 Get to know your brewer @boathouse_bros. Meet Emmett. He’s the owner, head brewer, and resident prankster at Boathouse Brothers Brewing in Prior Lake, MN. • Boathouse Brothers opened their doors on April 20th, 2018. • Emmett started brewing at age 11 (he jokes as he explains his disappointment when he found out his dad’s @mrbeer kit wasn’t producing root beer). Fifteen years later, a session at Vine Park turned him on to the home brewing world. • The first beer Emmett made for Boathouse was the CTZ IPA—a simple smash brew to see how the bigger equipment would work with his recipe designs. • The brewery has a 3bbl brewhouse, and a cellar of four 3bbl and five 7bbl fermenters, for double batches. • Emmett’s favorite style to drink would be a Märzen. His favorite style to brew would be his Pilsners—something about that clean, crisp Lager that makes trickier parts of brewing fun. • The hardest challenge he’s faced at Boathouse has been equipment that seems to break or malfunction at inopportune times. • Future plans for the brewery include expanding to a 7bbl system (but he’s going to have to figure out the logistics of how to raise the ceiling first). • A great reason to stop by Boathouse Brewing this year would be their multiple tap lines and constant rotation. They’ve put around 100 different beers on their menu in the last five years! Emmett isn’t afraid to put different beer styles on nitro either. • Emmett’s favorite crushable lawnmower beer would be Purgatory Pils from @unmappedbrewing. It’s crisp, cold, and a reliable old friend. When he’s not brewing, you can catch Emmett playing Legos with his “assistant” brewer son, Soren. Emmett and his wife do a fantastic job with charity beers, and have organized some fun and philanthropic events in the taproom. If you’ve never made your way to Prior Lake before, stop on in to Boathouse Brothers. You never know what delicious styles will be on tap next!
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