We made it back into the brewery on the 15th of March and got to work creating a batch of our Old Porter. Dave Hoage was kind enough to lend us a hand and with his help we were in and out of there in 5.5 hours. A record for us!
Dave Hoage and Brother Joshua Watching the Mash
Biking Dave shows off his carpentry skills with the hopper he built us!
Dave adds 5lbs of fuggles.
Brother Dave Checks the Gravity.
Brothers Dave, Joshua, and Bob.
Wednesday March 11th at Bread and Cup, located in the Haymarket in Lincoln, will be the official release of the much anticipated St. Meinrad’s Quad. The event gets underway around 6:00 pm and goes until close. There will be a special menu prepared to compliment all of the delicious flavors one will find while drinking a St. Meinrad. A word of caution for those that are not as prompt as others, the last time we had a release party the kegs were empty in two and a half hours. Get there early, bring and appetite for good food, drink, and fun.
Here are a few of the special offerings Bread and Cup will have along with their normal Fabulous Menu:
Confit Duck Legs $7
Crispy Bone Marrow $8
Roasted Chicken Wings $6
-spicy peanut
-sweet sesame
Flatbread with Serrano, Manchego & Quince $8
See you all there!
Brother Joshua
Location for Bread and Cup can be found here: http://breadandcup.com/?q=content/location-contact-hours
St. Meinrads, the next in the Guest Brewer series, is a wonderfully fruity, malty Belgian Dark Strong beer.
The Monks teamed up with fellow brewer and AHA Home Brewer of the year award winner John Fahrer to create this special elixir. Named after St. Meinrad the patron saint of hospitality this beer is sustenace for guests and friends and is nourishment for the soul.
The Gospel of Brother Dave describes this beer as “a melody of complex malt flavors, hinting at nectarines. A lightly spicy hop flavor sneaks just under the radar as the subtle warming of the palate takes over hinting at dangerous delights ahead. The more one ponders this beer while sipping the more the Forbidden Ale evolves. This is definitely a beer to cellar.”
As a side note there is a special bottling of the St. Meinrads that is aging in a cellar until this fall when it will be released to select vendors around Lincoln. Keep an eye open for that in the future.
You can find this beer on tap at the following locations soon:
Chicken Coop- Grand Island
Thunderhead- Kearney
Bread and Cup- Lincoln
Brick top- Lincoln
Cresent Moon- Omaha
Yesterday was a busy day indeed for the Monks. The door to the walk in cooler was attached thus completeing the construction of the beer cave, the St. Meinrads Qaudrupel was kegged, and then they found time to brew a Tripel. Mainly pilsner malt with some aromatic tossed in and some beet sugar make up this delicious ale. Unfortunately brother Josh forgot the camera so no documentation of the photo variety is avaliable to post.
Stay tuned for in the coming weeks the Monks will be releasing information on the release party for the St. Meinrads Quadrupel.