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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.

September 26, 2016/in Uncategorized /by Brian Frank

Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.52

As I sipped on my Pumpkin Spice Latte® this weekend I was thinking what can be better in the fall with flavors of cinnamon, ginger, all spice and nutmeg…… Well Duh, all of these flavors in beer! The change in the weather and leaves not only brings us Oktoberfest but Pumpkin ales, lagers and ciders. Pumpkin beer for me encompasses the flavors of fall in one glass. If you’re feeling really adventurous try layering these beers with Guinness. Another great combination is with Empyrean Dark Side Vanilla Porter mix half and half pumpkin beer to porter.

Brewers get very creative when making these beers, most using real pumpkin while adding classic fall spices; ginger, all spice, clove, cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, etc. Brewers also change flavors with the style of yeast they use, whether they use traditional ale, lager or Belgian yeast all of these yeasts will influence the flavor profile of the beer.

At Bergseth Bros. we are fortunate to carry many brands that excel in making award winning pumpkin ales, lagers and ciders.

What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.

September 19, 2016/in Uncategorized /by Brian Frank

Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.51

It is starting to feel like fall outside with the dropping temperature and the changing colors of foliage. In the beer industry we know what that means; time for some hearty ciders, ales and lagers. Bergseth Bros. takes great pride in our selection of Oktoberfest and Pumpkin beers. In fact, we’ve added a few additional beers. These are some great brews and extremely limited so don’t pass these up. The beers we’ve added are listed below.

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CHEERS!

What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.

September 12, 2016/in Uncategorized /by Brian Frank

Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.50

We have a busy week planned with Odell Brewing Company in our territory. All products are available and awaiting to ship from our warehouse. Odell Brewing Company goes to great lengths to make sure the quality of their product is top notch. In fact, Odell 90 Shilling Ale received a gold medal at the recent World Beer Cup for the German-Style Altbier category. I wanted to showcase Odell’s brewing process and advances they have made over the years. Press the play button on pictures to play the videos. For more information on Odell Brewing Company check out their website: https://www.odellbrewing.com/

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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.

September 5, 2016/in Uncategorized /by Brian Frank

Online Weekly Newsletter Vol.49

Today, I wanted to showcase a few beers from Odell Brewing Company that are available year-round in package and draught. The beers are Odell 90 Shilling Ale, Odell India Pale Ale, Odell Drumroll American Pale Ale and Odell Myrcenary Double India Pale Ale. I included a description and video for the beers; to play the videos click on the play buttons. If you’d like to learn more about Odell Brewing Co. please check out their website: https://www.odellbrewing.com/our-story/

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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.

August 29, 2016/in Uncategorized /by Brian Frank

Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.48

We are very excited at Bergseth Bros. to announce the newest brand to our portfolio – Colorado’s Odell Brewing Company!! Below is the story of Odell Brewing Company.

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Learn more about Odell Brewing Co. https://www.odellbrewing.com/our-story/

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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.

August 22, 2016/in Uncategorized /by Brian Frank

Weekly Online Newsletter Vol. 47

Craft beer is still growing nationwide at a tremendous rate and the Minneapolis area is one of the fastest growing in the country. Fulton Brewery has been a favorite among many locals in our territory. Minneapolis is no different, Fulton Brewery is seeing explosive growth in their hometown. Fulton Brewery’s passion and dedication to the craft beer scene is contagious. This passion translates into their growth regionally and locally.

Another, reason for Fulton’s growth is their focus on high quality beers. This became evident after winning their first medal at the Great American Beer Festival for Fulton Lonely Blonde in the fall of 2015. The accolades have continued to come in showcasing Fulton’s dedication; The Growler Magazine, The Taste Test: Blind-Tasting 53 Minnesota IPAs. Fulton took home the Best in Show as the number one ranked Minnesota IPA. Paste Magazine recently did a blind taste test of the top IPAs in the United States; 247 of the Best American IPAs, Blind-Tasted and Ranked. Fulton Brewery was #34 over-all and the top rated Minnesota IPA in their tasting.

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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.

August 15, 2016/in Uncategorized /by Brian Frank

Online Weekly Newsletter Vol.46

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 and the largest Oktoberfest beer in the world. Samuel Adams Octoberfest has a 27% share of the fall seasonal segment, significantly more than any other fall seasonal brand.

After one sip of Samuel Adams Octoberfest you’ll know why it’s so popular every fall –

Please Click on the Play Button Below to watch

Jim Koch Tasting Video with Samuel Adams Octoberfest

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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.

August 8, 2016/in Uncategorized /by Brian Frank

Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.45

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 Oktoberfest in the world Samuel Adams. I’ve attached a list above and 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%

Don’t forget to talk with your Bergseth Bros. Sales rep

to register your establishment as a Samuel Adams Steinhoisting location!

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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.

August 1, 2016/in Uncategorized /by Brian Frank

Online Weekly Newsletter Vol. 44

NEW!!!! LAGUNITAS 12^th of Never Ale

Tropically Hoppy. Light, yet Full-Bodied. Bright and Citrusy. Word.

The magical, mystical 12th of Never is a blend of Old and New School hops that play bright citrus, rich coconut, and papaya-esque flavors, all on a solid stage of English puffed wheat. Tropically hoppy. Light, yet full-bodied. Bright and citrusy. The 12th of Never Ale is everything we’ve learned about making hop-forward beer expressed in a moderate voice. Pale, cold, slightly alcoholic and bitter. It’s all we know.

These 12oz mini-kegs (AKA cans) are an exciting new option for us, and we are stoopid stoked at the opportunity for y’all to take us to all those new, nelophobic locations…

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And then at the very moment that the lands beyond the River Styx froze over, as the last pig took flight, as the last winged monkey departed the darkly fragrant netherlands, when wishes become horses and all of the beggars rode, when a moon rose newly blued on the morning of the 12th of never, and the second to last craft brewery in America pressed the green button on their canning line. We wanted be the Last Small Brewer in the U.S. to can their beer and maybe by now we are…

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Lagunitas 12th of Never is – surprise, surprise – a hop forward beer. Described as a “bitter-esque, pale-isa ale”. As we sit here drinking it for the first time, it truly is damn hop forward, walking a fine line between pale ale and IPA, kind of beer. A truly tasty beer for this nearly 100 degree start to the summer. Fans of Lagunitas Brewing’s bold hop flavor will be quite happy with this release year-round. Founder, Beer Street Journal.

PRESS PLAY BUTTON Watch #MouthFell: 12^th of Never with Brewmaster Jeremy Marshall

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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.

July 25, 2016/in Uncategorized /by Brian Frank

Weekly Online Newsletter Vol. 43

We are excited to introduce you to a new brand at Bergseth Bros. Base Camp Brewing Company from the heart of Portland, Oregon’s brewery district. Ryan and I had the opportunity to meet with Base Camp Brewing Company at the Craft Beer Conference in Portland. We were blown away with their detail to crafting consistent quality brews. We are confident that you will agree with your first sip of their beer.

The Base Camp family has grown a bit since we first opened our doors. Our crew represents decades of work in the brewing industry and a common love for life here in the Pacific Northwest. When we make the time to get out of the brewery, you can find our team out having fun. Whether we’re in the water off Short Sands Beach, setting up camp on the Wonderland Trail, slashing pow turns in the Outback on Bachelor, or drifting a line out in the Umpqua we are proud to live, work, and play in the Pacific Northwest.

We care about the consistency, quality, and freshness of our beers. Our choice of packaging helps ensure that each brew is representative of this. Whether you’re popping open one of our bad-ass aluminum 22oz bottles, cracking into a pack of 12oz cans, or tapping a Base Camp keg, you can expect a beer made with exacting care and extraordinary effort.

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