Richard Drawdy here reporting on behalf of the SoDakBeer Blog. I’ve noticed that beer fans are always looking for what’s new and the best way to find out what’s new is to go to the publicly available TTB Label Approval Website. Since searching through the site can be cumbersome without some effort, I’ve went ahead and di ...
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Into the Black Day was held January 9 at Bank Brewing in Hendricks, MN. This beer was so good last year that it had to made again. Fans of this beer will be very pleased with the results! Click on this link for my 2015 review. The weather was nasty, but the trip was well worth the effort. I was able to see lots of friends an ...
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Christmas Bomb! Merry Christmas friends! I hope you are having a great holiday. Check out this Beer Advent Calendar from @2beerguys for holiday beer suggestions. My contribution is Christmas Bomb! from Prairie Artisan Ales. It is the seasonal offering based on Prairie Ales Bomb! with the addition of cinnamon bark. Gather around the ...
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The Sioux Falls Craft Beer Expo happened November 7th at the Sioux Falls Convention Center. This second year event is organized by Chop Liver Inc., a company run by Mark Opdahl and Juno Choi. It is a good chance to see friends, brewers, distributors and try beers from over 40 different breweries. This year over 160 different beers ...
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Surly sign This was my second Darkness Day. After last year, I knew to prepare. I was a boy scout and have done extensive camping (although a few years ago). I bought a small tent and cold weather sleeping bag to prepare, so what did the weather do? Rain, rain, rain! So what is a beer geek to do? Pack your rain gear and go forward. ...
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Beervana. The epic Sioux Falls original rare beer festival that was once highlighted by Surly Darkness continues to evolve and impress every year. Despite being set on the same weekend as GABF, the Great American Beer Festival, in Denver, Beervana shines brightly on its own. Once again Monks House of Ale Repute pulled out all of the sto ...
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Horseshoes & Hand Grenades APA (American Pale Ale) is a special release from the Central Waters Brewing Company. It is a good “change up beer” if you like pale ales like I do. I found that I was a little fatigued with Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. It is a great classic craft beer with notes of grapefruit and pine in the ...
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The Wing & Brewfest happened last Saturday at the Swiftel Center in Brookings. The weather was hot and sunny, but the beer was cold! A $30 brewtent pass entitled attendees to sample as many beers as they wanted. The format in the tent varied this year to encourage breweries to send representatives to pour their beer i ...
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2015 Brookings Wing & Brewfest at the Swiftel Center; 12-8 pm Bank Brewing – Hop Bandit, Hop Lab, Sour Bomb Fernson – Farmhouse, Gallivant, IPA Miner Brewing – Gose,White IPA Wooden Legs – Split Rock Creek Pale Ale, Wild Hare, Cream Ale, 353 Stout West-O – Smoked Red, Holy L IPL Sick-N-Twisted & ...
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Fort Collins, CO. – On July 1, 2015, Odell Brewing will release its newest seasonal four pack. Following Tree Shaker, Brombeere is a Gose (Goes-uh) brewed with blackberries. Originating in Germany, Gose is a soured wheat ale brewed with salt and spices. The Odell Brewing team used a house culture for natural souring along w ...
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