Tall Grass Brewing Co. is making it's way to WI

After working just about every beer fest I can in MN, I got to know this great craft brewery that produced beer in a can. Like you probably already know, there is this thing in my heart for specialty beer in a can and I am totally for supporting breweries that are trying to change the norm.

Tallgrass Brewing Company out of Manhattan, KS is one of those breweries that has been available in MN for awhile and I have enjoyed everything they produce. Every time I sampled beers from them, I made sure to let them know how impressed we were and how much I would love to sell them in WI. I guess it worked. After producing their first beer as Tallgrass in Aug of 2007, they have been selling their beer around the Midwest and have finally pulled the trigger on selling beer in WI. Their newest employee has been a great friend and customer for many years and I wanted to say congrats to Megan on the new job as the Tallgrass Rep in WI. She will be at our beer fest on April 28th and we will have the new beers she represents to taste with everyone.

Now, on to the beers. Our distributor has started with 3 of their beers: Velvet Rooster, Oasis, and Buffalo Sweat (and hopefully more to come in the future). They are also known around the area for doing some pretty fun and funky firkins for different festivals so I will make sure to try and snag one of those for our fest in April.

The newest beer from Tallgrass is their Velvet Rooster Belgian-Style Tripel (8.5% ABV) which we sampled yesterday. We were impressed with its complexity. It poured with a great white head and had overwhelming fruit and spice notes to the aroma. Upon drinking it, it stood its ground with some of the traditional Belgian Tripel's we have tried. The crisp bite on the tongue followed by a lingering fruity spice was just what we were looking for in this Tripel. The 16oz can is great and the beer inside definitely makes you want to drink more.

Oasis is a fun beer to try with some friends--show them the can and have them tell you what they think is inside. I would have guessed a pale ale or golden ale, but as stated on the back of the can, I was pleasantly surprised with this aggressively hopped and malted brew. This is another huge beer with tons of bittering and aroma hops crammed into this can. For all of you hop heads this 93IBU 7.2% ABV Double IPA is one that you need to put into your rotation.

Of course they have to make something darker and by no means do they let up on this one. Buffalo Sweat is a little easier to drink at 5% ABV, but is not lacking anything in the flavor or complexity department. Smooth should be at the top of the list for descriptors followed by roasty, chocolate and a light sweetness.

These will be in stock in the next couple of weeks, so make sure to stop by and try them out for yourself. Besides, how can you turn down a great craft beer in a can.

Cheers