August Schell Brewing Company

The August Schell Brewing Company is a brewing company in New Ulm, Minnesota. It was founded by German immigrant August Schell in 1860 and passed into the possession of the Schell family in 1866. It is the second oldest family-owned brewery in America (after D. G. Yuengling & Son) and became the oldest and largest brewery in Minnesota when the company bought the Grain Belt rights in 2002. In September 2010, it celebrated its 150th Anniversary with a two-day festival.^[2]

Beer

Year-round Brews

• Original, ABV 4.8%, Straw colored classic American lager. Mild malt flavor and hop bitterness. This brew is displayed in a bar scene in the 2009 movie Jennifer's Body, starring Megan Fox.^[3]
• Original Light, ABV 4%, Light straw color. Mild maltiness complemented by mild hop bitterness and slight hop aroma. Light, crisp body.
• Grain Belt Premium, ABV 4.6%
• Grain Belt Premium Light
• Grain Belt Nordeast, ABV 4.7%
• Firebrick, ABV 5%, A Vienna-style amber lager that has a reddish-amber hue, a mild maltiness with subtle sweetness and a light hoppy finish.
• Pilsner, ABV 5.6%, Rich malt body accented by a large hop/malt aroma and a refreshing hop tang.
• Pale Ale, ABV 5.75%, Rich maltiness with a distinct hop bitterness.
• Stout, ABV 5%, A chocolaty espresso sweetness highlights our Schell’s Stout. Rich and creamy with a medium- to full-bodied mouth feel. A balanced bitterness is dominated by the flavor of the roasted barley. Color is dark to black. First introduced as the 2006 Snowstorm beer.
• Dark, ABV 4.8%, Deep amber color with a light but classic maltiness. Mild hop bitterness, excellent drinkability.
• 1919, Root Beer.

Seasonal Brews

• Carmel Bock, ABV 5.8%, Dark copper color, light caramel flavor, medium body. Lightly hopped with a hint of malt sweetness.
• Maifest, ABV 6.9%, Assertive maltiness backed by a huge hop aroma.
• Hefeweizen, ABV 4.4%, Fruity, ale character with undertones of banana and clove.
• Zommerfest, ABV 5%, Light golden color with a frothy white head. Slight malt flavor and sweet hop aroma.
• Octoberfest, ABV 5.5%, A rich balance of malt hops.
• Snowstorm, ABV NA, Flavor changes yearly, see below for a list of past flavors.
• Schmaltz's Alt, ABV 5.1%, The rich, sweet malty flavor with hints of licorice is balanced by a chocolaty bitterness. Dark brown in color and topped by a thick, creamy tan head.

Snowstorm Seasonal Brew History

• 2010 - Dunkel Doppel Weizenbock, ABV 7.0%, Brewed with Munich, Wheat, Xtra Special and Midnight Wheat Malt, this Dunkel Doppel Weizenbock has a rich, velvety malt body with notes of milk chocolate. Higher carbonation levels give this beer a full bodied mouth feel and a fluffy, creamy head with a banana and clove aroma.
• 2009 - Baltic Porter, ABV 5.8%, Few beers fit the season like a Baltic Porter does winter. The 2009 edition of Snowstorm was brewed with copious amounts of Munich malt coupled with three different British crystal malts, and British Chocolate. Snowstorm is dark mahogany in color with a tan head and displays flavors reminiscent of dark fruit, licorice, and chocolate.
• 2008 - Weihnachtsbier, ABV 6%, Reddish-brown in color with a complex maltiness yielding hints of spicy rye, sourdough and chocolate. Brewed with nine different malts, including copious amounts of Munich and a touch of Rye.
• 2007 - Belgian Dubbel
• 2006 - English Stout (Schell's Stout)
• 2005 - Düsseldorf Alt
• 2004 - Dark Cream Ale
• 2003 - Nut Brown Ale
• 2002 - Scotch Ale
• 2001 - Cherry Vanilla Porter
• 2000 - Braggot
• 1999 - Dunkleweizen
• 1998 - Vienna Lager (Schell's Firebrick)
• 1997 - Plum Black and Tan*
• 1996 - Cherry Alt*
• 1995 - Raspberry Amber Ale*
• 1992 - Doppel Alt (Schell's Schmaltz's Alt)**

*1995-1997 Beers were called Blizzard Ale

** 1992 Beer was called Xmas Brew

References

External links

• Schells Brewery
• BeerPal Reviews
• Schell's 150th Anniversary Celebration Website (1860–2010)