Thanks to the crowd at the Happy Gnome’s Firkin Fest! Darkness, Tea-Bagged Furious and Oak-Aged Bender took #1, #2 and #3 in the people choice awards. Congrats to Summit and Bells for taking the judges awards. See you next year.

That’s right, the first ever cask-conditioned Darkness will be poured this Sunday at the Happy Gnome’s Firkin Fest. The beer is the 2008 darkness that was brewed 3 weeks ago. We have never poured Darkness from the cask, so it will be interesting to see what this beer tastes like this young.
Oh yeah, Tea-Bagged Furious and Oak-Aged Bendxer also.

It has been a bit of time since the last update, what’s new you ask… Good question. We have a few events coming up:
March 13th – Semi-Pro screening at New Hope Cinema Grill;
Pizza (all you can eat) and Movie $15
Glass O’ Surly (12oz) $3
Pitchers O’ Surly (60oz) $12
RSVP to: parties@newhopecinemagrill.com

March 16th – Firkin Fest @ Happy Gnome
call 651.287.2018 for details

March 28th – Grand Re-Opening of Acadia Cafe – Darkness 2006 tapping @ 8:00
There will be special appearances by other brewers during the day. The following day, Acadia will celebrate their reopening with an all-day music jam.

April 2nd – Beer event at Apple Valley Old Chicago

April 5th, 2008 – Gitchee Gumee Beer Festival – Duluth/Superior

April 15th – Beer Dinner @ Happy Gnome
call 651.287.2018 for details

April 25th – Arborfest Beer Festival @ Macalester College

So that’s a few of the items. We have also been invited to the Oregon Brewers Festival in Portland July 24-27! Coffee Bender goes to the Northwest!

What else is going on. Well, we continue to work on our expansion project. Our 6 tanks ship this week and we will get tours going again shortly after the tanks show up.

We were pretty pleased that Tea-Bagged Furious won Champion Real Ale of Chicagoland for 2008! Sweet.