Mus nquam paj nquam nruas #InternationalBeerDay, peb zaum nrog Andy Erickson thiab Brad Randall, ob tug stacked Deck Brewing Co. peb founders. Stacked Deck yuav ntev qhib ntawm Treasure Island Center!

Koj txiav txim siab rau Treasure Island Center?

Brad: Pib ib brewery yog ib undertaking heev. Tsocai tom qab Andy Erickson, Scott Wege thiab kuv tus kheej pib nrhiav tej qhov chaw, peb tau ntsib Lee Krueger. Thaum nws piav nws tsis pom kev zoo rau dab tsi yog ces hu ua tus qub Macy lub tsev, thiab qhov twg nws pom peb haum nyob rau hauv, peb tau muag rau ntawm qhov chaw.  Thaum peb qhib peb qhov rooj peb npaj pib nrog cov neeg ua hauj lwm 5-6, tiam sis muaj hmoo me ntsis thiab ntau zog ua hauj lwm, peb nyob nraum hoping loj hlob.  Nws tseem tau tias tsis pub dhau ib xyoo peb yuav tau mus txog 15-20 tus neeg ua hauj lwm.

Koj tau txais tsab cai idea los yog tswvyim?

Andy: Scott thiab kuv tus kheej muaj tau nplooj siab tsev-brewers rau 12 xyoos.  Peb sab ntxov rau yuav manipulate cov khoom xyaw. Thaum peb xub pib brew, cov khoom siv tes ua npias xaiv nyob rau hauv lub ntxaib ntxaib lub zos tsis ze li ntawm nws zoo li hnub no.  Nrhiav hom npias kuv txaus siab yog nyuaj hais tsawg kawg yog. Qhov ntau peb xyaum ua tej yam, cov obsessed ntau obsessed peb los tshawb txawv styles thiab zoo meej peb cov zaub mov txawv. Tsis pub dhau ib xyoo uas pib tau brewing rau kuv patio ob rau peb zaug ib lub lis piam txawm nyob rau hauv lub caij ntuj no, thiab ib txwm dhia ntawd thaum lub sij hawm muab peb creations nrog tej phooj ywg thiab tsev neeg. Thaum peb yeej honed peb txawj ntse, peb sab tias peb tsis tau khaws nrog tus thov rau peb npias kom yog dab tsi coj mus rau qhov xav tias pib ib brewery yuav tsis tau tias vwm ntawm ib lub tswv yim.

Brad: Kuv yog ib tug graphic designer los pauv.  Kuv chiv tau ntsib Andy thiab Scott nrog cov intent pab lawv craft lawv branding. Thaum kuv tasted lawv npias kuv twb tshuab tam sim ntawd.  Kuv paub tam sim ntawd tias kuv yuav tsum tau muab kev koom tes. Thaum peb pib tswvyim ib lub npe rau lub brewery, peb xav txog qhov xwm ntawm pib ib lub lag luam, qhov uas yuav muab kev koom tes.  Nws mas nws yeej ib twv txiaj tab sis peb paub cov beers tau brewing tau zoo tias peb twb tsis tsuas "stacking lub lawj" nyob rau hauv peb nyiam, tab sis peb cov neeg muas zaub thiab. Thiab yog li cas lub npe thiab hom tuaj rau hauv. Peb yeej tswm rau lub npe ua ntej peb kawm tias lub tsev yuav muaj npe hu ua cov Treasure Island Center, ces cov coincidence yog zoo nkauj txaus.

Nws yog nws txog Stacked Deck Brewing?

Andy: Peb them tsis tshua muaj neeg ze ntawm kom paub tseeb tias txhua npias peb tsim yog ib qho unflawed, zoo crafted khoom. Peb kub siab rau ntau hom-honored tsoos npias styles thiab creatively ntxiv peb tus kheej twist.  Txhua brew muaj nws yog yus style, xim thiab saj. Ntau yam tseem ceeb heev rau peb thiab peb yeej tsis xav hais tias peb beers saj tib yam.

Brad: Nrog rau peb ntau yam beers, peb paub li cas tseem ceeb npaum li cas rau tag nrho taproom kev yog.  Yog li, ua hauj lwm nrog peb architects (Wittkamper Reiff), peb npaj tawm los tsim ib qhov chaw uas yeej inviting, zoo heev thiab ib qho chaw tsev neeg yuav xav coj cov me nyuam. Kev lom zem thiab nws cua uas koj yuav txaus siab rau ib beverage zoo heev, hangout thiab ntes ib tug qhab nyob qhab rau peb theem.

Koj xav tsiv mus nyob rau cov neeg dawb huv Paul?

Brad: Li ntawd, rau starters peb tau tag nrho yug ntawm no, peb yeej hlub lub cheeb tsam thiab xav txog peb tus kheej yuav "Saint-Paulites." Peb paub tias peb tsis tsuas xav tau ntawm no tab sis peb yuav tsum tau nyob ntawm no.

Andy: Tag lawm ob humbled thiab pog kom tau ib feem ntawm tej brewing zej zog rau sab no thiab sab nraud ntawm tus dej. Peb nyob nraum nrhiav lwm tus rau pem hauv ntej kom collaborating nrog ntau lub yeej muaj tswv yim thiab tuav breweries hauv lub ntxaib ntxaib.

Qhov exciting tshaj plaws txog mus rau TIC?

Brad: Peb yeej loj los ua si hockey ces muaj cov qus xyaum, Hamline Hockey, cov hluas hockey, thiab tam sim no lub Minnesota tus thawj WNHL pab neeg, cov Whitecaps tag nrho nyob rau hauv tib lub tsev—kuv txhais hais tias tiag koj tsis tuav ntawd!

Andy: Hockey thiab npias mus ua ke txawm ces nws mas nws yeej tau peb pog. Ces koj muab peb nyob rau hauv lub plawv downtown nrog direct skyway mus saib, lub teeb rail sab nraum peb lub qhov rooj thiab tag nrho cov txheej xwm sib txawv? Nws yog qhov chaw zoo tagnrho rau peb.

Dab tsi yog ib yam dab tsi uas koj xav neeg dawb Huv Paul paub txog Stacked Deck?

Brad: Kom deb li deb npias mus, peb tsis tuav rau ib style. Peb tsis tshwj xeeb nyob rau hauv ib yam, peb strive ua ib yam dab tsi rau sawv daws, thiab peb brewers muaj tau perfecting lawv craft rau ib xyoo caum ces peb brews muaj varied thiab tsis muaj ib hom saj los yog flavor lawv tag nrho feem.

Andy: Peb ua tiag muaj txhua yam los ntawm delicious teeb ales thiab lagers hnyav tsaus nti stouts thiab porters uas pour xws li motor roj, thiab raws li lub caij brews, ciders thiab mead nrog ginger npias, thiab hauv paus hniav npias rau cov me nyuam. Peb ua tag nrho, thiab nws tag nrho saj zoo kawg thiab.