As more craft breweries spread across the state of Minnesota, so do the beer festivals. This Friday it's the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild 12th Annual Winterfest. The event is sold out, but we spoke to the Guild's President, and Vine Park Brewing Company co-owner, Dan Justesen about the event and tried some of the special release craft beers that will soon be rolled out to breweries and liquor stores.

Lucid Brewing Co.
DUCE, Imperial Red Ale

Pronounced "doo-chay." DUCE is Italian for "the duke," which is fitting for this powerful oak aged imperial red ale. 7.5%ABV.

Barley John's Brew Pub
Dark Knight Returns, Old Eight Porter

The Dark Knight Returns is a double fermented Old Eight Porter, aged in Heaven Hill Bourbon Barrels. This year's batch aged 18 months before being tapped. A perfect 100 on Ratebeer.com, it's chocolaty, smoky, bourbony, oaky... delicious!

Lift Bridge Brewing Co.
Silhouette

Single Barrel - Aged on 12-year old Heaven Hill Bourbon barrels since December 2011, look for bourbon, leather, and oak notes. 10.5% ABV

Indeed Brewing Co/Northbound Smokehouse collaboration
Hot Box, Imperial Smoked Pepper Porter

This collaboration beer was brewed at Indeed Brewing Company with malt and peppers smoked at Northbound Smokehouse and Brewpub in South Minneapolis.9.5% ABV.