When New Ulm, Minnesota’s, August Schell Brewing Company set out to develop its Schell’s Stag Series #9, it went back to its roots. Well, actually it went deeper than its roots to the caves that lie beneath them. Schell’s Stag Series #9 is a complex beer. It’s a dark lager aged in whiskey barrels, which … [ Read more]
Schell’s Stag Series #9: Cave- and Barrel-Aged Lager
April 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
When you’ve been in business for over 150 years, you’re going to have a few tricks up your sleeve. Or under your brewery. Like the caverns beneath the August Schell Brewing Co. in New Ulm. The Civil War-era caves made lagering possible in the pre-refrigeration world. A century and a half later, the caves have given birth … [ Read more]
