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Weekly Online Newsletter Vol. 167

It’s getting to be the time for Valentines, but we do things a little bit differently here at Bell’s, so it’s time for Beerentines!

We’ve just updated our iOS app with some new stickers, including Official, Lampshade and Double Two Hearted.

 

 

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-NEW for 2019-

-What Others are Saying-

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Was your fantasy football team lackluster this year??

Well, now’s the time to impress your friends with some amazing Beer & Food Pairings for today’s big game.

The three most common pairing interactions are complement, contrast or cut. Take a look at what goes into each dish before deciding what interaction will best compliment your food and beer. For example spicy food; IPA will make the food even spicier complementing the food, Vienna Lager will contrast the spiciness with the sweetness of its malt, and Blonde Ale will cut the flavors refreshing your palate from the spiciness.

These are just a few examples of how you can pair one spicy dish with three different beer styles. Below I will give you a few more examples of beers that can pair with some of your big game food. To learn more on this topic check out http://www.craftbeer.com/category/beer-and-food and watch the video below.

The CraftBeer.com Beer & Food Course gives chefs an overview of pairing techniques, beer styles and the important place beer serves on your menu. Download the free CraftBeer.com Beer & Food course now at https://www.craftbeer.com/course

 

Food & Beer Pairings  

Pizza with Red Sauce

 

Try with:        

August Schell’s Brewing Co. Firebrick Vienna-Style Amber Lager

Fair State Brewing Cooperative Vienna Lager

Fulton Brewing Co. Standard Lager

Hamburgers

 

Try with:                  

Summit Brewing Co. Extra Pale Ale

Samuel Adams Brewing Co. Boston Lager

Summit Brewing Co. Dakota Soul

Buffalo Wings

 

Try with:           

Lagunitas Brewing Co. India Pale Ale

Bell’s Brewery Two Hearted India Pale Ale

Fulton Brewing Co. Lonely Blonde

Pulled Pork Sliders

 

Try with:        

Fargo Brewing Co. Iron Horse Pale Ale

Dogfish Head 60 Minute India Pale Ale

Odell Brewing Co. 90 Shilling Ale

Chili Beef and/or Pork

 

Try with:     

Guinness Draught Stout

Rhombus Guys Brewing Co. Into The Darkness Porter

Empyrean Brewing Co. Dark Side Vanilla Porter

Macaroni & Cheese

 

Try with:  

Fargo Brewing Co. Stones Throw Scottish Ale

Bell’s Brewery Amber Ale

Finnegans Brewing Co. Irish Amber Ale

Nachos with Queso Dip and/or Guacamole

 

Try with:   

Samuel Adams Brewing Co. Cold Snap

Blue Moon Brewing Co. Belgium White Ale

Paulaner Brewing Co. Hefe-Weizen

 

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HOPSLAM ALE

Starting with six different hop varietals added to the brew kettle & culminating with a massive dry-hop addition of Simcoe hops, Bell’s Hopslam Ale possesses the most complex hopping schedule in the Bell’s repertoire.

Selected specifically because of their aromatic qualities, these Pacific Northwest varieties contribute a pungent blend of grapefruit, stone fruit and floral notes. A generous malt bill and a solid dollop of honey provide just enough body to keep the balance in check, resulting in a remarkably drinkable rendition of the Double India Pale Ale style.

Hopslam is best enjoyed as fresh as possible.

Alcohol By Volume: 10.00%

HOPSLAM Q&A: CELLARING, HONEY, CANS AND MORE

Hopslam is one of our most sought after beers. It is also one of our beers that generate a lot of questions.

And since you asked, we’ve got answers.

But first, what exactly is Hopslam? Director of Operations, John Mallett, tackles that and more. He also has one of the most unique descriptions for Hopslam, one you won’t find on any label or packaging.

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Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.163

DAYTIME

A FRACTIONAL IPA

The beer in this can has achieved what we all hope for ourselves; to be made new again. There is freedom in burning down the house of expectations and it confers an undeniable lightness to being. We didn’t invent these truths; they invented us.

NEW Release in Our Full Territory – CHEERS!

 

 

 

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Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.162

California Cider Company is the first family owned cider in the US. We have been making ACE ciders since 1993 in the beautiful Sebastopol area of Sonoma County California just north of San Francisco. We are located among some of the world’s most renowned wine makers and apple orchards.

Ace founder Jeffrey House created Ace Space in honor of his wife, Angela, who appeared in the cantina scene in the original Star Wars.

 

 

It’s time to try something new and exciting. Cider is lower calorie and gluten free in comparison to other alcoholic beverages. Ace ciders are a refreshing alternative to beer and wine. No sugar is added to our beverages, the only sugar occurs naturally from fresh fruit, making our ciders crisp in taste and flavor. Our award winning ACE ciders are pure, clean and refreshing because we use only the best eating apples for our juice and the best ingredients we can buy. We use champagne yeast in all of our cider and ferment them 10 -14 days. We then cold – filter 4 times and add the perfect amount of spritz to quench your thirst.

We guarantee you will notice the care and quality we take to produce every bottle. That’s what makes us ACES!

 

 

  

 

 

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What a wonderful time to be involved in the beer industry, whether you’re a retailer, wholesaler or supplier. In the United States Craft Beer breweries have hit a record high, eclipsing over seven thousand breweries. Craft Beer is still on the rise and I believe it will have a prominent presence going into the foreseeable future.

In 2018, we saw several of our breweries win awards, locally, nationally and internationally.  We’ve seen label changes, brand extensions, mergers and acquisitions.  Every day is different in the beer industry, but it is certainly fun even on the bad days.

We had the pleasure to visit a few of our brewery partners in 2018. Nothing compares to the sights, smells and sounds of a visiting brewery in person. Learning about the culture of the brewery, their roots and values. We even discovered a whole new group of NDSU Bison fan’s 800 miles from Fargo!

Bergseth Bros. is proud to have distributed beer in our region since our start in 1946. Please choose us for your needs this season and next year. We toast our customers, suppliers, and the American system of alcohol distribution. We thank you for your business and hope to share success in 2019.

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!

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NOW Available in our Full Territory!

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Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.160

We’re extremely excited, to let everyone know that we have launched Fair State Brewing Cooperative in our full territory. We will have draught only until the spring of 2019 when we launch cans in our market. The brewery is well known throughout Minnesota, garnering many local, regional, national and world-wide accolades. From our very first meeting with the crew at Fair State Brewing Cooperative, it just felt right. The quality of the beer and the people behind it is top notch. We are confident that you will feel the same way as we do.

The three men behind the brewery – D. Evan Sallee, Niko Tonks, and Matthew Hauck – met in college, playing rugby and brewing beer. As homebrewers are wont to do, they talked about opening their own brewery for years, until one fateful and somewhat foggy night when the dream became a little more real. None of the three had started a brewery co-op before, but they longed to return to the Twin Cities and do so. The timing was right. Minnesota has beneficial craft beer co-op legislation and the law changes, including those allowing on-site taprooms, worked in their favor. Now with the right timing and right ideas, Fair State is off and running. Catch it if you can.

Press Play to watch – Evan Sallee, the president of Minnesota’s first consumer-owned brewery, spoke with the Mid-Morning crew about Fair State’s new cans (2:43). WCCO Mid-Morning – Jan. 17, 2018

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‘Tis the season for winter warmers – beers released around Christmas time for sipping over the cold months ahead.

A few of these beers might satisfy your Christmas cookie cravings; they have hints of oatmeal and nutmeg, cinnamon and ginger, others are toasty and dark with a bit of smokiness.  However, most are simply well-made ales with rich malty flavors and enough alcohol to warm you up. There are quite a few winners here – I hate to remind you and myself, but winter is just beginning, and a few of these beers might help us make it through the long winter ahead.

Samuel Adams Winter Lager

German brewers may have been on to something centuries ago when they created bold, rich bock beers for the winter. For our beer, we brewed a dark wheat bock subtly spiced with fresh ground cinnamon, ginger & orange peel for a deep, smooth flavor and malty finish that will warm you on a cold winter’s night.

5.6% ABV, 22 IBUs, 25 SRM

Blue Moon Brewing Co. Winter Wheat Abbey Ale

Warm up to winter with Blue Moon’s special new seasonal beer Winter Wheat. This spiced abbey ale is perfect to bring to any holiday occasion.

5.9% ABV

Summit Brewing Co. Winter Ale

One taste and it’s easy to see why the Brits call this style Winter Warmer. Nutty, roasted malt flavor with hints of coffee, caramel, cocoa and a dash of hop spice.

6.5% ABV, 40 IBUs, 54 SRM

Fargo Brewing Co. Masala Wala Winter Warmer

Masala chai spiced winter warmer. Malty and slightly sweet with a nice warming sensation from the masala chai spices.

6.1% ABV, 62 IBs

Bell’s Winter White Ale

An alternative to dark and heavy winter warmers and stouts, Winter White is a stylish and refreshing Wheat Ale. Fermented with a Belgian ale yeast, this blend of barley and wheat malts yields a mixture of clove and fruity aromas, all without the use of any spices. Deliberately brewed to retain a cloudy appearance, Winter White is a beer for embracing winter.

5.0% ABV 20 IBUs

Bell’s Christmas Scotch Ale

Inspired stylistically by traditional non-peated Scotch Ales, Christmas Ale is rich and malty with notes of caramel and a warm finish. Certain to make any occasion festive, or at least a bit more bearable. Enjoy with the company of friends and family.

7.5% ABV, 35 IBUs

Lagunitas Brewing CO. Brown Shugga’

Our winter seasonal that falls into the realm of “Dangerously Slammable”, this brew is especially irresponsible. We believe this Special Ale is Something Unique. Feeding Brown Cane Sugar to otherwise Cultured Brewery Yeast is a’kin to feeding Raw Shark to your Gerbil. It is unlikely to ever occur in nature without Human Intervention. And it looks weird besides. But it has happened and now it’s too Late.

9.9% ABV 51 IBUs

Odell Isolation Ale

 A funny thing happens here around summer’s end—our eyes start searching the skies for those first fall flakes. As we welcome autumn’s first snow, we celebrate the return of Isolation Ale—a sweet-caramel malty ale balanced by a subtle crisp hop finish. Whether you ski, shred, or shoe, it’ll inspire you to make first tracks.

6.1% ABV, 29 IBUs

Schell Snowstorm Speciale Belge

As ever y Midwesterner knows, no two Snowstorms are ever alike. As an homage to the uniqueness of our Northern climate, we celebrate the start of every winter with a unique Snowstorm of our own, a one-of-a-kind limited edition brew.

7.6% ABV

Empyrean Winter Wisdom Hazelnut Brown Ale

Wise up. Look deep within this brown ale to breathe in caramel aromas, taste hints of roasted hazelnuts and find a smooth, creamy finish. Best paired with old friends, festive tunes and New Year’s Resolutions. Also great with beef, grilled vegetables, Southwest flavors and caramel desserts.

5.3% ABV, 18 IBUs

 

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