[ May 24, 2012; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Thursday promises to be a fun night of beer at Stanley’s NE. The crew from Third Street Brewhouse in Cold Spring will be on hand to sample their first three beers (a black IPA, a cream ale and a brown ale), which should hit shelves and draft lines in July. With a team that includes [...]

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Ready your “GregFace” if you’re so inclined and spend an evening with Greg Koch, CEO and co-founder of Stone Brewing Co this weekend. Check out these events.

Greg will be at Republic on Friday, May 25  from 7-8:30pm, and of course the Stone beers will be flowing: Arrogant Bastard Ale, along with [...]

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[ June 30, 2012; ] Today Better Beer Society announced that they have partnered with The Butcher & the Boar for the the second event in their “Brown Bag Blind Tasting Event”. The event will be held on June 30th in the beer garden at The Butcher & the Boar.

The theme for Series #2 is “Summer Session: Backyard BBQ Beers” [...]

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[ May 22, 2012; 7:00 pm; ] You need something to look forward to as you settle into the week. Keep your eyes on the Beer & Beast prize at Acadia Cafe. $12 gets you beef fajitas with all the trimmings and Harriet Pilsner.

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[ May 22, 2012; 4:30 pm to 6:30 pm. May 23, 2012; 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Boom Island’s fourth beer, Brimstone makes its way to market this week with a release party at Eli’s East on Tuesday starting at 4:30 followed by a bottle release at the brewery on Wednesday from 5-8.

At  Eli’s East from 4:30-6:30pm, there will be special pricing on Brimstone and a Boom Island Tap Takeover featuring all [...]

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[ May 22, 2012; 6:00 pm; ] The first firkin of Summit’s Saga IPA rolls out to Old Chicago in Minnetonka on Tuesday at 6pm. This one has been dry-hopped with Citra hop  Samples and giveaways as well!

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[ May 17, 2012; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Tonight (Thursday May 17th) from 6pm-9pm Old Chicago in Minnetonka will be celebrating American Craft Beer week with local and national beers in support of Craftworks Foundation, an organization that helps the hungry and homeless. They’ll have 10+ breweries featuring 20+ beers as well as some tasty food. Tickets are $25 at the door. [...]

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[ May 21, 2012; 5:30 pm; ] Kip’s Irish Pub in St. Louis Park is holding their first beer dinner on May 21st, featuring beers from Maredsous. $40/person gets you three courses, each paired with a different Maredsous offering. Call or email for reservations, 952.367.5070 and kip@kipspub.com respectively.

Menu/pairings below the fold…

First Course

Waldorf Salad
Served with Maredsous Blonde, A delectable blonde ale with [...]

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[ May 15, 2012 to May 20, 2012. ] That’s right! This B-Side festival has made it across the river! The Pig & Fiddle (sister restaurant to the Muddy Pig) is also holding a Session Beer Festival this week. They are offering 12 sessionable beers, all under 5% ABV in flights. Get 3 5oz pours for $8. So, if you’re on the Minneapolis side [...]

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Here’s a ton of upcoming events to celebrate Summit’s newest beer, Sága IPA. I think it’s a pretty tasty beer! Details below from the Summit crew:
May 15 at 6pm
Uptown Cafeteria, Minneapolis
Sága IPA Release Party & Beer Dinner: Join us for the release of our newest beer, Sága IPA! There will be 6 different taps available, [...]

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[ May 14, 2012; 5:00 pm; 5:00 pm; May 15, 2012; May 16, 2012; ] In case you aren’t completely booked up already next week, there are still a few events you should know about! Bryant Lake Bowl will be holding a few good craft beer events during American Craft Beer Week!

Monday, May 14th at 5pm: Tapping a Bell’s Black Note Stout & a Harry Magill’s Spiced Stout

Tuesday, May 15th [...]

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[ May 14, 2012; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. May 15, 2012; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. May 16, 2012; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. May 17, 2012; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Without even leaving Minnesota!!! Four bars will be featuring breweries from different areas of the US all next week. Each day one of the venues will be offering special prices on their beers. On the day listed from 4-7pm the featured beers will be only $4! Here’s who’s doing what:

Muddy Waters on Monday – Beers [...]

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[ May 14, 2012; 5:00 pm; May 16, 2012; 6:00 pm; May 18, 2012; 3:30 pm; ] American Craft Beer Week is just around the corner and I bet you’d all like to know where to find all the awesome Founders Beer that is going to be poured during the week!

Starting on Tuesday, May 15th at 5:00pm Buster’s on 28th will be pouring FIVE tasty Founders brews inluding: KBS, Curmudgeon, Curmudgeon’s Better [...]

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[ May 14, 2012; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. May 15, 2012; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Join Blackbird Cafe Monday and Tuesday, May 14th &15th, during Happy Hour (2-5pm) and enter the Boulder Mojo Nitro Mustache contest! All you have to do is show up, order a Mojo Nitro, give yourself a wicked “Beer-Stache” & have your polaroid taken by one of the highly trained polaroid photographers to enter. Voting will [...]

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[ May 16, 2012; ] During American Craft Beer Week there will be a couple of special Bell’s tappings around the cities. Two of which include Black Note Stout: Black Note Stout blends the complex aromatics of Expedition Stout with the velvety smooth texture of Double Cream Stout and ages the combination in freshly retired oak bourbon barrels for months. Here are [...]

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