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Program
January 14th
2023
MCHS EVENT CENTER
www.MANKATOCRAFTBEEREXPO.com
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WELCOME
Welcome to the 10th Annual Mankato Craft Beer Expo, a celebra-
tion that is dedicated to craft breweries and their beer. With 40+
craft breweries represented, and is the biggest craft beer event in
Southwest Minnesota. Explore and immerse yourself in each of the
wonderful offerings from craft breweries here in Minnesota as well as
across the nation.
This talented and diverse selection of beers at the expo should be en-
joyed responsibly. Please remember to pace yourself and drink plenty
of water. We want this to be a fun and informative beer experience
while also being safe.
PLEASE DO NOT DRINK AND DRIVE. CABS ARE AVAILABLE!
Use this program as a guide to all of the wonderful craft beer being
offered. Inside you’ll find descriptions of breweries, a section for tast-
ing notes, and a brewery map. Don’t forget to vote for the People’s
Choice Award for your favorite beer at the expo. A ballot can be found
in the back of your program, please submit forms by 5:00 pm.
Also, don’t forget to stop by the Silent Auction table located near the
entrance to the Expo. Feeding Our Communities Partners has a mis-
sion to engage our community in solving youth hunger. We envision a
community in which hunger is not a barrier to success and believe that
feeding hungry tummies allows for hungry and active minds during
the school day.
FOCP fulfills this mission primarily through the work of the BackPack
Food Program (serving elementary students) and Power Pack Program
(serving middle school students). These programs provide youth
hunger relief when access to food may not otherwise be possible and
collectively serve over 1,200 students each week at 28 schools within
5 school districts in the greater Mankato Area.
Thanks goes out to all of the wonderful people that make this craft
beer expo possible . All of the breweries and brewers, our volunteers,
sponsors, MCHS Event Center, City of Mankato, our friends and fam-
ilies, and to all of you passionate beer lovers.
Cheers to Better Beers!
Juno Choi and Mark Opdahl—Mankato Craft Beer Expo Organizers
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Beer Tasting
Tasting beer can be very rewarding. As you encounter new styles or
brands it helps to know what to look for in a new beer as well as
how to evaluate it. Take your time and work through the aspects
of each beer, one by one.
Appearance: How does it look? Examine the appearance of the beer itself.
Hold the glass up to the light and examine the color, clarity, and head. Is it
clear or cloudy? Note whether the head is dense or thin. The color of the
head is also worth noting and can range from pure white on Pilsners to light
or medium brown on some stouts and porters.
Aroma: Take your time with the aroma. Bring it to your nose and inhale.
Try to take several good sniffs before you take your first sip. If you're tak-
ing notes, stop to write your impressions before the first sip distracts you.
What does it smell like? Does it smell primarily of hops, malt, yeast, or
something else?
First Sip: Note the initial sensation as the beer enters your mouth. Think
about whether it is sweet, bitter, fruity, sour or something else. There can
be quite a bit of difference between the first taste and the finish.
Mouthfeel: This is the texture of the beer or how it physically feels in your
mouth. Beer ranges from silky, dry stouts, to thick and chewy. Try to note
the body, carbonation, warmth, creaminess, and astringency.
Finish: Note the lingering flavors after you swallow the drink. Often it can
be bitter from the hops or it can have a lingering malty sweetness. Stop
before your next drink and try to write down everything you just detected.
Try to confirm it with your second drink or see if you need to rethink your
conclusions.
Styles: There is a lot of variation from one beer to the next with regards to
style. Some beers are brewed with style in mind and others are not. Styles
can be used as a learning tool to look at historical brewing norms and to
help understand where certain characteristics of beer come from. The Beer
Judge Certification Program Style Guidelines and the Brewers Association
Beer Style Guidelines are two great sources of information to learn more
about beer styles.
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10 10 Barrel Brewing Company
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Denver, CO
☐ Classic Margarita ☐ Bloody Marry
☐ Mai Tai ☐ Moscow Mule
☐ Grey Hound
13 Alaskan Brewing Co.
BOOTH
Juneau, AK
☐ Amber ☐ Winter
☐ DipNet DIPA ☐ Chillin’ Cold IPA
46 Arbeiter Brewing Company
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Minneapolis, MN
☐ Haha Pils ☐ Your Opacity
☐ Dip Check ☐ Wildflyer
25 August Schell Brewing Company
BOOTH
New Ulm, MN
☐ Schell’s Deer Brand ☐ Schell’s Fresh Prints
☐ Schell’s Bock ☐ Schell’s Starkeller Dark Perimeter27 Badger Hill
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Shakopee, MN
☐ Traitor IPA ☐ Badger Snack
☐ Cranberry Beret
6 Bell’s Brewing
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Kalamazoo, MI
☐ Two Hearted IPA ☐ Hazy Hearted Hazy IPA
28 Blakes Hard Cider
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Armada, MI
☐ Triple Jam ☐ Peach Party
☐ American Apple Pie ☐ Grand Cherry
14 Breckenridge
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Littleton, CO
☐ Vanilla Porter ☐ Juice Drop
☐ Palisade Peach Wheat33 Carbliss Vodka Cocktails
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Plymouth, WI
☐ Carbliss Lemon Lime ☐ Carbliss Cranberry
☐ Carbliss Black Raspberry ☐ Carbliss Black Cherry
34 Castle Danger Brewery
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Two Harbors, MN
☐ Castle Cream Ale ☐ Aurora Haze NEIPA
☐ Lager Royale ☐ George Hunter Stout
☐ Pale Ale
15 Cutwater
BOOTH
San Diego, CA
☐ Lime Margarita ☐ Mango Margarita
☐ Vodka Mule ☐ Mia Tai
☐ White Russian
35 Deschutes Brewery
BOOTH
Bend, OR
☐ Fresh Squeezed ☐ Squeezy Rider
☐ Cherries Jubelale ☐ Annivarsary Black Butte Porter
☐ Haze Tron IPA30 Elysian
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Seattle, WA
☐ Space Dust ☐ Contact Haze
☐ Full Contact Haze
23 Excelsior
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Excelsior, MN
☐ Big Island Blonde ☐ Hop Waves Hazy IPA
☐ Bayside Brown ☐ Bridge West Coast IPA
☐ Spresso Coffee Milk Stout
4 Giesenbräu Bier Co
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New Prague MN
☐ Hildy’s Helles ☐ Bavarain Gangsta
☐ Bohemian Necromancer ☐ Frickin Scruggly
16 Goose Island
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Chicago, IL
☐ Neon Beer Hug ☐ Hazy Beer Hug
☐ 312 Shandy44 Humble Forager Brewery
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Rochester, MN
☐ Humble Bumble (multiple versions) ☐ Forbidden Fortune
☐ Enchanted Island v4 ☐ Hidden Headwaters
☐ Smells like a humble adventure
31 Indeed
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Minneapolis, MN
☐ Pistachio Cream Ale ☐ Flavorwave IPA
☐ Mexican Honey ☐ Lorettas Dark Lager\
5 Kinney Creek Brewery
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Rochester, MN
☐ TBD ☐ TBD
☐ TBD ☐ Craft Beer
☐ Hard Seltzer
22 Kona
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Hawaii
☐ Big Wave ☐ Longboard
☐ Pipeline Porter2023 MANKATO
CRAFT BEER EXPO
1 MSP Pretzel 25 August Schell Brewing Co.
2 Sleepy Eye Brewing Co. 26 NORTH Canna Co.
3 Take 16 Brewing 27 Badger Hill
4 Giesenbräu Bier Co 28 Blakes Hard Cider
5 Kinney Creek Brewery 29 NÜTRL
6 Bell’s Brewing / 30 Elysian
New Belgium Brewing 31 Indeed
7 Lost Sanity Brewing 32 Tallgrass Cider
8 Strategic Tax Planning 33 Carbliss Vodka Cocktails
9 SweetWater Brewing Co. 34 Castle Danger Brewery
10 10 Barrel Brewing Co. 35 Deschutes Brewery
11 Odell Brewing Co. 36 Designated Driver
12 Stone 37 Montgomery Brewing
13 Alaskan Brewing Co. 38 Lupulin Brewing
14 Breckenridge 39 Surly Brewing Co.
15 Cutwater 40 Pryes Brewing Co.
16 Goose Island 41 ETCHpressions
17 Ghost Energy Drinks 42 Summit
18 Pub 500 43 Cork and Key
19 Mankato Brewery 44 Humble Forager Brewery
20 Mankato Rugby 45 Draughtwood
21 Nice’d Tea 46 Arbeiter Brewing Co.
22 Kona 47 Loon Juice
23 Excelsior 48 Taqueria Dona Tere
24 Pet Wants Minneapolis
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CRAFT BEER EXPO
2023 Mankato Craft Beer Expo Map
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1 MSP Pretzel 17 Ghost Energy Drinks 34 Castle Danger Brewery
2 Sleepy Eye Brewing Co. 18 Pub 500 35 Deschutes Brewery
3 Take 16 Brewing 19 Mankato Brewery 36 Designated Driver
4 Giesenbräu Bier Co 20 Mankato Rugby 37 Montgomery Brewing
5 Kinney Creek Brewery 21 Nice'd Tea 38 Lupulin Brewing
6 Bell's Brewing / New Belgium 22 Kona 39 Surly Brewing Company
Brewing 23 Excelsior 40 Pryes Brewing Company .47 Loon Juice
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Spring Valley, MN
☐ Honey Crisp ☐ Grow A Pear
☐ Extra Juicy
7 Lost Sanity Brewing
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Madelia MN
☐ Full Pulp ☐ Vanilla Lobotomy
☐ Catatonic Cream Ale ☐ TBD (special release at the expo)
38 Lupulin Brewing
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Big Lake, MN
☐ Doki Doki ☐ Unchecked Hedonism
☐ Fashion Mullet ☐ N/A CPB
19 Mankato Brewery
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Mankato MN
☐ Mad Butcher ☐ Cross-Czech Pils
☐ Wolpertinger Stout ☐ Coffee Grinder
☐ Cherry Belgian Quad37 Montgomery Brewing
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Montgomery, MN
☐ Sour ☐ Triple NEIPA
☐ Porter or Stout ☐ Triple NEIPA
6 New Belgium Brewing
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Fort Collins, CO
☐ VooDoo Ranger Danger Beach
☐ Fruit Force Fruit Punch IPA
21 Nice’d Tea
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Saint Cloud, MN
☐ Fruit Punch ☐ Pink Lemonade
☐ Half & Half
26 NORTH Canna Co.
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Golden Valley, MN
☐ NORTH Vibes Raspberry Lemon THC Seltzer
☐ NORTH Vibes Pineapple Orange THC Seltzer
☐ NORTH Vibes Blackberry Mango THC Seltzer..
29 NUTRL
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Delta, BC
☐ Pineapple ☐ Watermelon
☐ Raspberry ☐ Mango
11 Odell Brewing Co.
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Fort Collins, CO
☐ IPA ☐ Juicy Tempo
☐ Hazer Tag ☐ Sippin’ Pretty
40 Pryes Brewing Company
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Minneapolis, MN
☐ Miraculum ☐ Royal Rasberry
☐ Peace Offering ☐ Pragmatic Pils
2 Sleepy Eye Brewing Co.
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Sleepy Eye, MN
☐ Stay Pucked, Man ☐ Hoppy Wife, Hazy Life
☐ To come12 Stone
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Escondido, CA
☐ Delicious ☐ Delicious Citrus
☐ Delicious Double IPA
42 Summit
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St Paul, MN
☐ Winter Ale ☐ Great Northern Porter
☐ Oatmeal Stout ☐ Saga IPA
39 Surly Brewing Company
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Minneapolis, MN
☐ Furious ☐ Cyber Wolf
☐ Skeleton Tree ☐ Yummi Bear
☐ Abrasive
9 SweetWater Brewing Company
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Atlanta, GA
☐ 420 Extra Pale Ale ☐ H.A.Z.Y. IPA
☐ NA3 Take 16 Brewing
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Luverne MN
☐ Country Mile Kolsch ☐ Coffee Kolsch
☐ Kick the Can IPA ☐ CardinAle Witbier
☐ Deja Vu barrel aged sour blonde
32 Tallgrass Cider
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Madelia, MN
☐ MN Nice ☐ Wayward
☐ Hazy 1900SEE YOU NEXT YEAR
JANUARY 13, 2024
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