Summer Beers in the MSP

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  1. B-Town

    B-Town Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2014 Minnesota

    To mark our first 90° day in the city, what are some of your favorite locally available beers for the summer?

    Some of mine are:

    Big Wood - Amigo Grande
    Clown Shoes - Clementine
    Boulevard - Unfiltered Wheat
    Off Color - Apex Predator
     
    #1 B-Town, Jun 9, 2015
  2. doner24

    doner24 Zealot (611) Apr 16, 2013 Minnesota

    Schell's Star of the north series and Evil Twin's Nomaderweiss are favorites.
     
    #2 doner24, Jun 9, 2015
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  3. iRun2Beer

    iRun2Beer Initiate (0) Jan 27, 2015 Minnesota

    Schell's Hefeweizen
     
    #3 iRun2Beer, Jun 9, 2015
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  4. wuuin

    wuuin Initiate (0) May 16, 2007 Minnesota

    I look forward to Odell St. Lupulin every year.

    Not the best lawnmowing beer, but I thoroughly enjoy it.
     
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  5. bigdaddypolite

    bigdaddypolite Maven (1,303) Mar 2, 2007 Minnesota
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  6. jsdavis422

    jsdavis422 Zealot (627) May 15, 2012 Minnesota

    BA Darkness, Rum King, CW BBBW, Lunker... because I don't let the weather tell ME what to do! :slight_smile:
     
    #6 jsdavis422, Jun 9, 2015
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  7. B-Town

    B-Town Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2014 Minnesota

    Nomaderweisse is effing awesome. I've never tried the Hefeweizen. Almost pulled the trigger on it at the store last week.
     
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  8. B-Town

    B-Town Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2014 Minnesota

    Beer snob alert! Seriously though. I can't even look at beers this dark during the summer. Maybe if I had a walk in cooler. Do you have a walk in cooler?
     
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  9. capturejack

    capturejack Initiate (0) Feb 20, 2013 Minnesota

    I still can't get over Odell Tree shaker.

    Bent Paddle Blonde is a good new addition this year
     
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  10. jsdavis422

    jsdavis422 Zealot (627) May 15, 2012 Minnesota

    lol... It was a joke, but I do actually still like to drink dark beers in the summer on and off. Truthfully a good berliner Weisse or pale ale (like st lupilin mentioned above) is good too.
     
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  11. jera1350

    jera1350 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2007 Minnesota
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    Indeed Shenanigans, Schells Hefe and Bent Paddle Blonde would probably be top three for me on a day like this.
     
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  12. B-Town

    B-Town Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2014 Minnesota

    Bent Paddle Blonde, eh? I've only had their Cold Press and Golden IPA, both being really solid. I might have to try that one.
     
    #12 B-Town, Jun 9, 2015
  13. B-Town

    B-Town Initiate (0) Oct 21, 2014 Minnesota

    I hate to say it, since I don't like much that MKE offers, but their Increase Wheat Berlinerweisse is pretty tasty, IMO. It's a good beer style for this time of year. Gose style beers do the trick too.
     
    #13 B-Town, Jun 9, 2015
  14. ZAP

    ZAP Grand Pooh-Bah (4,048) Dec 1, 2001 Minnesota
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    Right on here. My thoughts exactly
     
    #14 ZAP, Jun 9, 2015
  15. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    From the "Big Three S's":
    Surly Bitter Brewer
    Schell's Zommerfest (I'm bummed.... but, this one seems to have gone away... guess I'll give Hefeweizen a try)
    Summit Summer Ale (pretty good example of a Kölsch, American style)

    Special mention (although not a seasonal): Summit Hopvale

    Blondes can be refreshing, but the ones I've tried just seemed a bit too bland.
     
    #15 MNAle, Jun 9, 2015
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  16. Bravak

    Bravak Zealot (587) Sep 9, 2014 Minnesota

    Schell's Hefe and New Glarus Spotted Cow. I know you can't get NG in MN, but Hudson is basically a St Paul exburb and I get there often.

    Summit Pils is right up there too.
     
    #16 Bravak, Jun 9, 2015
  17. mnbrewery

    mnbrewery Initiate (0) Feb 28, 2008 Minnesota

    Fair State Hefeweizen
     
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  18. jera1350

    jera1350 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,181) Dec 15, 2007 Minnesota
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    The Bent Paddle Blonde uses a Belgian yeast to make it stand out from the typical blonde ale.
     
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  19. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,686) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    The aforementioned Surly Bitter Brewer...though it was supplanted almost entirely last summer by Indeed Day Tripper. Very good beer.
     
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  20. mingo

    mingo Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2013 Arizona

    aventinus, hoegaarden, paddle break blonde and weihenstephaner dark hefe. cant go wrong with a pabst either. :wink:
     
    #20 mingo, Jun 9, 2015
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