Monday, December 03, 2018

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Beer: Surly First Avenue +1

Beer #3 of the beer advent calendar is an homage to one of the great live music clubs in the country:  First Avenue in Minneapolis.  Home to many scenes in Purple Rain, First Avenue was not only a key club in Prince's early years, but also for many other Twin Cities acts, like The Replacements and Soul Asylum.  Sadly, during the three months I lived in Minneapolis, I don't recall my parents ever taking me to see any live music, much less to First Avenue (then called Uncle Sam's).  But anyway, Surly is perhaps Minneapolis's best-known brewery, and they decided to brew a sessionable golden ale and name it First Avenue +1.  It's an easy-drinking ale with a little bit of hops, but not too much.  This is definitely a beer you could slam a few of while listening to The Hold Steady.
Name: First Avenue +1
Brewery:  Surly Brewing Company
Location:  Minneapolis, MN
ABV:  5.1%
IBU:  N/A
Good for drinking if: You really need Josh Adams to score 10 points in standard fantasy football scoring in order to make the playoffs.
Rating (out of five stars, by quarter star increments):  4

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