FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Stillwater, MN – April 21st, 2010 - Stillwater will be the home of a new brewery in 2010.  Lift Bridge Beer Company is happy to announce that they have chosen a building to develop a new craft brewery in Stillwater.  In the shadows of the Stillwater water tower stands a 10,500 sq. ft. building that will become home to Lift Bridge Brewery in the months to come.  Lift Bridge Beer Co. has entered into an agreement to purchase the building located at 1900 Tower Drive in Stillwater, MN.

Plans are in place to purchase brewing equipment and obtain a brewer’s license.  The 10 year old building will allow for tours, brewing, retail growler and merchandise sales, events and expansion of existing Lift Bridge distribution in the Twin Cities metro area. 

The distribution includes kegs and bottles of Crosscut Pale Ale™, Farm Girl Saison®, and the upcoming summer seasonal, Minnesota Tan™.  Lift Bridge is also currently being distributed to other areas of Minnesota and Wisconsin, please check the website www.LiftBridgeBeer.com for specific retailers in your area. The Lift Bridge team is proud to bring a brewery back to Stillwater.

Contact:
Dan Schwarz
dan @ liftbridgebrewery.com
1900 Tower Drive
Stillwater, MN 55082
Ph: +888-430-BEER (2337) x55

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At Lift Bridge Beer Company, we are focused on making great beer.  We worked with Studio2 to create packaging that fit our beer and brand.  The resulting design by Studio2 for Crosscut Pale Ale™ won Graphic Design USA Package Design Awards.  Crosscut Pale Ale™ debuted in six-packs in early December 2009 and is available at fine beer stores throughout the Twin Cities Metro and surrounding communities. 

On December 4th we will release our Crosscut Pale Ale™ in bottles.  Crosscut Pale Ale™ was our second beer release and has been available since September 2008 in draft only.  Crosscut Pale Ale™ will continue to be available in draft at fine bars and restaurants.

The beer is a well balanced pale ale with multiple additions of Cascade hops.  Our unique introduction of grapefruit peel complements the citrus notes of the hops. 

Beer style: Pale Ale
ABV: 5.5%
IBU: 55
SRM: 13

In June of 2009 we released our Farm Girl Saison® in bottles.  Many of our current beer store customers have placed orders.  Look for our second release in bottles, Crosscut Pale Ale™. 

Draft Magazine has an article by Laura Kiniry  about the partnership between The Bikery and Lift Bridge.  We have been working together since the beginning.  Olivier has been a huge supporter.  Click here to read the full article. 

If you know Stillwater, then you know that the Brine’s family market has been hand carving meat, baking bread, and crafting some of the best sausage in the region for over 50 years. In another culinary collaboration, Brines will be featuring brats made with Lift Bridge Beer Co. Crosscut Pale Ale™. These brats are filled with wonderful course ground pork, beer, and traditional brat spices. What is better than Brine’s Brats and Lift Bridge Beer to enhance your fall weekend? Look for them immediately and exclusively at the Brine’s Market at 1790 Washington Ave. South, Stillwater, MN 55082. 

We are pleased to announce that starting today, October 9th, 2009 Arneson Distributing of Sleepy Eye, MN will begin delivering cases and kegs of Farm Girl Saison® in their distribution area.  This includes the following communities:

• Granite Falls
• Hutchinson
• Redwood Falls
• New Ulm
• Waseca
• Owatonna
• Albert Lea
• Mankato

We have had many requests from the area and we are glad we are able to satisfy those requests.  Here is a list of places who will be taking deliveries next week:

• Clay’s, Springfield
• Liquor Lodge, Redwood Falls
• Sleepy Eye Municipal Liquor Store, Sleepy Eye
• Liquor Mart, New Ulm
• Cash Wise Liquor, New Ulm
• Hy Vee Wine & Spirits, New Ulm
• Fairmont Municipal Liquor Store, Fairmont
• Phat Pheasant Bar, Windom
• River Bend Liquor, Windom
• Jackson Municipal Liquor Store, Jackson
• MGM, Mankato
• MGM, North Mankato
• MGM, St. Peter
• Cub Liquor , Mankato
• Snyder’s Liquor, Mankato
• B&L Bar, New Ulm

If you are in the area and would like to see our beers in your favorite bars, restaurants or beer stores, please ask the clerk, bar-tender, or owners to contact Arneson Distributing.  Thanks for your support.