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Sisyphus Brewing Mural Defaced

Just days into the new year, the 10×10 mural painted on the building that houses Sisyphus Brewing at the corner of Ontario and Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis was defaced. The artwork was created by local artists Adam Turman and Josh “Jawsh” Lemke just over a year ago and paid for by 186 backers of a successful Kickstarter campaign.

“We wanted to support the local art community and put something cool on a wall for people to look at,” explains Sam Harriman, head brewer and co-owner. “It makes no sense why they painted where they did – there is plenty of space up there for people to do something.”

sisyphus_3Reaction to the news and the defaced image, posted to the brewery’s page on Facebook is a mixture of outrage and sympathy. Comments range from doing something extreme to just letting it be. Others ask where they can make a contribution to repair the one-of-a-kind mural.

“Adam and Jawsh are going to repair the damage once the weather warms up,” Harriman reports. “They can’t paint when it’s this cold out. They also want to paint the whole wall and hope that discourages a repeat vandalism, but that’s pricey and my landlord isn’t exactly on board with that idea (yet).”

Please call Minneapolis Police if you have information about the individual(s) responsible for the graffiti.

Updated – 1/6/2015 at 12:47 from Sam: “We have the name of the individual responsible, but he’s from Cincinnati and just is going around city to city doing this. It is unlikely he’s still in Minneapolis.”

Officer John Elder of the Minneapolis Police Department said they are investigating.

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Sisyphus Brewing – Batch #50.50

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On October 21st, I met Sam Harriman, Owner and Brewer at Sisyphus Brewing, on a brew day to watch and discuss batch #50.50. This special brew is Sam’s 50th batch of beer. It is an American Imperial Stout expected to come in around 10.50% ABV. It was brewed with a combination of black and chocolate malts coupled with roasted barley, flaked barley, and Chinook hops.

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This American Imperial Stout is labeled batch #50.50 as a nod to the production number and method. Instead of making his usual single two-barrel batch, Sam brewed 2 single-barrel batches and combined them. Sam typically brews two-barrel batches in his three-barrel mash tun. However, all the grain required to make this higher gravity beer would not all fit into a single batch without the risk of a serious boil-over. So, batch #50 was split, 50/50.

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The recipe for this milestone beer was adapted from a homebrew recipe that Sam came up with a few years ago. He developed it for an annual holiday party that he hosts with his wife. This is the first time that he has brewed it on this scale. And, this is the first time anyone will have the opportunity to have a beer this big from Sisyphus.

As far as the taste, Sam expects is to be “more roast forward and …more of a bitter bite”…than what people might be used to in a sweeter-style Russian Imperial Stout. I, for one, am interested in a black, roasty beer with a nice hop profile.

Sisyphus batch #50.50: American Imperial Stout is being served up in 10 oz pours and is only available at the tap room.

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Sisyphus Brewing now open

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Sisyphus Brewing is officially opening today at noon! Tucked away near the Walker’s Sculpture Garden, the 100-seat taproom is ready for customers. If the location was hard to find before, it will soon be quite visible as the Kickstarter-backed mural by Adam Turman and Josh “Jawsh” Lemke is completed. Entertainment will be a big part of this taproom’s amenities, plans are in the works for a 100-seat theater for live music and comedy, but for now you can have fun with two shuffleboard tables.

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Sisyphus will operate with a two-barrel system and will rotate beers frequently to allow them to experiment with various styles. The taproom will be the only place the beers will be available as they will not distribute or sell growlers. Today’s opening will feature four beers: Brett IPA, Oatmeal Pale Ale, Black Ale with coffee, and Kentucky Common.

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The taproom will be open on Fridays and Saturdays until 1am for now, with the ultimate goal of being open seven days a week. The addition of a taproom to the Loring Park neighborhood definitely mixes up the nightlife options for residents as well as creating a fun destination for beer lovers. Check them out and let us know what you think.

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