Vote for your favorite IPA at TheFullPint.com. Of note are Surly Furious and Town Hall Masala Mama. Not that the other IPAs aren’t damn good, but I suspect some of you might want to throw your hat in for your favorites. Vote here.
July 28, 2010, 07:57pm :: Posted by ryan in breweries, brewpubs 
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At least not at Town Hall later this week…
Hi,
Just wanted to let you know that this coming Sunday (July 31) and Monday (Aug 1) we will be closed. We are all headed to “the cabin” for our annual staff outing. Hopefully, we all return for business as usual on Tuesday morning (sometimes things get a little crazy at the cabin)
Those two days only ….No Beer For You….
Also, the August tour will be on the 7th (first Sat. of month) 1pm. Couple spots still open, call and reserve your space today.
SKOL,
Mike
July 28, 2010, 05:24pm :: Posted by Kris in brewpubs 1 Comment »
| July 27, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm |
Stop by the Bulldog Lyndale in Minneapolis tomorrow, Tuesday, July 27 for the Last Supper of Koningshoeven. They’ll toast the old name and cheer the new La Trappe! It’s back, people! First 24 people to order a La Trappe get to keep their glass. Dubbel, Quadrupel and the elusive Trappist Witte on draught, Tripel in bottles. 7:00 PM.
July 26, 2010, 09:16pm :: Posted by ryan in bars, beer events No Comments »
I must admit I haven’t heard about this project and I live in SLP… Jason Schoneman’s Steel Toe Brewery got a nice write-up in the Sun newspaper the other day. Check it out.
July 23, 2010, 12:41pm :: Posted by ryan in breweries 7 Comments »
| July 23, 2010 | ||
| 4:30 pm |
Friday is just around the corner and this Friday you can kick off the weekend with some tea-bagged Furious at Grumpy’s NE.
July 22, 2010, 11:33am :: Posted by Kris in bars, beer events 1 Comment »
| August 4, 2010 | ||
| 5:30 pm | to | 9:00 pm |
Floatin’ down the river, drinking good beer sounds like a nice way to spend a summer evening, doesn’t it? Especially when someone else is driving the boat, keeping you out of trouble with the boat police.
Haskell’s 15th Annual Beer & Wine Cruise on the Mighty Mississippi
Boarding at 5:30 pm, departure at 6:00 pm, return around 9:00 pm
$55/person ($48 if you’re a Bacchus Society member)
From the title, clearly there will be more than beer, but since that’s probably what you are most interested in, here’s a list of the breweries that will be represented:
Flat Earth
Sam Adams
Chimay
Schell’s
Bell’s
New Belgium
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
Lift Bridge
Rush River
Odell
Weyerbacher
Surly
Summit
Crispin
Thanks to Kyle and Beau over at Haskell’s for the details!
July 21, 2010, 03:24pm :: Posted by Kris in beer events, breweries 1 Comment »
| August 13, 2010 | ||
| 7:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
The Minnesota Zoo is presenting their 2nd Annual Brew at the Zoo with live music, appetizers and beer sampling, with proceeds supporting the Zoo’s Conservation Funds. Although it is a Zoo event, leave the kiddies at home as only those with an ID showing they are 21+ will be let in.
Tickets are now on sale. $45 before August 12th/$55 at the gate (if available)
July 19, 2010, 04:44pm :: Posted by Kris in beer events, breweries No Comments »
Ngon Bistro in St. Paul just tapped some cask Surly Bender, which goes delightfully well with Cha Gio or Duck Cassoulet de l’Indochine. While you’re there, you might as well get a pour of Abrasive, which is sure to be some of the last floating around the cities.
July 16, 2010, 10:06pm :: Posted by Eric in general beer No Comments »
| July 17, 2010 | ||
| 2:00 pm | to | 4:00 pm |
If you don’t have plans to go to the Beer Dabbler Highland Fest tomorrow, stop in at Pracna on Main and say hi at the bar to get your free Surly Furious or Bender on tap.
July 16, 2010, 11:44am :: Posted by Kris in bars, beer events No Comments »
| July 15, 2010 | ||
| 8:00 pm |
You know the drill. Be a good beer drinker and help out Stub & Herb’s tonight. Drink the Bells Oarsman. They’re sure to replace it with something equally yummy and in the meantime, it’s a pretty cheap way to spend a Thursday evening.
July 15, 2010, 05:33pm :: Posted by Kris in bars, beer events No Comments »
| July 18, 2010 | ||
| 1:00 pm |
To celebrate the Patron Saint of Belgian Beer, Lanny from Artisanal Imports is leading a bike pub crawl!
Meet at the Bulldog, Lyndale at 1:00 to start and then onward to the Muddy Pig in St. Paul by about 2:30 and finishing up across the river at The Blue Nile at about 4:00. Bonus stops are not outside the realm of possibility.
They’ll be giving away some swag and sharing some good Belgian beer action. Lanny will be talking smart at every turn and doing his best to entertain. Prizes for the most Belgian-y bike.
Contact Lanny at lhoff@artisanalimports.com with any questions.
July 15, 2010, 10:39am :: Posted by ryan in bars, beer events 23 Comments »
| July 15, 2010 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 6:00 pm |
| July 16, 2010 | ||
| 5:00 pm | to | 7:00 pm |
John J. Hall, son of founder John Hall and the Senior Brewer from Goose Island is making a few stops in the Twin Cities this week to chat about anything beer and anything Goose Island.
West: Head over to The Four Firkins tonight (that’d be Thursday) between 4-6pm for a sampling with John from Goose Island.
We’ll have free samples of Matilda, Pere Jacques, Sofie, Demolition and Fleur for you to try.
East: Head over to Heritage Liquors on Friday from 5-7pm. (Check out Frank’s blog post.)
As homebrewers ourselves, we’re excited to be able to talk with the guy who makes Bourbon County Stout. We’ll also be sampling some Goose Island brews, hopefully including a few special ones.
…or you could do both… some of you, I suspect, will…
July 15, 2010, 10:25am :: Posted by ryan in beer events, beer stores No Comments »
Congrats to Team Surly for taking Silver at the Masters Division at the World Ultimate Championships in Prague last week! But don’t think it was all business and no play, “much Czech Pils was drunk.”
On to what’s happening for the rest of July.
Good day Surly Nation, news from the brewery.
-Hell is being packaged today! Cans will be released next week as will kegs. The release party will happen on Tuesday, July 20th at Sea Salt Eatery, 4825 Minnehaha Avenue South in Minneapolis. Sea Salt is located right by Minnehaha Falls. The Surly Draft Trailer will begin pouring at 11:00 AM. Some Surly folk will be at Sea Salt later in the evening.
-Surly Beer Dinner at Be’wiched Deli on July 21st. Beers poured that night will be, cask Bitter Brewer, Cynic, Hell, Abrasive Ale and four. Call 612.767.4330 for details and to make a reservation. See you there.
-Give a Pint and Get a Pint. Surly’s 1st blood drive at the brewery, July 28 Noon – 7 pm. Click here for directions to give blood at the Memorial Blood Center’s Mobile Bloodmobile at Surly.
-On June 10th, Omar won the Ernst & Young 2010 Entrepreneur of the Year Award. I think the whole process was a ruse to get Surly into the nominators liquor store and it worked. The last 5 years has been a pretty amazing experience. To go from no one wanting our beer to where we are at now is nothing short of phenomenal. Head Brewer Todd Haug is the guy most responsible for getting us to this spot and we are lucky to have him brewing here. My wife, Becca and my parents have also been a big reason we have been able to accomplish all that we have. Who would have thought brewing beer would have led to this.
I encourage people to follow us on Facebook or Twitter. We post all the latest beer events, firkin pourings and news on those sites. We have so many firkin tappings and special beer tappings that we can no longer send out email notices for them all.
See you drinking!
Omar Ansari
Surly Brewing
July 15, 2010, 07:59am :: Posted by Kris in breweries No Comments »
Greetings!
Is it really mid-July already? It feels like just 11 weeks ago that BP started dumping oil into the Gulf…oh yeah, it was. We’ll leave the heavy stuff to cable news,so here’s a short, sweet update on the world of Fulton.
We just had our biggest month of sales yet, which is exciting, though not that big of an accomplishment, since we’ve only been selling beer for about 8 months. Still, it’s great to see all the support that you’re giving us. Keep drinking it and we’ll keep making it. (And drinking it, too).
It appears that many of you have been enjoying the Lonely Blonde. If you like it–or, even if you don’t–shoot us a note on Facebook or Twitter to let us know what you think. We’re always happy to hear from you. It’s now available at about a dozen bars (which can be found on the Lonely Blonde’s page at www.fultonbeer.com). We’ll be getting it out into even more locations as the summer goes on.
That’s it for this month! We’re throttling back on the events this month a little to focus on a few of our other upcoming projects. We can’t say much about any of them just yet, but you’ll hear it here first. For now, rest assured that we have some majorly cool stuff in the pipeline.
Keep In Touch
Don’t miss critical (what could be more critical than news about beer?) Fulton updates! Keep tabs on us at all of the following:
www.fultonbeer.com
twitter.com/fultonbeer
Become a fan of “Fulton Beer” on FacebookAnd of course, tell a friend. Extraordinary beer is meant to be shared.
Cheers,
The Fulton Guys
Fulton Beer
July 15, 2010, 07:33am :: Posted by Kris in breweries No Comments »
| July 18, 2010 | ||
| 4:00 pm | to | 10:00 pm |
If you love Belgian beers, then The Blue Nile is the place to be this Sunday.
Celebrate the patron saint of Belgian beers, with 9 different Belgians on tap: Tripel Karmeliet, Pauwel Kwak, St. Feuillien Tripel, Maredsous 8, Gulden Draak, Ommegang Zuur (brewed by Liefmans), Dupont Moinette Bune, La Chouffe McChouffe, & Gouden Carolus Hopsinjoor.
T-shirts given out while supplies last, glassware given out to all.
Sample sets available, 3 4-ounce pours for $8.
July 14, 2010, 05:00pm :: Posted by Kris in bars, beer events No Comments »
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