5 Mar
2014
5 Mar
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5:28 p.m.
FYI – news release from Summit.
- Al
From: Summit Brewing Company [mailto:rbenson@always-thinking.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2014 11:11 AM
To: alboyce(a)comcast.net
Subject: Summit releases Unchained Batch 15: Fest Bier
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Summit releases Unchained Batch 15: Fest Bier
German-inspired brew turns any occasion into a festival
ST. PAUL, Minn. – (March 5, 2013) – Summit Brewing Company
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today announces the release of Fest Bier
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, the fifteenth beer produced in its limited release Unchained Series. Fest Bier is Nate
Siats’ third Unchained brew. It will be available in draught and bottles the week of March
10.
“My inspiration behind Fest Bier is tradition meets hybridization. Over the past year or
so I’ve fallen in love all over again with pretty much every style of German beer. This
beer is modeled after a cross between an Oktoberfest bier and a Wiesn bier,” says Brewer
Nate Siats. “After making more robust brews for my first two Unchained beers, I wanted to
make a light, clean, crisp, refreshing beer that still had plenty of flavor and a good
aroma.”
The hops are alpha/aroma hybrids of their respective traditional varieties, providing
extra aroma and flavor. Since the Unchained Series allows Summit brewers to select
ingredients from anywhere in the world without restraint, Siats decided to import the base
malts, Pils and Munich, from a small maltster in the Czech Republic. The Cara Munich malt
was imported from Weyermann in Bamberg, Germany.
This is the first lager brewed in the Unchained Series. All four brews of Fest Bier were
fermented and lagered in one of the new large-capacity fermentation tanks in the brewery’s
cellar addition. The lagering time was doubled to eight weeks as compared to Summit’s
other year-round and seasonal lagers, which get four weeks.
Ideally, Fest Bier should be poured into the traditional 1 litre Maß. The beer pairs well
with brats, sausage, cheese, cheese curds, string cheese, pretzels, red cabbage,
sauerkraut, warm potato salad, cold potato salad and chips.
Since Fest Bier turns any occasion into a festival, beer lovers are encouraged to take
photos and videos of everyday situations being transformed into fests with the help of
Fest Bier, tagging them with #Unchained15. View this video
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for an example.
Fest Bier
Malts: Czech Pils, Czech Munich, Cara Munich
Hops: Saphir, Sladek
ABV: 5.5%
IBUs: 30
Yeast: Munich Lager
There will be a series of special kick-off events for Fest Bier in the coming weeks,
including:
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· Black Forest Inn
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Monday, March 10 at 5pm
Fest Bier kickoff event! Meet Brewer Nate and enjoy food pairings and prizes.
· Cherokee Tavern
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(West St. Paul)
Tuesday, March 11 from 4-6pm
Keep the Unchained Glass plus $3 Fest Bier, EPA & Seasonal pints.
· Zeke’s Unchained Animal
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Thursday, March 13 from 4-7pm
Summit beer brats and tap invasion, $1 off pints 4-6pm.
· Blue Door Pub
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(St. Paul)
Friday, March 14 from 2-5pm
$2 Summit pints with 11 varieties on tap. Meet Brewer Nate Siats from 3-5pm.
· Stout's Pub
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Tuesday, March 25
5-course Summit beer dinner, 6pm.
Digital images of the Unchained Series are available upon request. For more information
about the brewery and Unchained kick-off events, please visit http://www.summitbrewing.com
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About the Unchained Series
The Unchained Series, which saw its first batch in 2009, allows each of Summit’s
individual brewers to showcase their creativity by allowing them to break free from the
norm and create their own beer. “We’re fortunate to have eight phenomenal brewers at
Summit,” said Mark Stutrud, founder and president of Summit Brewing Company. “The
Unchained Series is a way for our brewers to showcase their artistry. There are no
budgetary restraints, no outside influences from a sales team, and the brewers are free to
collect ingredients from anywhere in the world. As long as it’s legal, they have complete
autonomy.”
Summit Brewing Company
Founded in St. Paul, Minn. in 1986, Summit Brewing Company has stayed close to its roots,
serving the Upper Midwest and Great Lakes region. Summit’s beers are currently available
in 18 states including Minnesota, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky,
Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,
Texas, Arkansas and Wisconsin. Summit now produces 14 varieties of premium craft beer,
including seven year-round, five seasonal beers, and the limited release Unchained Series
and Union Series. Since its inception, the brewery has been a consistent pioneer in the
craft beer movement.
CONTACT: Carey Matthews
Summit Brewing Company
(651) 265-7821
cmatthews(a)summitbrewing.com
Ryan Benson
Gabriel deGrood Bendt (GdB)
(612) 547-5030
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