FW: Surly Brewing news

-----Original Message----- From: beer(a)surlybrewing.com [mailto:beer@surlybrewing.com] Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2005 7:50 AM To: beer(a)surlybrewing.com Subject: 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