It’s only once in a blue moon we tap into our reserve release stash, but this holiday season we wanted to give you a special gift – something brewer Jem has been looking forward to for an entire year.  Instead of releasing all of our Bourbon Barrel Aged Night Falls for our 5th Anniversary we let some age in the same award-winning Breckenridge Bourbon barrels for an extra 6 months.  Well, the year-long wait is finally over and we present to you The Reserve Release! 

The extended rest filled this beer with an exquisitely rich and complex profile: expect heavier notes of oak, vanilla, and char, and a bit more of bourbon heat over the 5th anniversary release. Don’t worry, the same brown sugar and chocolate notes are still there to mingle perfectly with roasted malts and dark fruit flavors. 

Enjoy now or let it hang out in your cellar and crack it open when you need to break out the good stuff. 

This holiday season we wanted to give you a special gift – a sneak peek at this year’s anniversary releases.  Brewer Blake has been looking forward to this beer all year, and couldn’t wait until June to release it.  So, here it is in all of its glory!  It’s not aged in red wine oak barrels like the anniversary beer, but instead aged on oak spirals.  You won’t be disappointed though, as all the elements of an amazing beer are here.

Unfiltered for maximum flavor (some settling is normal) and aromatic experiences, this beer hits the nose with a lively, effervescent sensation and pleasant fruit & spice fragrance.   The yeast produces hints of banana and coriander while the Belgian malts give a perfect medium-light body & subtle SWEETNESS. Complement those complex flavors with a hint of oak and you have this masterpiece. Enjoy this beautiful and tasty gift today or save it in the cellar and compare it to the wine barrel aged version in June, 2020. 

2019 Release! A beer so big, so bold, so dream-inducing, we only dare brew it once a year. It’s an absolute monster and is sure to leave you walking around in a daze asking: What. Was. That? Cause it was amazing. And I want another. This is as balanced as a Triple IPA can get. Expect some sweetness from golden promise, light and dark crystal malts, and 7.5lbs/BBL of local Basswood honey. But don’t worry. This is a hop monster, ready to smash you with passion fruit, citrus, pine and spicy floral. Like the secrets in your closet, the alcohol is there, but nicely hidden.

If you buy a bottle, keep it cold and drink it ASAP. Seriously. Like as soon as you’re home. Aging is not kind to all those hops.

Malts: Golden Promise, American 2-row,
UK light and dark Crystal, flaked oats
Hops: Warrior, Cascade, Centennial,
Australian Galaxy, Citra®, Simcoe® and Mosaic®
Minnesota basswood honey from Bell Bee Ranch

These past five years have been about 2 things: the beer and the people (YOU!).  And that’s what we’re celebrating this year – What you mean to us and all the beers we’ve shared.  So here’s to another amazing year and another amazing beer!

We started with our popular Night Falls Russian imperial stout and let it mellow in award winning Breckenridge Bourbon barrels for 8 months.  Time filled this beer with an exquisitely rich and complex profile: expect notes of vanilla, oak, brown sugar, Chocolate, char, and a bit of bourbon heat which mingleS perfectly with the roasted malt and dark fruit flavors.

Enjoy now or let it hang out in your cellar and crack it open when you need to break out the good stuff.

So here's to 5 years. And thank you from the bottom of our hearts & barrels.

These past five years have been about 2 things: the beer and the people (YOU!).  And that’s what we’re celebrating this year – What you mean to us and all the beers we’ve shared.  So here’s to another amazing year and another amazing beer!

Sometimes you need to face your fears to discover the best things in life. We were a bit scared to put our amazing Double Chocolate Milk Stout into a Nicaraguan Rum barrel. But we knew the results could be worth the risk. We spent many nights worrying – 7 months worth to be exact.  But the resulting beer is anything but terrifying. Expect a full, thick body that coats the mouth, big chocolate, vanilla, and roasty flavors, and a bit of rum heat. It’s what our dreams are made of.

So here's to 5 years. And thank you from the bottom of our hearts & barrels.

How do you properly celebrate five years of sharing great beer with great people (YOU!)?  The only way we know how – with another amazing beer! Behold, “Terror Falls” – a blend of our annual Night Falls Russian Imp. Stout & Night Terror Double Chocolate Milk Stout.  To make these behemoth beers play nice together our generous friends at Pub 819 lent us a Knob Creek Single Barrel Select Bourbon Barrel. We blended the two beers and forced them to rest in oak & bourbon bliss until they were the best of friends – which took 6 grueling months.  These newfound besties create a divinely deep and complex brew with the best characteristics of each shining through.  Expect notes of vanilla, oak, brown sugar, chocolate, char, and a bit of bourbon heat which balance perfectly with the roasted malt and dark fruit flavors.

So here's to 5 years. And thank you from the bottom of our hearts & barrels.

Ever since we created the first sour beer in our Emily’s dream series, we knew we were creating something special. For our 5th Anniversary we wanted to take Emily’s dream to a whole new dimension. But creating such a special beer was no easy task. We started with our standard series kettle sour. From there things got interesting. We aged this beer in Tequila barrels and pitched a fresh active culture. Then we added a bit of lime and sea salt for that authentic Tequila experience. With the help of time and a bit of patience, this beer became everything we dreamed of.

What should you expect out of this beer? Everything margarita – citrus, sweet, and sour all at the same time. The addition of sea salt cuts down on the bitterness of the lime while accentuating the sweet and sour characteristics. Bright citrus overtones shine through and meld perfectly with the hint of tequila from resting in barrels. It is both refreshing and complex. A perfect celebration of the past five years and many more to come.
 

This year we wanted to make something extra special for our anniversary. inspiration struck while gazing upon our last bottle of first anniversary Belgian tripel.  But the exact same beer wasn’t good enough.  So we gathered all of the wisdom we’ve gained in the past five years and tweaked the recipe to make it the best Belgian we’ve ever produced.  We used the finest Belgian malts, the best strain of Belgian yeast, & we ageD it in the finest French oak red wine barrels available.  Then we waited. And waited.  And waited some more.  In fact, we waited for 6 whole months. 

The result was nothing short of perfection.  This beer hits the nose with a lively, effervescent sensation and a pleasant fruit, spice, & wine aroma.  Once it hits your lips you’ll know it was worth the wait.  The yeast produces hints of banana and coriander while the Belgian malts give a perfect medium-light body & subtle sweetness.  And don’t forget the barrels – they add a delicate kiss of red wine with A touch of smooth oak.  This beer is complex, so sip slowly and enjoy the evolution of flavors unlike anything you’ve  experienced before.

Looking for a juice bomb smoothie/Milkshake IPA with tons of fruitty goodness? You’ve got it! To make it, Jem didn’t hold back on pulling the best goodies out of our hop cooler or fruit stash. Ridiculous amounts of Cryo® Citra® & Cryo® Ekuanot® Hops along with Mosaic®, Huell Mellon and Galaxy hops create a brew bursting with tropical fruit, passion fruit, stone fruit, citrus, and melon. If that wasn't enough we used a pound per gallon of mango, passion fruit, peach, and pineapple puree. Throw all of this together with lactose and vanilla... The result is a semi-sweet fruit explosion!

Bottled Feb 5th, 2019

Malts: Golden Promise, American 2-row pale, UK light and dark Crystal, flaked oats

Hops: Warrior®, Cascade, Centennial, Australian Galaxy, Citra, Simcoe® and Mosaic®

Addition of 120lbs of local Basswood honey

A beer so big, so bold, so dream-inducing, we only dare brew it once a year. It’s an absolute monster at 11.5%, and is sure to leave you walking around in a daze asking: What. Was. That? Cause it was amazing. And I want another.

This is as balanced as a Triple IPA can get. Expect some sweetness from golden promise, light and dark crystal malts, and 120lbs of local Basswood honey. But don’t worry. This is a hop monster, ready to smash you with passion fruit, citrus, pine and spicy floral. Like the secrets in your closet, the alcohol is there, but nicely hidden.

Keep it cold and drink it ASAP. Seriously. Like as soon as you’re home. Aging is not kind to all those hops.

Cheers to limited batches and unlimited possibilities.

Bottled mid-August, 2017

Malts: Golden Promise, American 2-row pale, UK light and dark Crystal, flaked oats

Hops: Warrior®, Cascade, Centennial, Australian Galaxy, Citra, Simcoe® and Mosaic®

Addition of 120lbs of local Basswood honey

Our Emily’s Dream series is an opportunity to explore the depths of flavor a beer can become. Like the most interesting dreams, you don’t know what may become, but you’re excited for the journey. For our 4th Anniversary, we departed from the norm on our typical kettle-sour process. After brewing Night Falls in early 2017, we did a second runnings to grab the fermentable wort used to create Emily’s Dream #11. We then fermented the beer in barrels with yeast and a whole lot of souring goodness.

Such a long barrel maturation lends a depth and complexity unlike any sour we’ve ever done. It’s funky. It’s tart. And there’s big ole’ oaky finish worthy of the Woodsmen from the story that inspired the bottle art. We added a grip of blackberries at the end for the unexpected twist that makes the best dreams worth having.

Enjoy it now or let this dream hang out in your cellar to see what it becomes.

Cheers to 4 years. And thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Our Emily’s Dream series is an opportunity to explore the depths of flavor a beer can become. Like the most interesting dreams, you don’t know what may become, but you’re excited for the journey. For our 4th Anniversary, we departed from the norm on our typical kettle-sour process. After brewing Night Falls in early 2017, we did a second runnings to grab the fermentable wort used to create Emily’s Dream #11. We then fermented the beer in barrels with yeast and a whole lot of souring goodness.

Such a long barrel maturation lends a depth and complexity unlike any sour we’ve ever done. It’s funky. It’s tart. And there’s big ole’ oaky finish worthy of the Woodsmen from the story that inspired the bottle art. We added a grip of blackberries at the end for the unexpected twist that makes the best dreams worth having.

Enjoy it now or let this dream hang out in your cellar to see what it becomes.

Cheers to 4 years. And thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Over the Past 4 years you’ve become family to us. when family comes over to celebrate you break out the good stuff. Well, looks like you’re stopping by, so we’re breaking into our barrel reserves just for you. You’re worth it.

We started with our popular Night Falls Russian imperial stout and let it rest in a combo of Buffalo Trace & Single Barrel Select Wild Turkey Whiskey barrels for 8 months. Time fills this ber with an even more rich and complex profile allowing the barrel to lend its own flavor. Expect notes of beries, vanila, oak, char, and a bit of heat to mingle with roasted malt and dark fruits. Enjoy it now or let it hang out in your cellar and crack it open when you need to break out the good stuff.

Cheers to 4 years. And thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Over the Past 4 years you’ve become family to us. when family comes over to celebrate you break out the good stuff. Well, looks like you’re stopping by, so we’re breaking into our barrel reserves just for you. You’re worth it.

We started with our popular Night Falls Russian imperial stout and let it rest in a combo of Heaven Hill Single Barrel Select Whiskey barrels for 8 months. Time fills this ber with an even more rich and complex profile allowing the barrel to lend its own flavor. Expect notes of beries, vanila, oak, char, and a bit of heat to mingle with roasted malt and dark fruits. Enjoy it now or let it hang out in your cellar and crack it open when you need to break out the good stuff.

Cheers to 4 years. And thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Over the Past 4 years you’ve become family to us. when family comes over to celebrate you break out the good stuff. Well, looks like you’re stopping by, so we’re breaking into our barrel Reserves just for you. You’re worth it.

We started with our popular Night Falls Russian imperial stout and let it rest in a combo of Buffalo trace and Wild Turkey whiskey barrels for 8 months. Time fills this ber with an even more rich and complex profile allowing Each barrel to lend its own flavor. After barrel aging we refermented the beer with raspberries to give the perfect note of sweetness to balance boozy vanilla, Oak, Chocolate, and toffee. Enjoy it now or let it hang out in your cellar and crack it open when you need to break out the good stuff.

Cheers to 4 years. And thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

For our 4th Anniversary we wanted to show you, dear friend, some love. There is no better way than with our Night Terror barrel-aged double chocolate milk stout! The black-as-night beauty is pretty much an aphro-beer-siac.

Rich and complex, you can expect notes of vanilla, toffee, chocolate, and candied fruit. And because every celebration is made better by good whiskey, we aged the beer in a Maker’s Mark barrel donated by Tim Koupal and a J. Carver Rye Barrel donated by John Wetter for some added love. Blending these barrels together over a pile of cacao nibs creates a beer that’s truly worth celebrating.

Enjoy now or let it hang out in your cellar and crack it open when your life needs a little more celebration.

Cheers to 4 years. And thank you from the bottom of our hearts.

Looking for a juice bomb of a New England Style IPA? You’ve got it! To make it, we didn’t hold back on pulling the best goodies out of our hop cooler. Ridiculous amounts of Citra®, Mosaic® and Galaxy hops create a brew bursting with tropical fruit, grapefruit, citrus, and melon. 

Are we sleeping in our dream or dreaming in our sleep? It is too hard to tell when flavors hit this deep. How’d we Dream up this recipe? Well, lets just say things got a little hazy... again. One thing is for certain. This beer is intensely juicy. 

Best of all, we toned down the strength so you can have a few. So go ahead, enjoy, and dream away.

From Warhol and Basquiat to Queen and David Bowie, nothing gets the creative juices flowing like an amazing collaboration. That’s why we worked with local home brewing supply store, Brew & Grow, to dream up this juice bomb of a New England Style IIPA.

How’d we decide on a recipe? Well, lets just say things got a little hazy. This beer is intensely juicy. Seriously, bring a towel. Bursting with tropical fruit, passion fruit, citrus, and melon thanks to ridiculous amounts of Citra® and Galaxy hops, this beer will delight the senses. 

Love this beer? Try brewing it yourself. Head over to Brew & Grow and grab a kit. But we suggest bringing a friend for a true collab.

Brackett, Braggot, Bragawd, however you spell it, this is one of the world's oldest beer styles traditionally brewed with a mix of honey and malt. We used 2-Row malted barley and 240lbs of local MN honey as our traditional base. Then, our creativity took over.

We're always asking ourselves, "What boundaries can we push? What flavors can we experiment with? So, we added 200lbs of fresh cranberries to the boil. The cranberries lend a unique tartness and pucker that plays well with the candied sweetness of the honey. This is truly a one of a kind beer made for truly one of a kind people. Cheers to limited batches and unlimited possibilities!!! 

A beer so big, so bold, so dream-inducing, we only dare brew it once a year. It’s an absolute monster at 11.5%, and is sure to leave you walking around in a daze asking: What. Was. That? Cause it was amazing. And I want another.

This is as balanced as a Triple IPA can get. Expect some sweetness from golden promise, light and dark crystal malts, and 120lbs of local Basswood honey. But don’t worry. This is a hop monster, ready to smash you with passion fruit, citrus, pine and spicy floral. Like the secrets in your closet, the alcohol is there, but nicely hidden.

Keep it cold and drink it ASAP. Seriously. Like as soon as you’re home. Aging is not kind to all those hops.

Cheers to limited batches and unlimited possibilities.

Bottled mid-August, 2017

Malts: Golden Promise, American 2-row pale, UK light and dark Crystal, flaked oats

Hops: Admiral, Cascade, Centennial, Galaxy™, Citra, Simcoe® and Mosaic®

Addition of 120lbs of local Basswood honey

Brasher than a monster on the loose. More brazen than an werewolf howling at the moon.

To make our Real English Monster, we brewed the strongest beer we can legally make in our facility. Then we took the amber-hued nectar and let it chill out in two different whiskey barrels. But far from taming this beast, it only made it more delicious.

By combining the barrels, this 12% ABV monster of a beer has a complexity unlike anything you’ve experienced. Earthier than typical barleywines, you’ll pick up loads of heat and barrel flavor. Expect smooth Bourbon, toasted coconut, sweet molasses, and defined oak as you confront this boozy monster. But beware, it might leave you howling at the moon.

Cheers to limited batches and unlimited possibilities.

Bottled mid-August 2017

Aged in a combination of Heaven Hill and Wild Turkey Bourbon barrels.

We originally brewed Dream Maker to celebrate Blake and Hannah’s wedding. We brought it back for our 3rd Anniversary because this beer symbolizes our appreciation for all the love and fidelity you have shown us along the way.

Aged for 8 months in Buffalo Trace Single Barrel Select Bourbon Barrels from our amazing friends at Bacchus Wine & Spirits, expect big bourbon flavor, a defined hop presence, and notes of nuts and berries. More than just a beer, this is a story about committing to what you love and enjoying your own unending journey toward happiness.

It’s good now, but best aged until December 2017 or longer. Try to be patient. It’s worth the wait.

We use our Emily’s Dream series as a playground to explore and expand what a sour can be. For our 3rd Anniversary, we continue the theme of experimentation by brewing a base sour, then doing a secondary fermentation with three different fruits: Lychee, Tangerine, and Dragonfruit. [see what we did there?]

Rather than blending, we kept the three beers separate, so you can explore the unique aspects of what each fruit adds to the beer. There’s a journey in flavor—ranging from bright tartness to lush and tropical—all with the tang and sass you expect from a sour. We hope you enjoy the experience.

Enjoy it now or let this dream hang out in your cellar to see what it becomes.

We use our Emily’s Dream series as a playground to explore and expand what a sour can be. For our 3rd Anniversary, we continue the theme of experimentation by brewing a base sour, then doing a secondary fermentation with three different fruits: Lychee, Tangerine, and Dragonfruit. [see what we did there?]

Rather than blending, we kept the three beers separate, so you can explore the unique aspects of what each fruit adds to the beer. There’s a journey in flavor—ranging from bright tartness to lush and tropical—all with the tang and sass you expect from a sour. We hope you enjoy the experience.

Enjoy it now or let this dream hang out in your cellar to see what it becomes.

We use our Emily’s Dream series as a playground to explore and expand what a sour can be. For our 3rd Anniversary, we continue the theme of experimentation by brewing a base sour, then doing a secondary fermentation with three different fruits: Lychee, Tangerine, and Dragonfruit. [see what we did there?]

Rather than blending, we kept the three beers separate, so you can explore the unique aspects of what each fruit adds to the beer. There’s a journey in flavor—ranging from bright tartness to lush and tropical—all with the tang and sass you expect from a sour. We hope you enjoy the experience.

Enjoy it now or let this dream hang out in your cellar to see what it becomes.

You thought you loved our Sleepwalker before, but just wait until you see how it comes back to life as a barrel-aged Black IIIPA. This beer returns to IPA’s historical roots, where it was often shipped in barrels to survive the long journey.

But that’s about all that’s traditional. The special dark malts combine with west coast hops for a deep, onyx color and dank flavor. Then we let this monster rest in select bourbon barrels. When it springs back to life, we dry hop it with enough Centennial and Cascade hops to gnaw on even the most ardent hop head.

Malts: Golden Promise, American 2-row pale, Dark Crystal, flaked oats, Carafa III Special

Hops: Summit, Cascade, Centennial, Galaxy™, Citra, Simcoe®, and Mosaic®

Barrels: Single Barrel Select Four Roses Bourbon from Liquor Store & More

Knob Creek Select Bourbon from Pub 819

Bottled: April 2017