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Beer Evangelist Class #3!
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August 12th
2008
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Dear Craft Beer drinkers and friends,
I'd
like to say thanks to all the newcomers who have signed
up to receive this newsletter. For some reason it's not
too difficult convincing people to give me their email
address. Apparently there are thousands of us here in
the Twin Cities and beyond who love hearing about good
beer!
Cheers to you all, and welcome!
Sincerely,
Jason Alvey
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| Beer Evangelist
Class # Three!
Sours and
Lambics! Tuesday August 26th at 8:00pm
You
voted and we listened, Sours and Lambics were by far the
most popular choice for the next class!
The class
costs $15 per head however you will receive a $15 coupon
to spend that night.
There are only 35 Spots for
this class and they go VERY quickly, if you want to sign
up send an email to alvey@thefourfirkins.com as soon as
you can!
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Wheat Wars A
battle of beers hosted by Michael
Agnew
Michael Agnew, the man behind
The Perfect Pint
will be in the store hosting a beer battle between various
wheat beers. Tuesday August 19th at 6:00pm
It
should be informative and fun! here's how Michael describes
the event:
"Wheat! One of the oldest cultivated
cereal grains. The earliest beers from brewing's dim
history were almost certainly made with wheat. In the
modern brewing world, this most basic of grains has inspired
divergent brewing traditions in different parts of the
globe. For your consideration; the opaque banana and
clove of the German Hefeweizen, the delicate citrus and spice
of the Belgian Wit, and the clean, bready, more assertively
hopped American Wheat. What factors combine to produce
the perfect wheat beer? What sets these three distinct
styles, all based in this ancient grain, apart.
The lines
have been drawn for an epic battle of the beers. Three
wheat styles and six wheat beers. Which will emerge
victorious from the crucible of Firkin Forum. You will
be the judge. Let the Wheat Wars begin!"
If you
would like to attend this event it is free, simply email me
and type the words "Wheat Wars" in the subject line. There are
only 35 spots available for this one too so be
quick!
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Four Firkins Beer Evangelist Shirts are in!
Come get yours.
If you
attended the very first Beer Evangelist Class ( The IPA Class)
then your shirt is here waiting for you. I have two colours
and sizes from Small through 2XL.
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New
Beers at the Firkins.
Here is just a
small sample of the new beers that have arrived
recently:
Barons
- Imported from Australia
I have two new
Aussie beers for you to try from Barons Brewing. The first is
an Ale brewed with Wattle
seed and the second is a Wit beer brewed with Lemon Myrtle. Both are
Fairdinkum True Blue little rippers!
Barons
Brewing
Two new
IPA's from Brew Dog.
Brew Dog is a New Scottish
Micro Brewery that is putting out some very impressive big
beers. We have the Hardcore
IPA, the Punk
IPA as well as two of the cask conditioned Stouts:
Sherry and Whiskey.
Brew Dog
Brewing
New Holland
- Golden Cap Saison
"Golden Cap accentuates the
flavors and aromas of summer fields. Brewed with an ancestor
to wheat called spelt,
and bottle-conditioned; it's straw-colored body accentuated
with lively carbonation and unique fermentation profile evoke
fresh cut hay and cracked
peppercorns."
New Holland Brewing -
Golden Cap
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Gift Cards are
available!
Do you have a friend how loves good
beer but don't know what to buy for them? I'm sure they would
love a gift card. I'd love one and I own the place! You can
buy them in amounts of $25, $50, $75 and
$100.
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A great quote:
"Coors is brewed cold, and
filtered cold. It is then loaded on to refrigerated
train cars so it can be transported to the distributors
who then store it cold until it is purchased by the
retailers. Then it gets trucked in a refrigerated truck
to the liquor store.
The Cold beer is piled into
floor stacks in the store and it sits for weeks at
temperatures sometimes as warm as 80
Degrees."
- Somebody who works in the
industry.
Thank you for making The Four Firkins
such a success!
I look forward to seeing you
soon.
Jason
Alvey
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