SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE GOTTEN INTO
THE CRAFT BREWERY CRAZE IN
MINNESOTA.
IF YOU WANT TO BREW YOUR OWN
BEER.
BESIDES MAKING YOUR OWN
SELECTIONS, VYING PARK WILL
HELP YOU BREW YOUR OWN BEER OR
WINE.
YOU USE THEIR EQUIPMENT.
THEY PROVIDE RECIPES AND HELP.
WE KNOW SO MANY PEOPLE WHO DO
THIS AND LOVE IT.
WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE VYING
PARK BREWING OWNER AND HEAD
BREWER, ANDY.
THANKS FOR COMING IN.
THIS IS SUCH A COOL CONCEPT.
THERE ARE NOT MANY IN THE
UNITED STATES.
WE'RE ONE OF ABOUT TEN IN
THE U.S. AND WE'RE THE OLDEST
OPERATING BREW ON PREMISE IN
THE COUNTRY.
I LOVE THIS.
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BREW MY
OWN BEER.
IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
IT TAKINGS A GOOD AMOUNT OF
SPACE.
AND IT'S EXPENSIVE TO GET
STARTED.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO BUY
EQUIPMENT.
WE TAKE CARE OF THE CLEAN UP.
WE TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING.
YOU DON'T NEED TO BE A
SCIENTIST OR EVEN HAVING TAKEN
BIOLOGY IN HIGH SCHOOL.
TO PEOPLE SAY I WANT AN IPA
AND THEY HAVE A RECIPE.
THEY CAN TWEAK THE RECIPE.
WE HAVE 60 RECIPES.
WE ADD THREE OR FOUR NEW ONES
EVERY YEAR.
WE CAN NEVER GET RID OF ANY.
THEY'RE ALWAYS SOMEBODY'S
FAVORITE.
DID YOU HAVE A LOVE FOR
BREWING BEER GROWING UP?
NOT GROWING UP.
WHEN YOU TURNED 21.
I WENT TO SCHOOL.
I WENT TO COLLEGE IN WISCONSIN.
AND DRANK A LOT OF OLD
MILWAUKEE.
MAYBE IT WAS GROWING UP
THEN.
IN COLLEGE.
WHEN I GOT OUT OF COLLEGE
AND I TASTED AN EXTRA PALE ALE
IN 1990, IT MADE ME WANT TO
LEARN HOW TO BREW BEER.
I STARTED BREWING IN 1990 AFTER
I GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND I
FELL IN LOVE WITH IT AND I
WANTED TO TEACH OTHER PEOPLE
HOW TO DO IT.
WE HAVE THREE -- SO IN ADDITION
TO PEOPLE COMING IN TO BREW
THEIR OWN BEER, I MAKE AND SELL
BEER IN HALF GALLON JUG
GROWLERS TO GO.
THESE ARE THREE THAT WE HAVE
AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW.
SOME MORE TASTERS.
THESE ARE FOR MATT AND I
THINK I NEED TO TRY THIS ONE AS
WELL.
WHAT'S THIS?
THIS IS A GERMAN BROWN ALE.
THEN WE A BIG TEX IPA.
I'LL TRY THE IPA, SURE.
AND THEN OUR MOST POPULAR
GROWLER IS OUR STUMP JUMPER
AMBER ALE.
THAT'S A GOOD COLOR ON THERE.
DELICIOUS.
AND THE NAME IS EXCELLENT.
A LOT OF FUN.
THAT IS NICE.
THE BROWN ALE.
VERY GOOD.
WHY NOT JUST SELL ONLY YOUR
OWN BEER?
WHY HELP OTHER PEOPLE DO IT?
IT'S ALL ABOUT HAVING FUN.
WE GET GROUPS OF FAMILIES.
WE GET A LOT OF TEAM BUILDING
GROUPS COMING IN.
AND THEY HAVE A BLAST.
YOU KNOW.
I THINK, AND FOR GIFTS.
PEOPLE HAVE ENOUGH STUFF.
GIVE THEM AN EXPERIENCE.
WHAT'S IT COST TO BREW YOUR
OWN BATCH?
YOU DO A 12.5-GALLON BATCH,
THAT GIVES YOU SIX CASES.
WE USE 22-OUNCE BOTTLES.
THERE'S A DOZEN BOTTLES IN A
CASE.
72, 22-OUNCE BOTTLES.
IT'S GOING TO RANGE BETWEEN 165
AND 195 FOR A BATCH.
THAT'S A LOT OF BEER.
YES, YOU WANT TO SHARE IT
WITH FRIENDS.
YOU DON'T WANT TO COME IN
ALONE.
WE ALWAYS LOVE IT WHEN ONE
OF OUR COWORKERS SHOWS UP AND
SHARES THE BEER THEY MADE.
THEY PUT THEIR FACE ON THE
BOTTLE.
YOU HELP MAKE THE LABELS TOO.
WE DO.
WE HAVE BLANK LABEL STOCK TO
DESIGN AND PRINT AND CUSTOMIZE
YOURSELF.
WE HAVE MORE INFORMATION ON
OUR LOCAL TAP TALK BLOG.
LEARN MORE ABOUT VYING PARK
