It’s Thanksgiving. You’ve been sent on a mission to buy beer and seltzer for the feast. You want to get a little of everything, but you only have two hands and your pocketbook is a little thinner these days. Your eyes become exhausted from all of the choices and you get that feeling of, am I cool enough to grab the right beer and seltzer? With beer choices like pumpkin with lactose on nitro? Performance beers? Candy beers? Kids cereal beers? You feel like you might be at the wrong store. The seltzer section is equally overwhelming. The colors feel like someone tripped with a cornucopia of fake fruit for the table's centerpiece.
Well, “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times”. Until now… No ruby slippers to click, just pick it up and go. Our NEW Fulton Beer and Seltzer Mixed Pack. Yep, there is an and in that sentence. This half beer, half seltzer 12 pack of cans is stocked with your Fulton party favorites. On the beer side, our flagship Lonely Blonde ale and our award winning 300 IPA. For the seltzer side, Citrus Ginger and our bestselling Blood Orange. Look for it in your favorite liquor store now! No more clean up in aisle three because you tried to carry too much to the register.
- Corey Shovein, National Sales Director
Hello Friends,
Happy to meet ya!
I took over the reins here at Fulton Taproom in July and then suddenly it was November! I am so happy to be here and am ready to continue to manage all the generals here at 414! I'll be sending out this monthly newsletter to keep you informed on all the things going on at (one of) your favorite Minneapolis Taprooms. Got a question, comment or concern? My e-door is always open! Drop me a line @ jill.d@fultonbeer.com - I can't wait to talk with you!
Now, on to the goods...
We are so happy to welcome live music back to the Taproom! Check out the line up we've got for this month - and every show is free! (but, ya know, buy a beer or two...)
We obviously don't brew all the Fulton beers you see throughout the area here at 414 - but this small batch brewery is the perfect playground for our brewers to test new things. Here's what we've got on tap now, get 'em while we got 'em:
MPLS MILD | 4.0% ABV - A throwback brew - perfect for fall, toasty, roasty yet so light and refreshing. English style dark mild ale.
PLUMDAWG TRILLIONAIRE | 5.5% ABV - Something a little sweet and tart for the colder days. Berliner Weisse brewed with plum puree
JOHNNY ONE TIME | 5.2% ABV - Gonna brew it once and brew it well - this world Galaxy hopped SMaSH Pale Ale. Proximity malt and Galaxy hop meet in this clean, bitter brew.
Thank you everyone who came out to celebrate all of our 2021 Fulton Patio Pooches! We had a record setting number of ballots cast (probably due to this being the first election...) and the winner by the slimmest of margins was : Mr. Theodore!
His furry mug will adorn our Taproom wall as a great representative of the amazing pups that come to our patio. Think your pooch has what it takes to take the crown in 2022? Snap a photo and tag @fultonbeer and #FPPOTW for your chance for free beer and eternal pooch fame.
JDS
If you didn’t make it to our Oktoberfest celebration this past weekend, or did make it but didn’t get your fill, never fear: we’re doing it again this coming weekend!
Beer, music, food, steins, dancing, MN Krampus and more, once again joined together in raucous harmony on Friday Oct. 1 & Sat Oct. 2nd at our NE brewing location!
WHAT: Oktoberfest 2nd Weekend
WHEN: This Friday & Saturday - October 1st & 2nd
WHERE: Fulton NE Headquarters (Not the taproom) — 2540 2nd Street NE Mpls, MN 55418
Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen
Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier
Paulaner Hefeweizen
Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest
Hacker Pschorr Munich Dark
Blood Orange Hard Seltzer 12oz & Lemonade Hard Seltzer 12oz
Cans - Lonely Blonde 16oz, Sweet Child of Vine 16oz, 300 16oz, Red & White Wine 12oz can
Que Tal Streets / Hibachi Drama / KCM Eggrolls / Habenero Tacos / Muddy Tiger / Gerhards Bratwerks / Chicks on Wheels / Over the Coals / El Travieso Taqueria
Friday October 1st
Bill Koncar Band - 6pm - 10pm
Also features performances by the SG Edelweiss-St.Paul Bavarian dancers
Festival runs from 4:00-10:00 PM
Saturday October 2nd
Joey Johnson Band - 6pm-10pm
Festival runs from 4:00-10:00 PM
MN Krampus will be there all weekend!
See you there!
OK, we just straight-up Frankensteined that name together, but how else are we to summarize the enormity of such epic goings-ons as we have aligning at our NE headquarters this coming weekend? If you’ve been living under the proverbial rock, here’s details on the TWO BIG EVENTS that will be making Fulton Brewery the epicenter of the universe in the coming days:
Friday / Saturday September 24th & 25th and October 1st & 2nd
Food / Music / Beer / Oktoberfest revelry. Including:
Paulaner Oktoberfest Märzen
Paulaner Oktoberfest Bier
Paulaner Hefeweizen
Hacker Pschorr Oktoberfest
Hacker Pschorr Munich Dark
Blood Orange Hard Seltzer 12oz & Lemonade Hard Seltzer 12oz
Cans - Lonely Blonde 16oz, Sweet Child of Vine 16oz, 300 16oz, Red & White Wine 12oz can
The Obstler cocktail: Dampfwerk Apple Brandy, mixed with pear liqueur, and Fulton Lemonade Hard Seltzer
The Dampfwerk Negroni: Dampfwerk Apple Brandy mixed with sweet vermouth, herbal liqueur, Fulton Chill City Chugger, and a dash of bitters.
Other cocktails include
Vodka/Red Bull and Blueberry Lemonade (Fulton Lemonade Hard Seltzer & Red Bull Blueberry)
Que Tal Streets / Hibachi Drama / KCM Eggrolls / Habenero Tacos / Muddy Tiger / Gerhards Bratwerks / Chicks on Wheels / Over the Coals / El Travieso Taqueria
Friday, September 24
Bill Koncar Band - 6pm - 10pm
Also features performances by the SG Edelweiss-St.Paul Bavarian dancers
Festival runs from 4:00-10:00 PM
Saturday September 25
Monica LaPlante - 2pm - 4pm
Winzige Hosen plays at 6pm
Festival runs from 1:00-10:00 PM
Friday October 1st
Bill Koncar Band - 6pm - 10pm
Also features performances by the SG Edelweiss-St.Paul Bavarian dancers
Festival runs from 4:00-10:00 PM
Saturday October 2nd
Joey Johnson Band - 6pm-10pm
Festival runs from 4:00-10:00 PM
MN Krampus will be there all weekend!
See you there!
Saturday September 25th - Rides start at 9am, ARTCRANK and Party 1:00-7:00 PM
Fulton Production Brewery (Northeast)
2540 2nd Street NE Minneapolis, MN 55418
2 Ride Routes - More Info
Food / Music / Beer afterwards, plus ArtCrank on the premises!
Well, we couldn’t resist—we’ve added a second weekend to our Oktoberfest celebration, and as a bonus, that additional weekend is actually in October as well!
That’s right, on Friday October 1st – Saturday October 2nd we’ll be firing things up at our NE headquarters for another round, right on the heels of the previous weekend’s action. So get plenty of rest and fortify yourself in-between, because the only thing better than an Oktoberfest bash is two Oktoberfest bashes!
Stay tuned for Food Truck announcement!
Quiet, that’s what! No to mention a bit dull. Well fear not, because we have your ears and feet covered.
Music deets:
Friday, September 24
Bill Koncar Band - 6pm
Also features performances by the SG Edelweiss-St.Paul Bavarian dancers
Festival runs from 4:00-10:00 PM
Saturday September 25
Monica LaPlante - 2PM
Winzige Hosen plays at 6pm
Festival runs from 1:00-10:00 PM
Friday October 1st
Bill Koncar Band - 5pm - 7pm and 8pm - 10pm
Also features performances by the SG Edelweiss-St.Paul Bavarian dancers
Festival runs from 4:00-10:00 PM
Saturday October 2nd
Joey Johnson Band - 5pm - 7pm and 8pm - 10pm
Festival runs from 4:00-10:00 PM
MN Krampus will be there all weekend!
See you there!
Sure, it’s still August, but let’s talk about OKTOBERFEST (which is actually happening in September but whatever).
Friday and Saturday September 24 & 25th are the big dates, and der weit celebration will be going down right in our parking lot. And in addition to our own impressive array of beverages, we’ll also be pouring a variety of other beers like Paulaner Original Munich, Oktoberfest, & Hefeweizen, Hacker-Pschorr Oktoberfest and Munich Dark.
We’ll also have food trucks, live music, live screen printing on Saturday, a visit from MN Krampus, games and plenty of other fun Oktoberfesty things!
Quiet, that’s what! No to mention a bit dull. Well fear not, because we have your ears and feet covered
On Friday 9/24 the celebratory music starts at 6PM with the Bill Koncar Band, and also features performances by the SG Edelweiss-St.Paul Bavarian dancers (festival runs from 4:00-10:00 PM).
Then on Saturday 9/25, Monica LaPlante gets things going at 2PM and then Winzige Hosen plays at 6pm (festival runs from 1:00-10:00 PM). See you there!
Get yourself ready for the big party with a casual teaser dinner here at Fulton Taproom! Dig into a three course, German inspired meal along and Fulton beer pairings. Listen to folk tunes from our local accordionist while playing that-one-hammer-game and waiting anxiously for the raffle drawing!
PLUS! Skip the line and head home with your Oktoberfest stein and first round token on us for Gastof's Oktoberfest @ Fulton NE the following week!
Get Ticket for OkotoberFeast at the Taproom
Some Fine Print : Tickets for this event are limited! Seating for the dinner will be community style. Covid is still a thing so to protect yourself, others and our breweries, masks are encouraged. And please, skip this event if you're sick. PROST!
It was recently a taproom exclusive, but now our tasty new Lime & Salt Lonely Blonde Ale is officially in stores.
That’s right, now you can enjoy this new concoction we’re understandably proud of at your very own hacienda. So head to your favorite liquor store and grab yourself a 6-pack of some lime and salt-infused goodness to take to home, and get ready to make your tacos and taste buds tres happy.
“Hey – why is there a label on this can?” you’re doubtlessly asking yourself. Here’s why: among all the other significant ways COVID has been a complete pain in the arse, it has also affected supply chains—especially aluminum supply chains.
Cans printed at the factory are preferred by most breweries (including ours) because they look and feel the best, are more cost effective, and are better for the environment. But they require long lead times and high minimum quantities. At the same time, at-home consumption of adult beverages has skyrocketed during the pandemic (understandable, right?), driving demand up as supplies dwindle.
It’s been a real challenge to stay ahead of this issue these past 18 months, and with demand for Lonely Blonde in cans at record levels (THANK YOU), we had to make a choice so as not to run out of inventory before the next shipment of cans came in.
Then Pete—one of our founders—had an idea: dust off the trusty ol’ labeling machine we had sitting in storage and use it to make labels to slap on existing can stock. So we gave that labeling machine a reassuring pat and said “Get to work, buddy.” Plus, a new label supplier came to the rescue with lightning-fast turnaround times.
So there it is—you are now officially up-to-date on the whole The Fulton Labeled Can Saga™, and can recite it verbatim to friends when they ask why their cans are labeled, and look like someone who is wise in all the ways of the world. Cheers to that.
Get ready to ride, because the 2021 Fulton Gran Fondo is coming!
This year's event is going to be huge, and it's all going down on Saturday, September 25th.
The Fondo rolls out at 9AM, and the Medio hits the road at 11AM. Then after the ride, festivities ramp up in our parking lot starting at 1PM with live music and our friends from Artcrank on hand selling posters.
Get yourself in gear and sign up at fultongranfondo.com.
GRAB YOUR 2021 FONDO GEAR
We’re excited to debut our most energetic, fun, and forward-looking Fulton Gran Fondo jersey design yet. You’re guaranteed to look good and pedal faster in this year’s edition. Brought to you by our friends (and event sponsor) Donkey Label.
More about the 2021 Fulton Gran Fondo
The Fulton Gran Fondo is finally back, and it’s going down on Saturday September 25, 2021. This is the last week for early-bird pricing, so register now and save some dough and start getting yourself ready for the bike ride and block party event of the fall.
Why are we so jacked about our new Hard Selzer Lemonade? Because it actually tastes like lemonade! And (like all of our hard seltzers) it's made with real fruit purees and no articial sweetneners, givie you a summer beverage that's crisp, clean and not-too-sweet. So head to your favorite metro area liquor store and pick up a 12-pack of your new summer jam.
Happy 4th of July, peeps. With beer and flag in hand, we invite you to crank up our latest Summer Spotify playlist. Curated by the Fulton staff, these are the songs that remind us of summer nights! Best played loud and on repeat.
