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New On Draft

Leipziger Gose actually originated in the small town of Goslar {state of Lower Saxony , Germany}. Leipziger Gose was already first mentioned around 1000 AD under Emperor Otto III. Like many other beerstyles {such as English Imperial Stouts and German Bock biers} the Goslar breweries of Leipziger Gose had to look elsewhere for a bigger market. They found those in the trade towns of Halle and Leipzig, about 100 miles East, where Leipziger Gose appeared around 1738 for the first time. By 1900 Leipzig boasted over 80 Gose houses.

The spread of the bottom-fermenting pilsner style as well as economic decline of East Germany under communist regime contributed to the demise of the Leipziger Gose which was last brewed in the mid 1960s.

On July 20, 2000 Thomas Schneider {no relations to the Schneider Wheatbeer brewery in Kelheim, Germany} revived the brewing of the Original Leipziger Gose in the famous “Bayerische Bahnhof” in Leipzig.

Leipziger Gose is a top-fermenting wheat beer {60% wheat, 40% barley malt} with coriander, salt, and lactic acid bacteria added in the boil. It is a 4.5% alc/vol eclectic beer whose name evokes a close relationship to the renowned Lambic/Geuze breweries in the Valley Senne nearby Brussels, Belgium.

 

Homebrew club meeting Tuesday 5th at 7:00

Crazy new beers on draft

Johan Brandt , with a passion for excellent good beer, started this tiny artisanal brewery end of 1995. In the beginning he brewed only once a week with a capacity of 120 liters (1 barrel). By 1999 he started brewing twice a week with an increased capacity of 160 liters (1.5 barrels), meaning non stop brewing, bottling, washing bottles throughout the year. He is now looking for a bigger brewery where he can brew 700 liters (6 barrels) at a time and fill the bottles automatically.

Johan Brandt, also a bee-keeper, started out with only one type of beer, a honey beer called 't Smisje. He now produces 6 permanent beers.

ON DRAFT SOON!!!!!!

WOSTYNTJE MUSTARD SEED ALE,

t SMISJE DUBBEL,

LEIPZIGER GOSE

Intra-club judging

Has now been moved to the third Tuesday.

The Only keg of Caterine the Great on tap. You got to try this one, yes from Belgium?

Beer Club meets this Tuesday at 7:00 P.M. April 7th .

Weyerbacher ECHO and Twisted Thistle will be on draft for this event.

We will be Closed Easter Sunday

Beer Geeks!

B United just called ! The spacial order is soon to be in! Uerige and some crazy mustard seed ale? Stop in next week.

Thanks to Dan Gorden from Gorden Biersch.

Great visit with a great brewer, we hope to see him again soon. Nevertheless we will taste his next week on tap.

Cigar City Maduro Brown on tap!

Wayne and Joey's pride and joy is now on draft! Not to mention St Somewhere's Saison. On draft only at the "D".

 

02.09.08 Closing slide show

For those of you who where not able to make it out to our old location closing, or if you just got to drunk to remeber, One of our employees has put together a slide show showcasing the event. You can access the video here. Again we thank all of our patrons and hope to see you soon at our new location. Which will be open on Thursday Feb 12, 2009.

01.27.09 Final Days

Last night was our last night open at the University mall location. We began packing and moving today, and got most off the coolers and shelves out. Thanks to all the employees and volunteers that came out to get us moving to our new location,

12.15.08 Holiday Hours

Just a friendly reminder, our hours of operation during the holiday season have changed. Hours of operation can be found here for your convenience.

12.7.08 New Exclusive

We are pleased to announce that in addition to the wonderful and rare beers we have been debuting, we now have an exclusive addition from Dupont (and no not the carpet company) called Avec les bons Vœux. Be sure to stop in for a glass. Also, we have been able to get more Advent calanders just in time for the holidays, supplies are limited so don't miss out.

11.18.08 Back on Top

We would like to congratulate the Tampa Bay B.E.E.R.S on there victory in the 2008 club competiton. Also we now have the Monchshof Kellerbrau, Delirium Noel and soon to come St. Bernardus Christmas Ale.

11.2.08 Advent & Stollen

We hope everyone had a good time this Oktoberfest and won plenty of good stuff. We are now preparing for our busiest part of the year and we hope that you will join us for our last Christmas at University Mall. We have already begun to receive or stock of candies, stollen, Advent calendars, and all the other goodies that our customers have come to expect during the holiday season.

Also a reminder that this upcoming Tuesday, Feb 4th is the next beer club meeting.

 

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