TABLE OF CONTENTS - Minnesota Craft Brewer's Guild
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Theodore Fyten Brewing Co. - #53<br />
St. Paul, MN | www.fytenburgbeer.com<br />
History: The Theodore Fyten Brewing Company was founded in 1999 in St. Paul, MN, by Tod Fyten II. The roots of the<br />
company however, date back to 1869 when Theodore Fyten immigrated from his native Netherlands to the Upper Levee<br />
neighborhood in St. Paul, MN. Having grown up in the Burgundian province of Limburg, which today is divided between<br />
Belgium, Holland and Germany, beer was an important staple of life as it is still to this day. Moving beer from the brewery<br />
to the public was an important task. The importance of a good draft hitch was key to any brewers success, and there<br />
were none finer for a brewer to own then a Belgian hitch. This said, Theodore, upon arriving began working with local<br />
brewers in St. Paul providing harnesses and horses for their breweries. This tradition carried on thru his son John who<br />
was a leather craftsmen and harness maker, and then to his grandson, George Sr., and great-grandson George Jr. both of<br />
whom were teamsters, with George Jr. working for the Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company. Carrying on the family tradition<br />
Tod began his career at the age of 10 years old making Burgundy and Riesling wines with his father Richard, then continuing<br />
his career in fermentation in college as a campus rep for the Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company. From there he<br />
would help pioneer the <strong>Minnesota</strong> craft brewing industry as one of the original brewers at the James Page Brewery and<br />
go on to found one of the nation’s largest consumer beer publications, Midwest, Rocky Mountain and Northwest Beer<br />
Notes. Today the brewery is housed in the horse stables of the Christopher Stahlmann and Jacob Schmidt Brewery, the<br />
same buildings his grandfather George Jr. worked in for Mr. Schmidt many years before.<br />
Brewmaster: Tod Fyten*<br />
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Fytenburg Grand Cru<br />
(Wedding Beer) - A Dutch/Belgian Double developed by Tod for his<br />
wedding guests at his wedding in 1989.. The brew is made with 6<br />
variety of malts, and employs European noble hops and a special<br />
Belgian yeast strain. The beer was the hit of the Wedding and will be<br />
the Flagship of the company. Enjoy<br />
Notes -<br />
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