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From: beer(a)surlybrewing.com [mailto:beer@surlybrewing.com]
Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 7:50 AM
To: beer(a)surlybrewing.com
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Hello beer lovers!
Time for your second note from Surly Brewing Company (we'll stop counting
sometime soon, but indulge us for now).
First of all, we got our first piece of press! The Minnesota Homebrewers
Association's publication, The Boiler, came out and visited us at the
brewery.
Here's the result:
http://www.mnbrewers.com/newsletters/2005_09.pdf. Scroll
down to page 8 for the goods. Hopefully all of our future interviews will be
as fun - drinking beer may facilitate that.
In recent weeks, we've received many friendly emails, phone calls and even
visits from well-wishers. Thanks! It does a body good - nearly as much as
beer
- to get such great feedback. Folks are also wondering when we'll be brewing
our first batch of Surly. Damn good question. Unexpectedly, we have had to
purchase a brand new boiler and chiller which are "in the mail." So, tell
you
what: Why don't you tell us when we will first brew, and then we'll both
know!
Seriously - let's have a "Guess the brew date contest." Send us the date
you
think we'll first start brewing. It could be any day between tomorrow (not
so
likely) and Dec. 31st (2005, for the smart-alecks out there). The winner
gets his/her choice of $100 worth of Surly merchandise, anything from hats
to frisbees to glasses to shirts and jackets.
So let's hear it! Shoot us an email at beer(a)surlybrewing.com, pick your date
and prepare to be the first on your block to rock some Surly swag. Vote
today, drink tomorrow!
In related news, the delay in receiving a couple of final pieces of
equipment means we won't be attending this year's Minneapolis Autumn Beer
Review.
Instead, look for us at the Winterfest beer festival in St. Paul.
That's it for now. We'll leave you with this from founding father Ben
Franklin:
"Beer is living proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." Amen,
brother Ben.
More soon!
Omar
www.surlybrewing.com