Pig's Eye Brewing Company

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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.^[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

^ "Pig's Eye Brewing Company -- Brewbound.com | Beer industry news, jobs, and events". www.brewbound.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
^ ^a ^b "Pig's Eye beer will return to market soon. (Weekly Specialty Beer Report). - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
^ Egerstrom, Lee (7 May 2004). "Minnesota Brewing Brings Back Reformulated Pig's Eye Label". Saint Paul Pioneer Press. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
^ 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.
^ "City Brewery gets contract as Pig's Eye beer eyes comeback". La Crosse Tribune. Retrieved 2023-01-13.
^ Shackle, Eric (1 June 2007). "St. Paul Celebrates 'In a Pig's Eye'". OhmyNews. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
^ "Awards". Pig's Eye Brewing Company. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
^ "Pig's Eye Brewing Company". BeerAdvocate. Retrieved 2009-09-14.

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