Profile of Dave Manley

·        Brewing since 2000

·        Favorite Beers

o        Scotch/Scottish Ales

o        Dopplebocks/Maibocks

o        Cask/Wood aged beers

o        Local Brewpub beers

o        Any creative and well made beer!

·        Beers Brewed

o        Very wide variety, more lagers now that I have a lagering fridge.

o        I did Midwest extract kits for the first couple of years, then switched to partial mash and developing my own recipes. Then did the countertop partial mash method. Have now switched to all grain and love the results I’ve been getting with it.

o        Have won a few medals at some homebrewing competitions, but enter competitions mainly for feedback on my beers.

o        A few people have “commissioned” me to brew beer for them for an event (i.e. wedding) or just to have for themselves.

·        Special Techniques

o        Yeast Starters

o        Wort Oxygenation

o        Counter top Partial Mash method

o        Oak aged beers

o        Lagering

o        Mini Kegging using Tap-A-Draft system

o        Cellaring vintage beer, both commercial and my own.

o        Demonstrations – did a homebrewing demonstration at my hometown Ribfest in September 2009.

·        Favorites - I like being a “beer hunter”, i.e. going to good beer bars, brewpubs, breweries, stores and festivals, so here are some of my local favorites:

o        Beer bars:

§        Stub & Herb’s (U of M)

§        Mackenzie’s (Downtown Mpls.)

§        Muddy Pig (St. Paul)

§        Happy Gnome (St. Paul)

§        Bulldog (Uptown Mpls.)

§        Preston’s Urban Pub (Mpls)

§        Acadia (Mpls)

§        Old Chicago – Eden Prairie (I’m working on my 9^th tour at the moment)

o        Brewpubs:

§        Town Hall (Mpls.)

§        Barley John’s (New Brighton)

§        Rock Bottom (Mpls.)

§        Great Waters (St. Paul)

§        Sherlock’s Home (Minnetonka): RIP Sherlock’s, I miss you immensely!

o        Breweries:

§        Surly

§        Flat Earth

§        Summit

§        Schell’s

§        Brau Bros.

o        Stores

§        The Four Firkins (St. Louis Park)

§        The Cellars (Minnetonka)

§        Blue Max (Apple Valley)

§        Legacy (Waconia)

o        Festivals

§        Autumn Brew Review by MN Craft Brewers Assn.

§        Winterfest by MN Craft Brewers Assn.

§        Great Taste of The Midwest in Madison, WI

§        St. Paul Summer Beer Fest

§        Blessing of the Bock at Town Hall Brewpub

§        Bockfest at Schell’s Brewery in New Ulm

§        Oktoberfest at Bayrischer Hof in Montrose, MN (someday the one in Germany)

§        The Spring “I Love Beer” pubcrawl. It’s been a few years since this has taken place, but it was a lot of fun!

§        Hoping to go to Great American Beer Festival in Denver in the near future.