Pig's Eye Brewing Company Explained

The Pig's Eye Brewing Company was a beer brand and beer brewing company established in 1992 in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[1] They brewed the "Pig's Eye" brand of beers and the "Pit Bull" beer.

History

Pig's Eye was first launched in 1992, and reached volume of 35,000 barrels by 1994[2] by Minnesota Brewing Company.The folded in June 2002 due to financial troubles.[3] [4]

In December 2002, it was reestablished when two former employees Phil Gagne (the brewmaster)and Jeff Crawford (the vice president of sales) purchased the recipes.[5]

The beer was named after Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant, a probably French-Canadian man who became the first resident of Saint Paul and operated a tavern out of Fountain Cave near what is now downtown.[6]

Types of beer

The Pig's Eye Brewing Company brews four beers:

Awards

The Pig's Eye Beers received awards at the Great American Beer Festival, Between The Bluffs Beer Festival, and the World Beer Championships.[7] BeerAdvocate had rated their beers at between C and D on an A-F scale.[8] Pigs Eye Brewing Company shut down during the coronavirus pandemic due to restrictions and financial short comings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pig's Eye Brewing Company -- Brewbound.com Beer industry news, jobs, and events. . 2023-01-13 . www.brewbound.com.
  2. Web site: Pig's Eye beer will return to market soon. (Weekly Specialty Beer Report). - Free Online Library . 2023-01-13 . www.thefreelibrary.com.
  3. News: Minnesota Brewing Brings Back Reformulated Pig's Eye Label. Egerstrom. Lee. 7 May 2004. Saint Paul Pioneer Press. 2009-09-14.
  4. News: Minnesota Brewing closes plant; The future of the longtime brewery's main brand, Grain Belt, isn't clear. https://web.archive.org/web/20121026140012/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-87753156.html. dead. 26 October 2012. Kennedy. Tony. 25 June 2002. Minneapolis Star Tribune. 2009-09-14.
  5. Web site: City Brewery gets contract as Pig's Eye beer eyes comeback . 2023-01-13 . La Crosse Tribune . en.
  6. News: St. Paul Celebrates 'In a Pig's Eye'. Shackle. Eric. 1 June 2007. OhmyNews. 2009-09-14.
  7. Web site: Awards. Pig's Eye Brewing Company. 2009-09-14.
  8. Web site: Pig's Eye Brewing Company. BeerAdvocate. 2009-09-14.

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