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Fulton Fish Fry, War and Peace & Firkin Friday

March 12, 2010
4:00 pm
6:00 pm

I really wish I could take credit for that title, but that’s all Fulton. And now for what it means…

We’ll be swinging by Grumpy’s NE at 4 for some cask Sweet Child & some of Pat’s pirogies. [At] Washington Square [in White Bear Lake] we’re pouring Sweet Child of Vine, Worthy Adversary on tap, and a special draft version of War & Peace, all starting at 5:00. At 6, we’ll be heading to Sweeney’s for some fried fish & IPA.

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Barley John’s 10th Anniversary

March 16, 2010toMarch 20, 2010

The crew at Barley John’s will be celebrating their 10 year Anniversary next week. They’ll be having great specials all week long as well as prize drawings.

Tuesday March 16th (Their actual anniversary!)
10% off our ENTIRE Menu – All Day Long
$10 Growler Fills of Anniversary Ale
Special Tapping of a very limited supply of Rosie’s Unoaked Reserve (no growlers)

Wednesday March 17th – St. Patrick’s Day!

$10 Corned Beef & Cabbage
$10 Growler Fills Wild Brunette

Thursday March 18th
$10 Grilled Pizzas
$10 Growler Fill IPA

Friday March 19th
$10 Pitchers (Pub Brewed Beers)
$10 Growler Fill Old 8 Porter

Saturday March 20th
$10 T-Shirts (while supplies last)
$10 Growler Fill Anniversary Ale

DRAWINGS

They  will be giving away prizes all week long! Please only enter 1x per day. Prizes to include: T-Shirts, Gift Certificates, BBS Memberships, Growler-A-Month Prize, Growler Carriers, A House Glass with your Initial etched in!
DESSERT SPECIALS
$0.10 Cupcakes All Week Long
Retro Monster Cookie Sundaes – a blast from our past and available all week!

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Mantorville Tastings

March 12, 2010
4:00 pmto7:00 pm
March 13, 2010
1:00 pmto5:00 pm
March 18, 2010
7:00 pmto9:00 pm

Here are a few chances for you to meet brewer and owner Tod Fyten from Mantorville Brewing and sample some of his beer.

Buffalo Wine & Spirits, Buffalo, March 12th, 4 – 7 pm
Haskell’s Highland Park, St. Paul, March 13th, 1 – 5 pm
Sinful Wine & Liquors, Bloomington, Thursday March 18th, 7 – 9 pm

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The Lowdown on “Basement Brewing”

Thanks to Tod Fyten from Mantorville Brewing for taking the time to provide a bit of an explanation of the “basement brewing” legislation that’s been bouncing around (previously mentioned here and here)…

There is a misrepresentation by some that the legislation about brewing below grade will allow folks to brew in their home basement commercially. This is not case.

The bill was introduced on behalf of a non-alcohol beverage producer who wish to produce products below grade in a commercially zoned area.

When the MN Department of Agriculture looked at the rules they realized many current commercially licensed businesses were   in compliance with the law. This included several brew pubs and breweries. Recognizing this, language was introduce to cleaned up the law to bring existing business in compliance with the law.

To become a brewer in MN you will still need to be approved federally by ATF/TTB which now include filing documents via the ATF/TTB for the Department Homeland Security and the FDA. Further you will have to be approved by the MN Department
Public Safety, the MN Department of Agriculture and by your local city government which governs local building, zoning, and  icensing issues. The key word being zoning.

Production breweries are license by the State as a manufacturing business thus local governments required them to operate in industrial zoned areas.

Brewpubs are licensed under the on premise license thus are required to operate in commercial zones, with all the requirement that come with being an on premise business.

Hope this helps everyone better understand the issues.

Tod Fyten
President/Brewer
Mantorville Brewing Company, LLC

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Summit: Firkin & Food Info

Firkin Fest is a bit more than a week away and Summit’s let the cat out of the bag about what they’re bringing.
Extra Pale Ale dry-hopped with Chinook
Winter Ale dry-hopped with Ahtanum
Oatmeal Stout dry-hopped with Goldings

In the meantime you can enjoy some of their beer baked into bread at Great Harvest, in the form of Oatmeal Stout and Gouda bread, available at all 5 Minnesota locations.

And soon, Izzy’s in St. Paul will be offering Oatmeal Stout Ice Cream.

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Flat Earth Thursday Growlers & Stuff

Just in time for the hockey tournament we’ll have:
Belgian Pale Ale
Element 115 Lager
Cygnus X-1 Porter
Xanadu – Orange infused Cygnus
Monkey Business – Coconut infused Cygnus
Grand Design – S’more infused Cygnus
Black Helicopter Coffee Stout
Ovni Biere de Garde

Both brewery tours are full for this month. Spots still remain for the April tours. See our web page for more information.

If you are feeling generous please be part of Fork the Fire to help Heidi’s & The Blackbird, two Minneapolis restaurants destroyed in a fire. Go to heavytable.com/fork-the-fire-to-help-heidis-blackbird/ for more information and a list of the 55 restaurants participating in this event.

Cheers!

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Four!

Have you seen the Surly Four label yet? Kinda’ pretty, eh? Art by our buddy Adam Turman. Click to see it bigger. Enjoy.

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Finnegans’ St. Patrick’s Pint-a-Thon

Finnegans is proud to introduce The St. Patrick’s Pint-a-Thon. By simply pledging to drink Finnegans throughout the month of March, people can help to alleviate poverty in our community with every sip. Lads and lasses who pledge are entered to win a $100 Finnegans pub party. Visit http://www.Finnegans.org/pintathon/ to meet the roller-skating “lepricorn” and riverdancing squirrels and who will encourage you to pledge. You will find a full release and videos at http://pitch.pe/49698

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Firkin Friday Grumpy’s Downtown

Friday (3/12) Grumpy’s Downtown at noon sip some cask conditioned firkin of Two Brothers Bitter End Pale Ale.  Free apps!

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Surly Four Bundt Cakes at Bryant Lake Bowl

Laura over at Bryant Lake Bowl dropped us a line and mentioned that their baker whipped up some Surly Four mini bundt cakes with a Bailey’s Irish Cream glaze. Quote: “They are to DIE for.”

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Fire Chief Release Rock Bottom

March 11, 2010
6:00 pmto9:00 pm

Is there smoke in the air? Or do brewing minds just think alike? Anyway, another release this week that brings images of flames to mind.

Be at Rock Bottom by 6:00 pm for the tapping of Fire Chief Scotch Ale and the first pint is on the house.

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Burning Barn Release Granite City

March 14, 2010
4:00 pmto6:00 pm

The next seasonal release for Granite City will be their Burning Barn Irish Red and they’ll be rolling it out on Sunday with a Mug Club Party.

As with all Mug Club Parties, there is no cover charge, it’s open to all Mug Club members (and one guest) and there will be a complimentary appetizer buffet featuring corned beef and cabbage, mashed potatoes and gravy, salad and rolls.

Not a member yet? Donate $5 to their Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of MN Fundraiser that day and a free membership is yours.

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Summit February Winners

The February winners have been announced in Summit’s “Get to the Bottom of It” contest and congrats to out to:

Matt McRitchie, St. Paul – Winning Headline
If we lived in a world without bad beer, how would we know what good beer was?

Joe Thiel, Fridley – Runner-up
Why aren’t toasters clear so you can see when your bread is burning?

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Vote for City Pages’ Best of the Twin Cities

No, we’re not pandering for your votes (though we’ll take ‘em)… we’ve won two awards in our four year history and think it’s better to share, BUT we still think you should get out the vote and make sure your favorites are represented. Get out and vote for your favorite food and beer folks. Here are just some of the categories to attack… favorite local blog, favorite local website, best place for a first date, best State Fair food [I'm suggesting Summit on a stick], best Tweeter, best liquor store, best happy hour, best neighborhood bar and… uh, best Irish bar. For the latter, I’m suggesting you vote for your brewpub of choice. Cheers!

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Adam Turman @FrameUps Gallery

March 13, 2010
6:00 pmto9:00 pm

Does that name ring a bell? Just a little tinkle? He’s the artist behind some of Surly’s artwork, most recently, Four (if the words aren’t doin’ it for ‘ya, click here for a visual reminder).

Adam is having a solo show at FrameUps Gallery and in addition to checking out the work he’s done beyond Surly, there will be free Furious and apps from Pizza Luce.

FrameUps Gallery
4325 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis

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