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Beers to enjoy as the weather chills

Quick! There’s not much time left until frost is a daily word again and snow is on the horizon. Some beers are firmly in the fall category, some in the winter category and some, like the three listed below, can be enjoyed in either setting. But don’t waste any time. Check them out for yourself today!
Rood Tart Red Ale
Borealis Fermentery
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Borealis Fermentery is known for its small-batch Belgian style ales made in a small timber frame strawbale brewery in Knife River just north of Duluth. Borealis is also known because owner and brewer Ken Thiemann has been kicking out high-quality beers for a while, and one to consider as the crisp air returns and brings us toward that cold winter nip is Rood, a tart red ale. Once a winter seasonal, the popularity of this tart, but not-too-sour ale, led Ken to produce it year-round. Grab one today.

Watts Wheat Wine
Tin Whiskers Brewing Company

This anniversary beer is still lingering about with a little searching. It’s a big beer at 9.4% ABV, which will keep you warm in the coming months. Tin Whiskers continues to increase its footprint and this Wheat Wine, with its notes of orange, honey, and peppercorn is one to please Twin Cities consumers.

Yamma Jamma Harvest Ale
Indeed Brewing Company

I’m not ready to let go of fall just quite yet, how about you? While I love a good brown ale and my share of Oktoberfests, I’m one of the few (the many?) who really enjoys a pumpkin — or yam — beer, if done well. Count Indeed’s Yamma Jamma Harvest Ale among them. Brewed with sweet potatoes (yes!) and delicately spiced, Yamma Jamma hits all the right notes as the mercury bounces between cozy and chilly. It’s equally perfect to be enjoyed by an evening fire as it is by the TV watching the Vikings defeat whatever team is on the schedule (keep hope alive). Hurry, though, distribution ends in November. I can’t imagine this festive brew will stay on shelves for long.

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Tin Whiskers Tiny Circuit Coffee Stout

Local brewery Tin Whiskers has just released a Coffee Stout.  This caffeinated version of their Short Circuit sweet stout is a collaboration with local Coffee roaster Tiny Footprint Coffee.
Tiny Circuit Coffee Stout
The beer this is based on, Short Circuit Stout, has been a flagship for this brewery from the beginning.  It’s a nitro poured sweet stout brewed with lactose.  For this collaboration, head brewer Derek Brown and founder Jeff Moriarty cold press an Ethiopian dark roast (Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Negelle Gorbitu) and add it to the bright tank, resulting in a sweet, creamy, roasty stout.

Tin Whiskers Coffee Stout
Cascading nitro action

A note about Tiny Footprint:  They are actually the first carbon-negative coffee.  For each pound of coffee they sell, they donate proceeds to replant a forest in Ecuador.  These carbon offsets result in a carbon-negative product.  The coffee is pretty good, too.

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You can find this on tap at Tin Whiskers Downtown St. Paul now, and in other craft beer bars soon.

By the numbers:

  • Style: Sweet Stout
  • Original Gravity: 1.065
  • Final Gravity: 1.022
  • ABV: 5.8%
  • IBUs: 55

Links:

Release announcement from Tin Whiskers

Coffee information from Tiny Footprint

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A Look Ahead – Tin Whiskers Brewing Company

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Tin Whiskers

I had the pleasure of sitting down for a beer with Jeff Moriarty, 1/3 founder, of the soon-to-open Tin Whiskers Brewing Company in downtown Saint Paul. The three owners, Jake Johnson, George Kellerman, and Jeff are electrical engineers by trade that have spent the last couple of years perfecting their recipes and preparing for the opening of their brewery. Located at the base of the Rossmor Building, Tin Whiskers anchors over 100 condos above alongside Black Sheep Pizza, Sawatdee, and Key’s Cafe. Jeff and team spent a year looking for the right site in Roseville and St. Paul, specifically to keep the water quality consistent in their beer. They settled on the Rossmor because of the building’s appeal, downtown location, and the residential access to this part of the downtown Saint Paul area.

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Jeff, George, and Jake
Tin Whiskers Brewing

As with any new venture, the #1 question is “when are you opening?” Jeff expects a mid-May opening despite the one-week delay in the delivery of their brewing equipment. Until then, there is plenty of work to do to get the space ready. It currently looks like a busy workshop with dust, tools, and materials throughout. Beyond that there are high ceilings, a new bar, and large windows – everywhere. The light is spectacular and makes a freshly painted red wall shine.

IMG_3095Tin Whiskers Brewing wants to be the neighborhood taproom where people can have a beer and learn about new styles with the rotation of seasonal beers. They expect to have 5-6 beers on draft at all times with one rotating on a weekly basis. In addition to seasonals, Tin Whiskers will offer homebrewers an opportunity to showcase their beers throughout the year.

IMG_3098According to their site, their flagship beers include a sweet stout, American IPA, American-style wheat, pumpkin ale, and a Biere de Garde. When asked about seasonals and his plans for trying new styles, Jeff said they are not afraid of trying new things as they want complexity in their brews. I have not tried the beer yet, but I believe him, especially when I see by the description of their Wheatstone Bridge which has honey and chamomile tea in it. It will be fun to see what flavors and styles they will experiment with. When asked about distribution, Tin Whiskers will offer kegs to liquor stores, restaurants, and bars. Bombers are expected in the Fall.

IMG_3093It was great meeting Jeff and learning about Tin Whiskers. After several years in the making and business plan after business plan, a well thought out idea is becoming reality. I have no doubt that it will be a hit in the neighborhood and will bring people from across the river to check out the bright taproom and new brews. Cheers!
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