Just for the record, I’m a real Bah Humbug kind of guy. This is a very stressful season for me, primarily because I’m such a horrible shopper. I’ve been systematically slaughtering my brain cells one ounce at a time since well before the legal drinking age and the signs are clear. My short term memory is suffering from some busted synapses. Therefore, when that perfect gift idea pops into my head, it’s as fleeting as a good pint of beer. I was taking some heat from those in the beer circle for being conspicuously absent from any of the days of the Glacier Brewhouse 12 Days of Barley Wine Celebration that’s ongoing between now and Solstice (December 21). I had to explain that my lifestyle isn’t conducive of trips uptown after work to experience all the fermented joy that brewer Kevin Burton bestows upon big beer imbibers during this time. To make matters even more complicated, my son, who’s shortly Iraq-bound for his second tour of duty, is coming up with his family (including an existing and new grandchild) to spend Christmas. This will imply some high-maintenance, logistically complicated vehicular shuffling and even more demands on time. On the positive side, however, my son is a burgeoning craft beer drinker, and holiday shopping will be enhanced by clandestine forays into the exact downtown area that I so meticulously avoid at this time of year. This translates into the postulation that if a gift for someone can be obtained within the small geographical wobbling area between the Snow Goose Restaurant and Sleeping Lady Brewing Company (where Master Scott will be introduced to braggot), the Glacier Brewhouse (where Master Scott will be introduced to barley wine) and Humpy’s Great Alaskan Alehouse (where Master Scott will be introduced to any of the current 51 fine adult, malt-based fermented beverages on tap), a gift is likely.
If our expeditions in the downtown area don’t turn anything up, the array of beer gift packs at La Bodega Liquor Store in the University Mall, the Brown Jug Warehouse, Old Seward Brown Jug (adjacent to the Dimond Mall) and Goldrush Liquors (down the shopping area from the Sportsman’s Warehouse) are likely targets. Of particular interest are the magnums of Anchor Brewing Company’s Our Special Ale for $14.79 (at least at the Old Seward Brown Jug). Did you catch that? I said a MAGNUM of this eclectic seasonal ale for $14.79. That’s chump change for a magnum for a friend and one for your crawl space. Also in at La Bodega is the formidable Scaldis Prestige, perhaps one of the most expensive beers for its size at $43.95, but an awesome gift for your most favorite-ist beer lover. This is a gem of a champagne-like beer that’s huge, effervescent and celebratory. I’m fond of uncorking this stuff at wine-snob parties where bottles of Mums and other champagnes are shown off. This is a real eyebrow raiser and I’ve used it to convert some wine drinkers to the beer side. I always keep at least one on hand for impromptu invites. If you’re Christmas shopping, 1.5 liter bottles of Gulden Draak, Chimay Grand Reserve and Regenboog Vuuve are available. Damn, I hope these are on someone’s gift list for me! Rochefort 8 and 10 are in at La Bodega, and meads from both Celestial Meads (Anchorage) and Ring of Fire Meadery (Homer) are featured including Orange Blossom Mead from Ring of Fire and Luz Del Sol from Celestial (also an orange blossom honey mead).
Kassik’s Kenai Brew Stop has a new beer out. It’s called Four Play Ale. When brewer/owner Frank Kassik called me about it, I had to laugh. My gutter-oriented mind was thinking “Foreplay Ale,” a name that would be a nice match for his Morning Wood IPA name. Silly me! “If you look at the logo,” said Frank “we have a couple of bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks and that kind of stuff crossed up in front of the logo. It’s going to be our sporting events beer since we’re serving at hockey games and that kind of thing down here.” This summer-style ale is fitting since it’s a summer-style ale with a tender 4.4 percent alcohol that’s more suited for quaffing when you’re mind’s on the game and not on what’s in your cup. We might see some of this stuff come up to Anchorage, but I didn’t get that detail out of Frank before he had to get back to filling kegs. Look for Kassik’s beer on tap right now at Humpy’s Cafe Amsterdam and Tap Root Café.
A very special beer is fixing to hit the market next week. No beer lover is unfamiliar with Samichlaus Dark from Brauerei Schloss Eggenberg in Vorchdorf, Austria. First brewed in 1980 and once hailed as the strongest beer in the world, with new technology, the beer’s lost this distinction, but not the idyllic notoriety as the iconic Christmas beer in the world. Every year, the beer is brewed on December 6th, which is the Swiss equivalent of Christmas Eve. The beer is then lagered for a year prior to release. The potent, thick stuff weighs in at 
around 14 percent alcohol every year, and my experience is that it’s best systematically obtained, re-cellared and consumed three-to-five years later. The beer’s been through some trials and tribulations and has moved from it’s original Hurlmann Brewery to the current Eggenberg a number of years ago, but for the most part, the beer hasn’t missed a beat. Actually, in totality, 21 “beats” have been missed because that was the last time that Samichlaus Helles, the lighter version of the same potent brew, has been produced. Guess what? Thanks to the efforts of Rob Weller of Specialty Imports, Alaska’s sitting on a scant 36 cases of the stuff! This is a beer that I don’t think I’ve ever had, and since I have about 8 cases of the darker stuff in my vintage collection. No word on where it will show up around town, but I’ve got my hunches, so see if you can out-guess me before I squander the entire lot.
Tonight, (Friday, December 14) celebrates the release of Lust, the final beer in Midnight Sun Brewing Company’s Seven Deadly Sins series of cutting-edge, twisted, writhing, sensuous, evil and well-produced beers. This series has been over a year in evolution and each creation has exposed the drinker to a new horizon in sensory experimentation. Lust is a Belgian-style dark strong ale with a Vader-ish 11.5 percent sneaky alcohol entwined within a rich panoply of flavors demanded of the style and with the additional influence of a year’s aging in American bourbon barrels. If that’s not complex enough, sour cherries and the oh-so-attenuating brett (Brettanomyces) bugs were thrown in to further rip the beer asunder. The “tag line” for this beer is “Lust. Remorse. Repent. Repeat.” That sums it up nicely. 
If you didn’t get a chance to sample all of these beers, the brewery (7329 Arctic Blvd; 907-344-1179) is selling entire collections of all seven beers. These make incredible gifts for the discerning beer lover on your list, and you can always gift yourself with one for your vintage collection. If you’re not a collector, but still want to enjoy them all, you’ll have three separate chances at three high-octane beer dinners at Tap Root (1330 Huffman Road; 907-345-0282), Kinley’s (3230 Seward Highway; 907-644-8953) and SubZero Microlounge (612 F Street; 907-276-BEER) Tap Root’s gig will be on December 29th (Saturday) starting at 8:00 pm. The cost for the event has not been announced, but I’d contact Tap Root and RSVP. All of these tastings are destined to be sell out events. SubZero’s event will be on January 16th, and details on that event are forthcoming. Kinley’s hasn’t announced times or prices yet either. Still, mark these dates on your calendar and get on the list.
A beer rag I’m particularly fond of is the Northwest Brewing News. This beer heralds beer events, venues, breweries and brewpubs across the Northwest, and these cats have their finger on the pulse of the Alaska brewing scene, thanks in part to their Alaskan correspondent, Kevin Tubbs. In a recent reader’s choice poll, Midnight Sun Brewing Company garnered the award of the Best Alaskan Brewery in 2007. Midnight Sun’s Epulche-Culotte Tripel was distinguished as the best Belgian-style ale in the Northwest and Arctic Devil Barley Wine as the best barley wine around. La Bodega was distinguished as the best liquor store in the state and master server Will of Café Amsterdam the best publican. These are very noteworthy achievements and each entity should be congratulated, so don’t forget to heap the accolades when you patronize these establishments.
The Glacier Brewhouse Holiday Big Beer Dinner was a great bash. The restaurant solicits a refined crowd, so the tasting was mostly disciplined except for my table which naturally acted out a little bit. I sat with the forever loud Kurt Kried and two animated characters named Danny and Jim, a couple of brothers that were neophytes in the big beer realm, but handled the situation well and provided well rounded feedback about the beers to Glacier brewer Kevin Burton.
The 2008 Big Woody Barleywine was the lead-in beer and was paired with Wild Boar Sausage, Cannellni Beas, Oven Dried Tomatoes, all with a beer reduction. The beer was served cold out of a growler, so immediate complexity couldn’t be determined. The wiser in the bunch saved some of each sample for another evaluation against the other beers as the tasting progressed. At first, I suspected a dry, English-style barley wine, but I’m glad I saved some because the beer woke up over time and revealed a huge, complex, American-hoppy interpretation. For some reason, the beer paired better with the beans than the sausage, but overall, it blended well.
The 2006 Big Woody Double Barrel Barleywine was next and was nicely paired with Humboldt Goat Cheese Tar, Roasted Exotic Mushrooms, Micro Greens and Truffle. The beer poured with a benign nose including amble dark fruits and brown sugar that came to mind as it spilled over the top of the glass. It was huge in bourbon flavor and quite hot. It’s definitely a slow sipper. It’s very port-like. The cheese in the food took the bourbon bite out and left the sensation of figs, raisins and even some cherry essence. Overall, I felt this was the best food/beer pairing of the evening.
The 2004 Cherry XXXmas Beer (Santa’s Little Helper) was poured next. This lager boasted 220 pounds of cherries and was brewed on October 15, 2004. The nose was initially metallic, but that’s understandable and defiantly not considered a defect. The beer was big and sweet, but not quite syrupy, but getting there. The Beam essence defiantly subdued after three years of snoozin’ downstairs. The beer was paired with Roasted Duck Salad, Sun Dried Cherries, a 15 year balsamic emulation, Walnuts and smoked Bleu Cheese. The pairing was decent, but the combination left the beer a little sharp. The bleu cheese mixed the nicest with the beer.
Round Four was the Brewmaster’s Surprise and turned out to be the 2006 Big Woody Triple Barrel Barleywine. This beer was brewed on December 09, 2004, and aging did it good, but it attenuated all the way down, leaving a huge booze bite that masked just about everything else. The beer spent a total of 17 months on oak. It was very hot with some vanilla overtones from the oak. Because of the intense heat in the beer, the pairing with Olive Oil Poached Umpqua Valley Lamb, Root Vegetable Ratatouille, and Roasted Beet Jus was off by a bit and oddly enough, it was the fat on the edges of the lamb that softened the beer and made it drinkable. Danny and Jim couldn’t finish their samples and passed them off to the ever-quaffing Kried to slammed it with abandon.
The final beer was the 2007 Russian Imperial Stout aged 10 months in American Oak wine barrels from the Silverado Winery. This “mere mortal” was the weakling in the bunch with a ”paltry” 9.2 percent alcohol by volume, but weakness was in strength only; the beer was sexy, silky and very smooth on the palate and was a big departure from the other beers. It was paired with a “Three Bites” dessert which was nothing short of divine. The mostly chocolate essence and defined roasted notes in the sweetish beer paired perfectly with three pieces of imported chocolate, a delicately crusted chocolate forte, and a small Belgian-waffle, chocolate custard filled treat that went down as easily as the beer.
From there, Burton enticed me to the bar for samples of the brewery’s new Bohemian Pilsner, Cask IPA and some other beers that got lost across the palate while Ms. Fermento waited patiently for the brewer to finish me off for the night.
Most of these beers can be sampled in the remaining days of the Glacier Brewhouse’s annual 12 Days of Barleywine Celebration that kicked off on Monday, December 10th. Fight the traffic and crowds; it’s worth it to get in for your samples of 28 Glacier big bombers for the season. It’s a good warm up exercise for the upcoming January 18 and 19 Great Alaska Beer and Barley Wine Festival. Stay tuned for details. Yeah, I know, parking downtown continually and increasingly sucks these days, especially with freezing rain, but beer lovers have to do what beer lovers do: risk everything for that next great pint.
The Great Northern Brewers Christmas Party was held on Saturday night (December 8th) at the Snow Goose Restaurant and Sleeping Lady Brewing Company. The event wasn’t as well attended as in previous years, but no matter; I had a blast. I spend the preceding week preparing a 750-image slide show that encompassed my 17 year history with the club. The slide show was well received and my intentions are to make copies of the DVD presentation
Welcome Baron Brewing Company of Seattle, Washington to Alaska. I visited the brewery three years ago during my foray to the Seattle International Bierfest and enjoyed the beers there and locally around town in select bars. I got a sneak preview of the three beers we get at SubZero a couple of nights ago and got my hackles up because the beer wasn’t what I remembered in Seattle. I got new samples at La Bodega and revisited them with a fresh palate. My only remaining disappointment is that at least for now, we’re not getting the somewhat reclusive Roggenbier, a style I’ve studied on paper but have had little palate exposure to.
The brewery is all about authentically reproduced German style beers, using only German malt, hops and other ingredients that combine with well-researched recipes to bring a little but if that flavor to our mainland. Baron’s Pilsner provides a light grain and slight sulfur nose that’s balanced and somewhat utilitarian and industrial, but clean. The flavor provides some yeast character underneath some light grain notes and an easily passing, only balancing bitterness, totally appropriate for the style. In a true German pilsner, the bitterness should extend into the finish, but this is a forgivable omission in an otherwise, clean, well-produced interpretation of the style. 
The Baron Schwarzbier announces itself with a great aroma, but it weakens in the flavor and mouthfeel. The nose is tantalizing with hints of dark malts, light chocolate and some light toasted elements with edge references to caramel. It pours very dark brown with a slight haze and a good veil of tan head that persists for a while then exits to leave an edge collar around the glass. The sip provides lighter notes of the dark side meaning that although the Schwarz elements are there, a more forward presence would round out the experience. Missing is the profound, complex malt character in a lager that pushes it beyond a Munich Dunkel, but not quite into the porter category. The mouthfeel was thin and anemic. It’s not a beer I’d reach for again, but only because I’ve had better examples. A dark lager is tough to produce flawlessly, but when it comes to Schwarz, since it’s one of my favorite styles, I have high expectations. Those expectations were met at the GNBC Christmas Party when Jason Ditsworth gave me a sample of his flawlessly produced, albeit aged (brewed in the spring of 1995) version of the same. I’d reach for one of Jason’s before another of the Baron’s, but that’s no indictment; I’ll sample again and again and wait for them to get it right.
A temporary beer distribution disruption has caused some degree of scarcity in beers coming from the L48. With recent storms and resultant flooding in the Pacific Northwest, we’re not getting our allocation of good suds from down below. Temporarily out is Dogfish Head Brewing Company’s Raison D’Etre and Indian Brown. Also affected is our delivery from the Great Divide Brewing Company including their Cappuccino Stout, and Fresh Hop IPA. Also affected is Lagunitas Brewing Company’s Maximus Imperial IPA. The heavily anticipated Deschutes Green Lake Organic beer is also on hold. But, to make up for it, I got word that Samurai from Great Divide is being delivered in kegs. I’m a big fan of Samurai because it’s a rice beer that features the rice instead of hiding it. It rocked my world when it first arrived here and I bought six pack after six pack of the stuff with a vanilla custard and almost strawberry nose, clean rice taste and full malt complainants. I’m even more excited to get it on tap. It’s the one beer that shoved my coveted Full Sail Brewing Company Session out of my Desert Island Six Pack (DISP). My DISP has taken a rocky ride lately with so many new entrants in the market, but perhaps the slowing of product into Alaska will temper the storm some.
Homebrewer John Trapp sent me an interesting link (http://health.msn.com/health-topics/addiction/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100182332&Gt1=10710) that depicts Anchorage, Alaska as the second-most “Drunkest City” in America based on compiled statistics that track death rates due to liver failure, and who pounds the most beer in a single sitting (more than five: that’s so trite). DUI’s and alcohol-related fatal accidents factored in as well. Anchorage scored 99 out of 100 behind Denver, Colorado. I don’t ever want to be a statistic so I try to drink responsibly. Fortunately for me, I spend most of my heavy drinking days behind locked gates on the weekends in Hope where I sample grolwers, big 22 ounce bombers, and a myriad of beers that cross my palate. Number Three is Colorado Springs, where my son is stationed at Peterson Air Force Base. He’s got my genes and he’s young and not as disciplined or well seasoned as I am, but at least he has the sense to press his wife into DD status when he goes out. Don’t take me wrong, there’s nothing humorous about this. These are dark and dangerous statistics, even in you don’t drink because it’s always that “other guy” that wreaks havoc on the rest of us. Local radio talk shows have featured Lt. Paul Hanneman talking about the current dangerous situation in town. The simplest tactic to avoid a DUI, according to Hanneman, is to not drink and drive. This is very simple, effective advice. Hanneman also says that if you witness someone driving erratically, because of booze or for other reasons, call them in. Call 911. I’ve actually done this in the Seward Highway on the way to Hope and have seen cruisers pass me up and pull the suspected imbiber over. A DUI is no fun, and no one likes a fink, but I’d rather be alive and bitching about it tomorrow than become a statistic. ‘Nuff said.
This is not to say that I haven’t rolled the dice and taken the chance. I’m not a liar and confess of my transgressions. I suppose the weaklings among us sometimes do, but as I age and become more careful, it’s very much so less and less and I can honestly say I’m proud of myself for being more judicial in my “outside” drinking endeavors. If you’re behind me and I’m driving erratically, call me in. I deserve it. My license plate is FRMNTO (no, that’s not “from and to” and I’m not from Minto) so I’m an easy target. Knock on wood.
This year’s Great Alaska Beer and Barley Wine Festival has an added feature. Realizing that many of the people that throng the gig aren’t as devoted to beer as we are, and realizing that most of the more serious beer samplers would probably avoid the often seething, intoxicated masses (I represent that), a special Connoisseur Session has been established for Saturday, January 19th between 2-5 PM. This additional session will cost you an additional $40.00, but the money goes to a good cause. Well, first of all, the session is more than worth it from the standpoint that not only will all of the locally produced beers be available at this session, each of the Brewer’s Guild of Alaska member breweries is creating a special beer exclusively for the session. The proceeds of the session benefit the Guild which represents our 13 member breweries and brewpubs locally, nationally and internationally. It’s a great cause because it directly promotes locally produced beer here in Alaska.
The festival organizer, Aurora Productions is still aggressively recruiting volunteers to help with the event, primarily as TAM Card holding servers for the myriad of booths that water the masses and this packed-to-capacity events. From a legal standpoint, the local distributors that strongly support this event cannot mandate that their employees staff the booths. Legal liability is involved, but aside from that, it makes more sense that a willing volunteer with intimate knowledge about the beer is going to do a better job and represent the breweries better than would a conscript. This is actually a move to improve the overall face of the festival, but it’s going to take everyone’s help to pull it off.
The biggest stickler that usually gets in the way of someone volunteering a couple of hours of time is the TAM Card. This is a legal requirement in the State of Alaska. The TAM Card certifies that the named bearer has attended the requisite 3-4 hour training course. Regardless of a beer lover’s serving intentions, this is one of the more informative classes I’ve ever attended. There are a number of options to attend a class and get a card (classes are held frequently and in a number of locations) but to help ease the pain a little bit, a $35.00 two class are being offered at the Snow Goose Restaurant and Sleeping Lady Brewing Company on Tuesday January 8 (6 PM) and Saturday, January 12 (11 am). Typically, these are first-come/first-served classes, but due to the increased participation expectations, if you’re interested in attending one of these classes, RSVP through Annie Chavez at Aurora Productions, NOT the Snow Goose. RSVP at (907) 562-9911 and while you’re at it, commit with Annie to serve some time behind the line.
Alaskan Brewing Company has been recognized in a somewhat unique way within the industry. Breweries are inherently dangerous places and astute owners and managers are constantly vigilant to identify and eliminate or mitigate hazards, ensure employees are protected from harm, exposure to sometimes unfriendly chemistry and at the same time protect the environment within which they work. SHARP (the Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program) is administered by the US Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration and has the goal of recognizing primarily small employers that demonstrate exemplary health and safety practices in the 
workplace. In order to qualify within the program, Alaskan had to maintain an injury illness rate below the national average. The rigorous program mandates a stringent program that includes heavily scrutinized hazard recognition, prevention and control; specific safety and health-related training and extensive management and employee interface and participation. Initial on-site inspections by OSHA identify any hazards that would have to be mitigated or removed before consideration within the program. The OSHA boys are tougher than nails, so all of the 17 SHARP sites in Alaska deserve praise. This is Alaskan’s fourth consecutive year of receiving the award. So, tonight when I’m drinking an extra sample of Alaskan Winter Ale, I’m going to tell Ms. Fermento I’m doing so because it makes me feel safer.
Tim and Julie McDonald are beer and food lovers that organize a beer dinner that takes place in a different beer lover’s home each month. The objective is to demonstrate how easy it is to wow a handful of guests with well thought out food and beer combinations. Every month, eager participants sign up to attend and provide a beer and a dish, or to prepare it there. They’re also avid cheese lovers (I love cheese too, but am more of a cheese head than a student in fromage) and Julie recently held a beer, chocolate and cheese pairing. Explore her experience on one of my favorite websites, Beeradvocate (beeradvocate.com). The link to Julie’s toilsome, but rewarding pairing recount is at http://beeradvocate.com/forum/read/1168208
Here’s the Humpy’s line up for the week, with an impromptu correction and a suggestion. One of my recent favorites, Great Divide Samurai, a beer that features rice rather than try to hide it, continues to blow off the shelves (a lot of it ending up in my gut). The good news is that we’re now getting it on tap. This will just make this already phenomenal beer an even better experience. More accounts are destined to get it, but for now, it’s on at Humpy’s and McGinley’s. On the list below, note the Deschutes Bond Street Hop Trip Pale Ale and the Midnight Sun Brewing Company Wet Hop IPA. In particular, these two beers use green hops from the vine (not dried in the oast house) that are rushed to the brewery and dumped immediately into a waiting beer. The effect is the freshest hop flavor and aroma available in beer. The reason I’m mentioning in is because with the current hop crisis in the world, big hop-featured beers like this are surely going to be on the decline, so you’d better enjoy them while you can. The remaining IPAs will become premium beers, so the rest of the IPA and big-hop beers will be similarly affected. Drink now, or forever hold your wallet out. Another suggestion is the Reissdorf Kolsch, primarily because it’s rare and fleeting. I’m anxious to give this world benchmark beer a whirl and perhaps see how it holds up against the more local Midnight Sun Gold Strike Koelsch.
Wheats / Fruits
Moose’s Tooth Wild Country Raspberry Wheat
Pyramid Apricot
Pyramid Hefeweisen
Lindemans Framboise ###
Golden Ales / Pilseners / California Common
Homer Dunkel Lager
Midnight Sun Gold Strike Kolsch
Midnight Sun Pilsner
Reissdorf Kolsch *
Pale Ales / E.S.B.’s (medium hop bitterness)
Alaskan Pale Ale
Moose’s Tooth Polar Pale Ale
Deschutes Bond St. Hop Trip Pale Ale
Deschutes Mirror Pond Pale Ale
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale
Alaskan E.S.B.
India Pale Ales (med - high hop bitterness)
Humpy’s Sockeye Red by Midnight Sun
Midnight Sun Wet Hop I.P.A. #
Moose’s Tooth Fairweather I.P.A.
Big Sky I.P.A.
Bridgeport I.P.A.
Great Divide Hercules Double I.P.A. # (9.1%)
Belgian Ales
St. Bernardus Grotten Brown ###
Strong Belgian Ales (Alcohol by Volume over 7.5%)
Midnight Sun Sloth Belgian Imperial Stout ### (10.2%)
Midnight Sun Wrath Belgian Double I.P.A. # (8.2%)
Chimay Cing Cents Triple #### (8%)
Delirium Tremens ### (8.5%)
Full Sail Vesuvius Belgian Golden Ale # (8.5%)
Pater Lieven Triple ### (8%)
Unibroue Maudite ## (8%)
Seasonal / Special
Rogue’s Dad’s Little Helper Malt Liquor # (8%)
Brown Ales
Midnight Sun Kodiak Brown Ale
Pike St. Tandem Double Ale (7%)
Barley Wines
Deschutes Mirror Mirror Barley Wine ## (8%)
Amber Ales / Bocks / Dopplebocks / Scottish
Alaskan Amber Ale
Midnight Sun Oosik Amber
Homer Red Knot Scottish
Kassik’s Brew Stop Caribou Kilt Strong Scotch # (8.5%)
Mac Tarnahan’s Scottish Ale
Porters / Stouts
Alaskan Baltic Porter # (9.9%) 2006 ed
Alaskan Baltic Porter # (9.8%) 2007 ed
Moose’s Tooth Smokin’ Willie Smoked Porter
(GABF 2007 Bronze Medal Winner)
Deschutes Black Butte Porter
Pike St. 5X Extra Stout (7%)
Guinness Stout *
Young’s Double Chocolate Stout **
Christmas Special Ales
Alaskan Winter Ale
Midnight Sun Cohoho Imperial I.P.A. # (8%)
Sleeping Lady Winter Warmer (7.5%)
Avery Old Jubilation # (8%)
Blue Moon Full Moon Winter Ale
Sierra Celebration
St. Feuillien Cuvee de Noel 2005 ### (8.5%)
8 oz glass $6.50 / 13 oz glass $9.50
Winter’s Bourbon Cask Ale
Dr Fermento Beer Calendar
12/14/07 Midnight Sun Brewing Company Lust Belgian Style Dark Strong Ale Release 6 – 9 PM Free
12/15/07 2008 IMF Entries Due International Mead Maker Competition Mail In Per Entry
12/15/07 Café Amsterdam MSBC Firkin Pilsner Party 6:00 PM Pay As You Go
12/20/07 Humpy’s CoHoHo With Santa Night 6:00 PM Pay As You Go
12/29/07 Tap Root Café MSBC Seven Deadly Sins Party 8:00 PM $$??
01/18/08 Eagan Convention Center Great Alaska Beer and Barley Wine Festival 4:00 PM $30.00
01/16/07 SubZero Microlounge MSBC Seven Deadly Sins Beer Dinner 6:00 PM ??
01/19/08 Eagan convention Center Great Alaska Beer and Barley Wine Festival 5:00 PM $30.00
02/08/08 Snow Goose Restaurant Fur Rondy Homebrew Comp. Entries Accptd 11:00 AM $$ Per Entry
02/09/08 Snow Goose Restaurant Fur Rondy Homebrew Competition Judging 10:00 AM Free
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