What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
/in Uncategorized /by Brian FrankWeekly Online Newsletter Vol.198
Since 1860, August Schell Brewing Company has been perfecting German Craft Beers. Their Oktoberfest is a shining example of their perfection!
OKTOBERFEST
BEER STYLE: Marzen, Oktoberfest
ALCOHOL BY VOLUME: 5.8%
CHARACTERISTICS: Brewed with the perfect balance of Pale, Munich, and Cara Pils malt with Liberty and Perle hops to create a rich, smooth taste.
With its bright copper-orange color, it is quite symbolic of the autumnal shift of the season. A slightly higher strength, and warm malt body make it the perfect companion for the crisp fall weather in Minnesota. The use of Munich and Vienna malts give the beer its toasty malt backbone, and melanoidin-rich flavor and aroma. It has a soft malt sweetness, pleasant mouthfeel and a slight spiciness. Hop character is subdued, as the malt takes center stage with this beer.
Another new exciting sampler pack from August Schell Brewing Company – Harvest Brews Seasonal Sampler
CHEERS!
What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros
/in Uncategorized /by Brian FrankIt’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 Marzen 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%
What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
/in Uncategorized /by Brian FrankWeekly Online Newsletter Vol.196
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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
/in Uncategorized /by Brian FrankWeekly Online Newsletter Vol.195
What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
/in Uncategorized /by Brian FrankWeekly Online Newsletter
This week I wanted to highlight the extraordinary and vast selection of IPA’s in our portfolio. I hope you raise a pint or two of this fantastic style of beer Thursday, because it is National IPA Day. This is a limited list of IPA’s that we carry. 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.P
Keep in Mind we have some LOCAL Selections as well: