What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.99
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: 5.5%
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
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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.98
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.
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Samuel Adams OctoberFest Tasting Video with Jim Koch
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What’s Brewing Bergseth Bros.
Weekly Online Newsletter Vol. 97
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 below that contains the multitude of Oktoberfest & Pumpkin beers that we have available this fall.
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Beer Style Spotlight: German-Style Marzen / Oktoberfest
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%
Below is our 2017 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.96
I can hardly believe it’s been seven years already for Fargo Brewing Company. I remember back to my retail days meeting with four young entrepreneurs with a dream of starting a brewery in Fargo, North Dakota. We sat in the break room and tried samples of the beers they hoped to contract brew. I would be lying if I did not say I was a little skeptical of their aspirations.
There was no brewery in Fargo at this time, let alone a brewery in North Dakota that produced commercially. Well, they proved all of the skeptics wrong, including myself. Their dream became a reality from the start-up days of contracting brewing to building a brew house, canning line and aging program.
They have continued to grow each year in terms of production, quality, community involvement and accolades. Raise a pint and celebrate Fargo Brewing Company’s Past 7 years and bright future ahead!
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Weekly Online Newsletter Vol.95
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 ahead.
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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