Category: Surly Brewing

Surly’s Coffee Bender at the Acadia – Best of Both Worlds

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date August 19, 2006
Categories In Acadia Cafe, Beer, Minneapolis, Surly Brewing
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Last night, I popped by the Acadia Cafe to update their podcast settings – it’s been moved to AcadiaCast.com. While testing everything out, Ted surprised me with a pint of Surly Brewing’s new Coffee Bender. It’s a fantastic beer, one that Omar hinted at during our podcast. The most complex of all Surly’s beers – […]

First Crack 81. Omar Ansari Talks Surly Beer

Post author By Garrick van Buren
Post date June 9, 2006
Categories In Beer, Interviews, Minneapolis, Podcasts, Surly Brewing
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Fewer than 6 months after seling the first keg of Surly Beer, Omar Ansari and I talk about starting a microbrewery in Minnesota. He shares the challenges of finding brewing equipment, zoning, and getting Surly into local bars and restaurants. We also do a live tasting of Surly’s new Belgian Saison-esque CynicAle Listen to Omar […]