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With its kaleidoscopic co-mingling of out-of-the-box ingredients, L.S.D. is a one of a kind trip.

Head Brewer Josh Bischoff dreamt up the idea to brew with lavender, sunflower honey, and dates while working at Town Hall Brewery in Minneapolis. Even for an adventurous brewery like Town Hall where brewers are given room to play, a lavender beer was a pretty big question mark. Josh recalls, “To this day it has been the only beer brewed there during the Mike Hoops era that he requested a pilot be brewed first!”

To celebrate the 2015 release of L.S.D. we’re offering a unique tasting flight in the taproom, for one night only on Thursday May 7, starting at 3pm.

Sample this year’s L.S.D. alongside the 2014 and 2013 vintages and explore the ways this beer morphs and shifts as it ages from a fresh, young profile dominated by lavender. Josh explains, “With time the lavender becomes more of a ‘team player’ than a ‘spotlight stealer.’ The play between the caramel flavors of the dates and toastiness of the malt emerge, and the honey character really starts to shine through.”

Join us for this cool vertical tasting, and consider picking up a few bottles of 2015 L.S.D.; some for now, some for later, and some to cellar for your own future verticals!

Can we take a minute of your time? After all, a week has 10,000 of them.

Our Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild presents 10,000 Minutes of Minnesota Craft Beer from May 4 – May 10, 2015. It's a week-long celebration of our craft brewing scene here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, from tap takeovers and beer releases to specialty casks and happy hour specials. Over 100 events are happening around the state.

We're not suggesting you spend the whole week with us, but carve out some time in your busy beer-focused schedule for Indeed! Here's where you can find us during 10,000 Minutes of Minnesota Craft Beer:

MONDAY, MAY 4TH

PINdeed @ Grumpy’s Northeast, 5-10:30pm
Three pins, plus Wooden Soul #1 and #2, and Port barrel-aged BeCherry!

MN Craft Beer Dinner @ Cocina del Barrio Edina, 6:30-9:30pm
Featuring Indeed, Summit, Fulton, Surly, and Bauhaus!

TUESDAY, MAY 5TH

Barrel-Aged Reckage @ Halftime Rec, 4-10pm
Indeed Rum King, Surly Darkness, Lift Bridge Silhouette

Indeed & Surly @ Grizzly’s in Plymouth, 4-7pm
Wooden Soul #2, Haywire, Mexican Cousin, Port Barrel-Aged BeCherry

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6TH

L.S.D. Release @ Indeed Brewing Taproom, 3pm

Shenanigans Cocktail Extravaganza @ Bryant Lake Bowl, all-day
Shenanigans cocktails and bowling!

Indeed Tap Takeover @ 3 Squares in Maple Grove, 5-7pm

THURSDAY, MAY 7TH

L.S.D. Vertical Flight @ Indeed Brewing Taproom, 3-6pm

Indeed Tasting @ Total Wine Woodbury, 6:30-8:30pm
‘Support Your Local Craft Brewery’ Sampling Event

Indeed Tasting @ Falls Liquor Minneapolis, 5-7pm

Acoustic Happy Hour with Dandy Lager @ The Dubliner, 5-8pm
Buy a Dandy Lager, keep the pint glass!

FRIDAY, MAY 8TH

Infusion Bonanza @ Indeed Brewing Taproom, 3pm

Indeed Tasting @ G-will in Brooklyn Park, 5-7pm

Let It Ride Firkin @ Grumpy’s Downtown, 12pm

L.S.D. Firkin @ The Happy Gnome, 5pm

Lager Fest @ Republic 7 Corners, all-day
Featuring Dandy Lager and Derailed Series Bock!

SATURDAY MAY 9TH

Indeed Tasting @ Total Wine Bloomington, 12-3pm

Hello, beautiful stranger. A kaleidoscopic spiral of Lavender, Sunflower honey, and Dates, L.S.D. sets the stage for a mind-bending beer experience as electrifying floral aromas dance atop rich notes of fruit and honey. L.S.D. is available in 750ml bottles and on draft starting on Monday, May 4, in very limited quantities.

Specialty ingredients play center stage in this recipe with the addition of Lavender, Sunflower Honey and Dates. "There's a fine line between a pleasant lavender character, and turning the beer into perfume," says Head Brewer Josh Bischoff. L.S.D. perfects that delicate balance with the addition of honey to tame the flowery aroma, and dates, which add a caramel sweetness. This unique beer was a medal winner at the 2011 Great American Beer Festival in the Herb and Spice category.

L.S.D. pours a light copper color with slight haze and a creamy white head. Bright, fresh-cut lavender fragrance dominates the nose, with rich brown sugar, vegetal honey, and notes of dark dates, plums, raisins. The taste of lavender is strong, yet balanced, and melds with a rich, mead-like honey base and a complex date fruitiness, making this beer potently floral, herbal, and unexpectedly drinkable.

Get Whirly! Same big bash, big new name. Indeed Brewing Company presents WHIRLYGIG 2015. Whirlygig is our third annual spring celebration, and it’s going down during the Northeast Arts District’s biggest weekend of the year!

Our brewery blow-out kicks off Friday May 15 through Sunday May 17. Fuel your artistic adventures all weekend long with three days of live music presented by First Avenue, food trucks, and plenty of your favorite Indeed brews.

Whirlygig hours: Friday May 15, 3-11pm. Saturday May 16 12-11pm. Sunday May 17 12-8pm. 

We're getting our weekend off to a very sour start! And in this case, that's a very good thing. The mysterious powers that be in the barrel room saw fit to send us a new beer. Introducing Wooden Soul #2!

Wooden Soul #2 is a Sour Blonde Ale aged in Sauvignon Blanc barrels, sourced from Northern California wine country. This complex beer is a blend, fermented with four strains of Brettanomyces yeast and two strains of Lactic Acid Bacteria.

Brewer Adam Theis walks us through the selection and blending process, explaining, “We went through 32 barrels total, and for each of them we said either, ‘That’s good, that’s ready,’ or, ‘Let’s leave that one another six months and see what happens to it.’ We ended up with 16 barrels that we thought were at their best right now."

Hazy and straw-colored, this beer has complex aromas of bright citrus, melon rind, and barn yard funk. Refreshingly tart, Wooden Soul #2 is light and effervescent, with notes of sparkling lemonade, granny smith apples, and dry white wine.

Wooden Soul #2 will be available for a limited time in the taproom! Come in soon for a taste of this second release from our barrel-aging program.

More about Wooden Soul

Sour. Funky. Wild. Barrel-aged. Wooden Soul encompasses a stunning array of unique styles of beer, produced by the dynamic relationships between natural microorganisms when left to their own devices. Wooden Soul beers are developed using various strains of Brettanomyces, bacteria, or both, and almost all of the beers will spend some time aging in wood. There will be a spectrum of flavor and aroma produced from our wild yeast and bacteria. Some may be incredibly sour, while others may be more funky, fruity, or earthy. There is a certain degree of wonder and mysticism in our barrel room. The whole world could be explained scientifically, but sometimes it’s more enjoyable just to marvel at the unknown.