Wednesday
Jun272012
Beer Coasters IPAdependence Issue
Wednesday, June 27, 2012 at 8:24AM With the 4th Of July just around the corner, we celebrate our independence by showing our dependence on IPAs. Toby gathers the anvil, the TNT and a bottle of the ACME™ California IPA. He even gives a brief history of the ACME™ brand. Mike fumbles with his lighter after downing a pint of the Berkshire Mountain Brewers IPA. Toby lights a couple Roman Candles and sips on the West Coast IPA from Green Flash. And finally, Mike gazes in awe at the spectacle that is Mayflower Brewing's IPA. Have a great 4th Of July. Be safe. Drink craft beer. Cheers!
Reader Comments (1)
Subject: Summer Midwest Brew Fests
Message: Superstars,
Here is some info on Midwest Summer Beer fests
All Pints North - Duluth, MN 7/21/2012 put on by the MN Craft Brewers Guild. Should be a great time with a good amount of one-offs and limited brews. Right now it looks like only MN Breweries/Brewpubs. I recommend Figer's Brewhouse and Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery (both phenomenal brewpubs).
http://www.mncraftbrew.org/festivals/allpintsnorth/participating-breweries
Great Taste of Midwest - Madison, WI 8/11/2012 by Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild. This is a huge festival and everyone I know who's been there say it is a blast. Issue with this fest is that the tickets sell out in one day (ie hours) and then they end up on ebay for like $150 a ticket (a la Dark Lord Day). Tons of special tappings and one offs from New Glarus, Surly, 3 Floyds, Founders, etc.
http://www.mhtg.org/great-taste-of-the-midwest
Great Nebraska Beer Fest - Papillion, NE (Suburb of Omaha). 8/25/2012. Great brews by Nebraska Brewing Company, Upstream Brewery (Brewpub), Funkworks, Summit, and Tallgrass. I lived in Omaha for 9 years and the Omaha craft beer scene (granted small) got me hooked.
http://greatnebraskabeerfest.com/index.cfm
As for the Land of Ice and Snow...Zeppelin's Immigrant song has been played at the start of MN Vikings games for as long as I can remember. Granted, I'm a MN boy, but I think it fits our winters pretty well.
Cheers!
Rick