New Beer!!

Hey all, it's been a while since my last post. Here's some recent new arrivals:

Terrapin of Georgia and Bison Brewing of California Reunion ale '10 - Collaborative brew from two excellent breweries, both of which are not available in the state.  A Belgian style Scotch Ale, big and rich with a slight smokey bacon flavor on the back end.  Delicious!

 http://www.terrapinbeer.com/beers/6-Reunion---A-Beer-For-Hope-/category

Thornbridge Brewing of England - Saint Petersberg Imperial Russian Stout and Halycon Green Hopped IPA.

http://www.thornbridgebrewery.co.uk/thornbridge-beers.php#halcyonbottled

Sierra Nevada - California - Charlie, Fred, and Ken's Bock.  Another collaborative brew from Sierra Nevada.

http://www.sierra30.com/#/charlie-fred-and-ken-s-ale

Goose Island - Chicago, IL - Fleur Belgian Style ale with hibiscus and kombucha tea.

http://www.gooseisland.com/pages/fleur/105.php

Avery Brewing - Boulder, CO - 17th Anniversary ale.  A dry hopped black lager.

http://www.averybrewing.com/index2.html

Jolly Pumpkin - Dexter, MI - Luciernaga. Pale ale brewed in the Grand Cru tradition.

http://www.jollypumpkin.com/artisanales/beers.htm

These are the highlights of the 25 or so new and seasonal brews that have come in since I last posted.  Stop by and see what's new at the store, including our fancy new american bomber bottle cooler!

Thanks,

PJ

New Arrivals in Beer 05/31

Hey all, here's what's new in the last couple weeks.

Weyerbacher Brewing - Easton, PA - Merry Monk's Golden Ale 6pks, Double Simcoe IPA 4pks, Blithering Idiot Barley Wine 4pks, and Quad Quadrupel 4pks.  These guys make some fantastic stuff.  Check out their site.   http://weyerbacher.com/wp-content/plugins/age-verification/age-verification.php?redirect_to=http://weyerbacher.com%

A couple new brews from Shelton Brothers Importing.  Click on the beers link on their homepage and you will find tasting notes and links to the brewer's sites.

http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/beers/results.asp

Cantillon Iris real Lambic - Brussels, Belgium

Theillier La Bavasienne Blonde - Bavay, France (just a few miles from Belgium)

Deschutes Summer Twilight 6pks - Bend, Oregon - 6pks of their other styles will be in this week or the next.

Southern Tier Hop Sun Summer ale 6pks - Lakewood, N.Y. - A dry hopped wheat beer full of citrus aromas and sweet malts.  Starts like a pale ale, finishes like a wheat beer.  Nicely balanced, very refreshing.

Flying Dog Raging Bitch Belgian IPA 6pks - Frederick, MD

Great Divide Brewing - Denver, CO - Belgica Belgian IPA, Chocolate Yeti Imperial Stout, and Wild Raspberry Ale.  http://www.greatdivide.com

Surly Bitter Brewer is in. You may have to ask an employee to grab one for you.  We still have Abrasive left so buy those up now cause it's done til next year.

That's it for now.  The belgian section will be getting some new additions over the next couple weeks so watch for that.  Check back soon for more.

Thanks,

PJ

New This Week!

Some exciting new arrivals this week folks!  Two micro breweries came to Minnesota this week and we received another order of some really cool stuff from Chisago Lakes Distributing and Shelton Bros. Imports.  I will leave links for anyone who would like to read further about the brews/breweries.

From Shelton Bros. :

Nogne O Tiger Tripel - Norway

Mikkeller East Kent Goldings Single Hop IPA - Brewed at De Proef Brewery in Belgium

St. Somewhere Pays Du Soleil - Tarpon Springs, Florida - A funky, fruity, extremely aromatic Saison style ale from this Belgian style brewery in Florida.

Burgerbrau Dunkler Bock - Germany

Lowen Brau Bock - Germany

http://www.sheltonbrothers.com/beers/results.asp  Some of these are not on the Shelton Bros page yet, but if you click the brewery name they usually leave a link to the brewery website.

Great Divide Brewing - Denver, Colorado - Hades Belgian Golden Ale 6pks, and Old Ruffian Barley Wine (we've had this before but not for a couple of years) - Another note on these guys: I am going to try to keep their lineup in stock all the time because they make some ridiculously good brews.  All of it is pre-order besides the Titan IPA, which makes it difficult (especially if customers catch on to how good their beer is). So try not to yell at me if we run out of something you love for a week or so.

Odell Brewing Co. - Fort Collins, Colorado - New to Minnesota! They are sending their IPA, Amber Ale, Pale Ale and seasonal styles. Spring seasonal is an aggressively hopped Red Ale, and the summer seasonal is a nice, crisp and floral Extra Pale Ale. I lived in Fort Collins for a year, and these guys make some great beer. Including one of the best American Wheat Ales I have ever had. Unfortunately they are not sending it right off, but I will complain loud and often until they do.  I'm not sure which of two seasonals listed we will get so you'll have to come by and find out later today.  We will be hosting brewery heads on Thursday from 4:30 to 5:30 to talk about and taste their great brews!   http://odellbrewing.com/home

Great Lakes Brewing Co. - Cleveland, Ohio - Also new to the state. Brought us their Pale Ale, Porter, Golden Ale, IPA, and Amber Ale.  Also 12pk Sampler pack.  They don't make a summer seasonal so the first one will be Octoberfest.  As much as I love Octoberfest season, I don't want to think about it yet, so I'll just enjoy the lineup they have now.   http://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/

And the winner of the week for most exciting arrival:

Schmaltz Brewing He'Brew Rye IPA on Rye - New York - They took their over the top hopped and malted Lenny Bruce R.I.P.A. Rye Ale and layed it down in Sazerac Rye whiskey barrels. Less than 200 hundred cases bottled for all of the U.S. (Schmaltz' brews are widely distributed coast to coast), Minnesota got eight.  Thank you again Chisago Lakes Distributing! If you are a rye whiskey freak like myself, run to the store now as we only have eight bottles.

That's all for now. Another great week for Minnesota beer drinkers! Don't forget to stop by and taste Odell Brewing's lineup at 4:30 on Thursday.  Tasting will last one hour. If you have to be late, don't worry, I'm sure we can get you a sample.

Thanks,

PJ

New this week!

My order from Chisago Lakes Distributing (the best distributor of imports and crafts in Minnesota) brought six new brews from Shelton Brothers Imports (one of the best import companies in the U.S.).  Some fun stuff.  I will leave a link for those of you that would like to read about them.

Jolly Pumpkin Belgian Golden Ale 750ml - Dexter, Michigan

Haand Porter aged in aquavit barrels - Norway

Baird Angry Boy Brown - Japan

Mikkeller 1000 IBU American Style Imperial IPA - These guys are traveling brewmasters.  They are world renowned craft brewers who brew mostly in Denmark but also all around Europe and the U.S.  This one was brewed at my favorite Belgian brewery De Proef.

Hook Norton Hooky Gold and Hooky Bitter, also Double Stout, not new but gone from the store for some time. - England

Amager Fru Frederickson Stout - Denmark (Toned down sister brew of their Imperial Stout)

Shelton Brothers Link - http://www.sheltonbrothers.com 

Stop by and check out our worldly micro-brews!

Other new beer :

Rogue Brewing Co. - Portland, Oregon - Three new brews, Single Malt (part of their Grow Your Own series, a series of brews using ingredients grown in their own back yard). Double Mocha Stout, and Imperial Red.

Hue Lager - Vietnam - A light Pilsner

Fox Barrel Cider free in-store tasting tonight 4-7!

That's it for now. Check back soon!

Thanks,

PJ

Hey All, Here's what's new in the last couple of weeks:

Deschutes Brewing Co. from Bend, OR came to town with some great new brews.  Famed Black Butte Porter and Mirror Pond Pale ale will be year round and a limited amount of their reserve series Black Butte 21 a porter infused with chocolate and coffee and Mirror Mirror barley wine are in.  Yesterday we received some Hop Henge IPA, one of three in their rotating bomber seasonals.  All brews are available in 22oz bombers only for now as they test the market, but i'm surre we will have the extent of their line-up in all packages in no time.

From New Holland Brewing in Holland, MI we have Envious, an ale fermented with pear then aged in oak with raspberries, part of their cellar series of bomber bottles.  Also El Mole Ocho, fermented with dried chillies and coffee beans, a part of the high gravity series of bomers.

Grain Belt Nordeast from Schells Brewing, New Ulm, MN.  We get whatever is available each week of this popular brew dedicated to our most beloved blue collar neighborhood.  Goes fast!

Fox Barrel Ciders from Colfax, CA, was aquired by Minnesota's own cider company Crispin.  This week their pear and black currant ciders arrived at the store.  We are scheduled for a free in store tasting of these award winning ciders next Friday from 4pm - 7pm. 6 packs.

Mad River Brewing, Blue Lake, CA released their new seasonal four pack with Double Dread Imperial Red. Delicious!

And of course Surly Abrasive came in yesterday.  A double IPA from Minnesota's most highly rated brewery.  It's real aggressive!  Abrasive will be around for only two weeks, so get your fill while you can, it sells rediculously fast for a $16 four pack.  We take what we're alloted.

There are also plenty of other seasonal 4 and 6 packs flowing through the door every week so stop by and check out what's new.  I'm super excited to announce that in two weeks, two fantastic breweries will be coming to town.  O'dell Brewing from Fort Collins, CO., and Great Lakes Brewing from the Cleve, OH.  I would leave links to their sites but I ran out of room and am especially green in the webmaster department. Plus, if you don't know how to use the google yet you probably wouldn't be reading this. Great time to be a beer lover in Minnesota! Check back in the next couple weeks for more new beer.

Thanks,

PJ