Hey, here’s a little note from Bill at Princeton’s regarding a cool upcoming event with the brewer from Dark Horse:
My friend Mike Earnheart from Dark Horse brewery contacted me the other day to tell me he will be in MN in January. He than told me he wanted to do a tasting at the store and will be brining along one of the Dark Horse Brewers. So that got me thinking, lets do something a little different. Instead of them standing at a post, lets do something a bit cooler. So here it is.
On Monday January 19th, from 6pm to 8pm, Mike and a yet to be named brewer will be in store. Starting at 6, there will be a meet and greet. Than, at 6:30, we will venture to the back room where the brewer will discuss Dark Horse, sample Dark Horse and take questions about Dark Horse.
Because there is limited room and this is a free event, I need people to RSVP
So email me at either Bill@princetonsliquors.com or info@princetonsliquors.com to let me know that you plus anyone else is coming. Once again this event is free and there will be limited space(standing room only), so email me right away.
This is just a great chance to meet someone who is producing some amazing brews. As everyone knows, Dark Horse is one of my favorite breweries. So come on in and join us for this great opportunity. You ever wanted to know how many blue berries go in to Tres? Here is your chance!!!!
Lift Bridge’s Biscotti is now (or soon to be) on tap at Stub & Herb’s, The Blue Door, The Muddy Pig, The Happy Gnome and Mad Capper.
Biscotti Breakdown:
Unique Belgian Style Ale
7% ABV
We drew inspiration from Steve’s grandmother’s holiday biscotti recipe to create this one of a kind brew. By utilizing an array of malts, oats, wheat, pure local honey, light European hops and delicately spicing with Grains of Paradise, Madagascar vanilla beans, whole star anise, all brought together with traditional Belgian yeast, the result is a cloudy, deep copper colored, complex experience. This delight to the senses should be served in a 12 ounce footed glass and allowed to warm to 50 degrees to fully gather the malt and spice spectrum.
Enjoy while it lasts!
To play: 8 teams, consisting of 6 people per team
$30 entry fee per team
Double elimination
Winners receive $100 cash + $50 bar tab
2nd place team receives $100 bar tab
Contact dawn@station-4.com to register
To watch:
$10 wristbands will get you all the Finnegans you can drink, with proceeds benefitting the Finnegans Community Fund.
Join in the fun, or go to cheer your favorite team on to victory.
January 25, 2009
1:00 pm
Station 4 (201 E 4th Street, St. Paul)
Shortly after stopping in for a beer at Great Waters this afternoon, Bob tapped the Cask Conditioned Oak Aged Brown. With a nice vanilla and toasted malt nose the brown starts off smooth, moves into a drying dark chocolate middle and finishes with basswood honey. A drinkable beer of fine quality.
SORRY! We’re going to change the date for the MNBeer.com 2.5 Year Anniversary one last time! In an effort to avoid overlapping with Gitchee Gummee, we inadvertently scheduled the even the night before Easter. That didn’t fly with some people, so now the official date is April 18th. Solid. Really. I promise.
Surly will be raffling off 2 pairs of Vikings playoff tickets today (Saturday, January 3) at Stub & Herb’s. One pair will be raffled at 4:00, the other at 10:30. Look for Jim and Beaner.
I wish I had time to visit Duluth and the Brewhouse…
Brewhouse Beer Releases:
Amsterdam Ale - hybrid pils/pale Belgian style beer. Soft pils notes with strong fruit esters and a dry finish [this beer is well-loved by at least some of the MNBeer.com staff]
Cask Brewhouse Pub Ale - English style light cream ale
Red Star & Burrito Union Beer Releases
Farmhouse Special Reserve - Farmhouse is a Belgian style saison ale. Fermers and rural folks traditionally brewed saisons in the spring for fall and winter drinking. We brewed our Farmhouse as holiday ale this year, adding ginger, coriander, grains of paradise and sweet orange peel. The light color and body hides a complex beer with many flavors and a dry finish.
Tonight at Flat Earth starting at 3:30 pm, you can buy growlers of the following:
Angry Planet Pale Ale
Cygnus X-1 Porter
Oatmeal Stout
Unfiltered Belgian Pale Ale
Winter Warlock Barley Wine
Special Porters
Big Money oak aged porter
Limited amounts of the following have been recreated for tonight!
Star Man Porter - Star Anise Infused
Xanadu Porter - Orange infused porter
Red Barchetta - Cherry infused porter
The Trees Porter - Hazelnut infused porter
Mystic Rhythms Porter - Raspberry infused porter
Hold Your Fire Porter - Peppers infused porter
Snow Dog Porter - Peppermint infused porter
The Blue Door Pub congratulates Gerson Gerald on winning the first B.O.M. Builder contest for his Frenchy Blucy. While the other contenders were all more than worthy of the title, Gerson edged out the others with some strong support.
The Frenchy Blucy: Cheese and onions in the middle with a side of aus jus, this is a terrific spin on the old sandwich classic!
Stay tuned for an email blast about when you can come in and try the Frenchy Blucy for yourself. If you haven’t subscribed to their newsletter yet, get to it!
Again, congratulations Gerson on a well built Blucy!
December 30, 2008, 11:28am :: Posted by Kris in bars4 Comments »
Roll on out to the Muddy Pig tonight, Monday, December 29th at 5:00pm for a tapping of Flat Earth’s Black Helicopter coffee stout and their Winter Warlock English barley wine. Jeff Williamson, Mr. Flat Earth himself, will be there to answer any and all questions. Enjoy!
Growlers of fresh beer make great additions to a New Years celebration or as “the” trendy new host/hostess gift. Growlers currently available: Walnut Brown Ale and Capitol Hill Pilsner.
Also for a limited time, pick up some of their new 22 oz pint glasses for just $5 each.
Vine Park will be open Monday the 29th 4-8 pm and Tuesday the 30th Noon-8 pm for growler sales. They will be closed Dec 31 and Jan 1.
I rolled into the office today and found the January issue of Metro magazine in my mailbox. First, Lift Bridge Brewery made the Metro5. Definitely a nice nod for the brewery, though I’ll have to disagree, respectfully, with the writer who mentions that Farm Girl Saison is reminiscent of New Glarus Spotted Cow.
Secondly, Laura Mullen, who many of you know from Winterfest, Autumn Brew Review, Arborfest, etc. was featured as well.
Nice press guys… it doesn’t look like these pieces are online yet, but they’re in the January issue of Metro. Enjoy!
Mark your calendars. Make arrangements for a sober cab. Feed the dog and then come on down to Stub & Herb’s on Saturday, April 18th, at about 8pm. Enjoy a local beer, chat with the folks that bring you MNBeer.com and have a good local beer with other great people! More details forthcoming. Suffice to say that you’ll have a good time!
Update:
Cask beer from Summit (Damien’s choice?!), Lift Bridge (Double-hopped Pale Ale) and others!
January 7, 2009, 05:54pm :: Posted by ryan in beer stores 
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I wish I had time to visit Duluth and the 