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Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.146
It’s hard to think about but cool fall weather is just around the corner. I look forward to Bison tailgating and NFL Sunday’s with a Märzen style beer more than the weather. As the leaves turn amber to copper color so does the beer in my glass. This color of beer is reminiscent of traditional styles of Okotberfest Beer or Märzen style.
We have several brands of Oktoberfest beers to choose from, traditional Paulaner Wiesn to the number one selling Craft Beer Oktoberfest in the world, Samuel Adams. I’ve attached a list below that contains the multitude of Oktoberfest & Pumpkin beers that we have available this fall.
Below is a description of this style of beer courtesy of Beeradvocate.com
Märzen / Oktoberfest
Description:
Before refrigeration, it was nearly impossible to brew beer in the summer due to the hot weather and bacterial infections. Brewing ended with the coming of spring, and began again in the fall. Most were brewed in March (Märzen). These brews were kept in cold storage over the spring and summer months, or brewed at a higher gravity, so they’d keep. Märzenbier is full-bodied, rich, toasty, typically dark copper in color with a medium to high alcohol content.
The common Munich Oktoberfest beer served at Wies’n (the location at which Munich celebrates its Oktoberfest) contains roughly 5.0-6.0% alcohol by volume, is dark/copper in color, has a mild hop profile and is typically labeled as a Bavarian Märzenbier in style.
Average alcohol by volume (abv) range: 4.0-7.0%
Learn More about Munich’s Oktoberfest Festival
Below is our 2018 offerings of Oktoberfest & Pumpkin Beers – some of these products are still in route.
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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.145
Today, I wanted to talk about one of my favorite seasonal beers – Samuel Adams Octoberfest… This beer is talked about more often than any other seasonal beer we have in house; retailers are asking for it mid-summer! Samuel Adams Octoberfest is one of the largest seasonal beer offerings in the world. Samuel Adams Octoberfest has a 27% share of the fall seasonal segment, significantly more than any other fall seasonal brand.
What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.144
This week I wanted to highlight the extraordinary and vast selection of IPA’s in our portfolio. I hope you raised a pint or two of this fantastic style of beer last Friday, because it was National IPA Day. This is a limited list of IPA’s that we carry, for a full list ask your Bergseth Bros. Sales Rep. I have included some general information on the American India Pale Ale and a video from CraftBeer.com.
American IPA
Characterized by floral, fruity, citrus-like, piney or resinous American-variety hop character, the IPA beer style is all about hop flavor, aroma and bitterness. This has been the most-entered category at the Great American Beer Festival for more than a decade, and is the top-selling craft beer style in supermarkets and liquor stores across the U.S.
Keep in Mind we have some LOCAL Selections as well:
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The sound of country music will be filling the air around lakes country this weekend with one of the largest regional music festivals in the area; We Fest. Not only will you be hearing country music but the sounds of coolers being filled with festive beverages for the long weekend.
Mike’s Hard Lemonade has been a part of We Fest Country Music Festival for several years. Patrons continue to drink Mike’s Hard Lemonade straight and use the wide-range of flavors to develop layered libations. I have compiled a few of our favorite recipes below – Enjoy Mike’s Hard Lemonade straight from the can or bottle, enjoy over ice or mixed in your favorite cocktail.
FORE! We’ll take four of these. Tee off with our spiked Arnold Palmer.
Combine the following over Ice:
1 oz vodka
1 oz simple syrup
4 oz iced tea
4 oz mike’s hard Lemonade
Garnish with lemon and mint
A mule that doesn’t horse around. Try our simple and straight-up delicious mike’s mule.
2 oz vodka
3 oz ginger beer
3 oz mike’s hard Limeade
Ice
Garnish with lime
The only sure bet on Derby Day or Any Day of the Week: a mike’s hard Kentucky Lemonade.
The drink that doesn’t horse around.
1 bottle of mike’s hard lemonade
1 oz bourbon or whiskey
1 oz triple sec
Garnish with lemon and mint
Summer lovin’ with this mike’s hard Sipper.
1 bottle mike’s hard Peach Lemonade
3 oz ginger beer
1.5 oz whiskey
Garnish with peach slices
Serve up some red, white and blue flare with our Patriotic Mixed Berry Slushie!
1. In a blender, add 1.5 cup strawberries, 0.5oz simple syrup, 1 bottle mike’s hard Strawberry and 2 cups ice. Blend and transfer to a pitcher.
2. Repeat for next layer. In a blender, add 1 juiced lemon, 1 bottle mike’s hard Lemonade and 2 cups ice. Blend and pour half in pitcher.
3. With the remaining half, add 1 cup blueberries and 1 cup ice. Blend and pour remaining mixture in pitcher.
4. Serve immediately.
What’s cooler than cool? mike’s hard Strawberry Lemonade Pop!
2.5 cups strawberries
1/4 cup sugar
1 tsp lemon zest
2 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 cup mike’s hard Strawberry
Blend all ingredients above until smooth. Pour into popsicle molds and freeze overnight.
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Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.142
We’re super excited to announce that we’ve acquired distribution rights for Bell’s Brewery. Larry Bell, the Founder is a pioneer in the craft brewing scene and their dedication to quality is undeniable. This quality is proven by winning awards for their beers through-out the world. Most recently, Bell’s Two Hearted IPA was named back to back best beer in America by the American Homebrewer’s Association.
Make sure to watch the videos below to learn more about the brewery and some of the styles they make.
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