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Freewheeling on two wheels, sun on your face, wind in your hair; it's all fine and dandy until someone gets a flat due to an improperly-inflated tube.

Friends don't let friends ride unprepared. So grab your biking buddies and stop in to the Indeed Brewing taproom this Sunday, May 31st, from 12-3pm for a free bike check-over from the folks at Varsity Bike & Transit! Where else can you enjoy a cold Let it Ride IPA on the patio while the pros from Varsity complete a complimentary inspection on your bike? Check out the event and RSVP on Facebook.

Swing by this Sunday and get your bike a clean bill of health so you can 'hop on' all summer long.

Wow. Just, wow! Whirlygig knocked our socks off.

The music? First Avenue nailed it. The food? So tasty. The beer? Let's just say it was hard to pick a crowd favorite, but L.S.D. and the new Dandy Lager topped the list outdoors, while Wooden Soul #2 and Arnie Palmer-infused Shenanigans got some serious play in the taproom.

We had some fun with new additions to the party, including a 5K run from MN Brewery Running Series, a neat DIY whirlygig station created by our crafty friends at GetKnit Events, and Blue Goose Photo Booth capturing the Whirlygig shenanigans from inside their vintage VW van.

You know we have to shout out our staff, who worked their magic behind the scenes from every corner of the brewery. If you don't mind us getting a little sappy, the teamwork was really something else. And if you didn't notice how much work it takes to put on a party like this, good! We did it right.

Above all, Whirlygig was a hit thanks to you. You came out in droves and spent some of your Art-a-Whirl with us, between gallery tours, performance pieces, maker fairs, and everything else this incredible Northeast weekend has to offer.

Stepping back from the chaos and looking out over the packed parking lot as Saturday night headliner Mark Mallman played to a rain-soaked crowd of smiling, dancing people with Indeed beer in hand -- for us, it doesn't get much better than that.

Let's do it again next year, yeah?

Photos by Stephen Maturen

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.