, REALLY?, how cheesy is that?!? It sounds like something you would find printed on an overdue invoice from a plumber. I think winter may be getting to me, maybe I better dial it back a bit, we have a LONG, LONG way to go until we are wearing shorts drinking our favorite ale sitting under the sun at a local outdoor patio. Good Lord, what was that, lets try to get this thing back on track.

As I said on Friday, it was a Ho-Hum events weekend, I promise it’ll pick up as Spring approaches. I for one, did nothing extraordinary other than sample beers from my now overstocked mini fridge. I did unexpectedly stumble upon some fantastic news on my Facebook page, Stout’s Pub shared a link to this website! Not only that, but they included a link on their homepage to my site, unbelievable news, now I plan on going in this week to have a pint or three to personally thank them.

**THE BEERS**

Stone Brewing IPAStone Brewing Company IPA
6.9% ABV
77 IBU

Right from the start, I will tell you that Stone Brewing has not been one of my favorite breweries. I haven’t had a Stone product in many years and this one didn’t change my mind. Granted this isn’t one of their premium beers like Ruination, Arrogant Bastard, or Levitation so my expectations were low.

- Hoppy smell that pours golden with a thick creamy head that stays for awhile.
- Not too hop forward, pretty well balanced with full body that has a sweet/bitter balance
- Finish is warm with a slight bitterness
- Easier to drink than the smell makes you think
- As I ate dinner, this beer literally flattened out over a 30 minute period
- Not good I will have to continue to search for a Stone Beer that I enjoy

Hinterland Brewery IPAHinterland Brewery IPA
6.7% ABV
N/A IBU

My first beer from this new to us brewery from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
- Tart and light hop smell that reminds me of Mickey’s Green Ale
- Pours a golden amber with a thin head
- Light hop flavor with a spiciness and bitter taste at the finish
- Aftertaste is slightly bitter
- Finish reminds me of a Summit IPA except it has an indescribable foul taste
- Not too hop forward and was easy to drink
- As it warms it becomes sweeter
- Good, not great

Odell Brewing Isolation AleOdell Brewing Isolation Ale
6.1% ABV
29 IBU

I am late to this party as this beer is a winter seasonal that was available until January.

- Citrus/Sweet/Malt smell
- Pours dark orange amber color with a light fizzy head that dissipates rather quickly to a line of bubbles
- Sweet malty flavor with light bitterness, hence the low IBU
- Hop flavor hits you at the finish
-Little to NO aftertaste
- Medium body/Medium mouthfeel
- Expecting a heavier beer but this is very easy to enjoy

Lagunitas Brewing Hop Stoopid AleLagunitas Brewing Hop Stoopid Ale
8% ABV
102 IBU

I can honestly say that when a beer breaks the 100 IBU mark, I tend to have a hard time enjoying them. This one is an exception, it was surprisingly easy to drink.

- Tart, hoppy smell that pours a caramel color with a thick creamy head that has staying power.
- Extremely hop forward flavor that lasts to a finish that is slightly bitter and sweet
- Full body with a heavy mouthfeel
- Very good and I will get this again!

Summit Extra Pale AleSummit Brewing Extra Pale Ale
5.2% ABV
45 IBU

This is the beer that started it all, the passion for craft beers. It was the early nineties and my mouth was used to not much more than Milwaukee’s famous Lite. My senses were awakened to a whole new world and they haven’t stopped since.

- Hoppy smell that pours an amber color with a light foamy head
- Character is smooth with slight bitter undertones
- Still one of my favorite GO-TO beers

Samuel Adams Latitude 48 IPASamuel Adams Latitude 48 IPA
6% ABV
60 IBU

Nearly a Macro Beer in the Craft Beer segment, they do a nice job introducing several beers into the market, so I thought I’d give them a try, I also picked up their Baltic IPA which I will profile later this week or next.

- Hop forward smell that actually foamed out of the bottle, maybe I had it stored at too cold a temperature
- Pours a caramel amber color with a thick creamy head
- Taste is NOT hop forward with a slight bitter taste at the finish
- I picked up a slight pepper taste in the finish as well
- Light IPA that is refreshing and simple to drink
- Very good and I can see drinking this in the warm sun of spring

Bell’s Brewing Oberon AleBell's Brewing Oberon Ale
5.8% ABV
N/A IBU

Here is a beer I bought out of season because I saw it and couldn’t remember if I liked it or not. This is a Summer Wheat Ale meant to be enjoyed in the heat of the summer.

- Sweet lager like smell, light hop smell
- Pours golden color with fizzy light head
- Sweet malty flavor/fiz hits you first
- No bitterness or hop flavor
- Citrus undertones that relates to an easy to drink refreshing ale
- Light body/Light Mouthfeel/Light Finish
- Good beer will drink it again in the summer heat

**EVENTS**

I need someone’s help, I am not going to the Summit Unchained #9 release dinner at Stout’s Pub this evening and I need your thoughts on the beer. Before i get a chance to sample it…

**THE PROJECT**

I have run into a slight snag in my plan to publish currently available beers. I am waiting on a few distributors to give me what they are currently stocking on the shelves. Until I hear from them this project will have to wait.

Hope all have a good Monday and remember that Friday isn’t that far away!

CHEERS!!