Pig's Eye Brewing Company

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 restablished when two former employees Phil Gagne (the brewmaster)and Jeff Crawford (the vice president of sales) purchased the recipes.[2][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:

  • Pig's Eye Pilsner
  • Pig's Eye Lean Light
  • Pig's Eye Ice
  • Pit Bull

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.

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


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