flat earth moving to the hamm's complex.

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  1. ben4bier

    ben4bier Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2013 Minnesota

    I am too lazy to post the link, but flat earth announced on face book today that they are relocating to building in the old hamm's complex. I really like their Belgianpale ale, and I like brewing returning to the hams brewery, does this excite anyone or will this be greeted with a collective yawn?
     
    #1 ben4bier, Jun 11, 2013
  2. Chaz

    Chaz Grand Pooh-Bah (3,668) Feb 3, 2002 Minnesota
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    #2 Chaz, Jun 11, 2013
  3. mnbuffalo

    mnbuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2012 Michigan

    Happy for the facility and neighborhood. Didn't they have internal conflict? At least it's a sign of moving forward.
     
    #3 mnbuffalo, Jun 11, 2013
  4. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    maybe they can make more extract flavored porters.
     
    #4 minnesotaryan, Jun 11, 2013
  5. minnesotaryan

    minnesotaryan Initiate (0) Dec 27, 2010 Minnesota

    they fired the founder/head brewer.
     
    #5 minnesotaryan, Jun 11, 2013
  6. mnbuffalo

    mnbuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2012 Michigan

    Is Warner's Stellian still involved?
     
    #6 mnbuffalo, Jun 11, 2013
  7. herman77

    herman77 Pooh-Bah (1,672) Jan 24, 2010 Minnesota
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    #7 herman77, Jun 11, 2013
  8. ben4bier

    ben4bier Initiate (0) Mar 3, 2013 Minnesota

    where would you rank flat earth among the other regional breweries? I will give them a weak six out of ten, just barely above average, pretty ok beer, but seldom interesting or inventive. although I didn't really drink anything from them during the time they were struggling with quality control issues.
     
    #8 ben4bier, Jun 11, 2013
  9. wuuin

    wuuin Initiate (0) May 16, 2007 Minnesota

    cyngus is a really good for a porter but everything else is pretty meh. and the bomber-only size distribution doesn't help.
     
    #9 wuuin, Jun 11, 2013
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  10. mnbuffalo

    mnbuffalo Initiate (0) Jul 26, 2012 Michigan

    I think your ranking is fair. I thought they came out with some decent beer and had a shot to follow a trajectory similar to Steel Toe, but that hasn't materialized. Maybe the space allows them to evolve as a brewery. Another brewery worth following is Third Street. They got the brewmaster with an impressive résumé and they're trying some different things but haven't separated from the pack like I thought they might when they made their big hire.
     
    #10 mnbuffalo, Jun 11, 2013
  11. olympuszymurgus

    olympuszymurgus Initiate (0) Nov 24, 2009 California

    This is 90% what I was going to say. Cygnus is great, but that's about all the feelings I can put into them.
     
    #11 olympuszymurgus, Jun 11, 2013
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  12. RKPStogie

    RKPStogie Initiate (0) Nov 4, 2011 Minnesota

    Mmmmm Hamm's...
     
    #12 RKPStogie, Jun 13, 2013
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