Tonight (Thursday). 5-8pm. $2 pints of Summit, free brats. Mark Stutrud and the Summit crew will be on hand as well.
Longfellow Grill
2990 W. River Parkway, Minneapolis

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[ May 12, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] Craig over at Groveland Tap dropped me a note and wanted me to let you all know that they’ll have a firkin of Summit IPA on May 12 starting at 6pm. They will also be giving out 2 tickets to the 10,000 Lakes Fest. Also, look for firkins twice a month for June and July […]

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[ June 14, 2008; 5:00 pm to 10:30 pm. ] The 2nd Annual Red Stag Block Party will take place rain or shine on Saturday, June 14th at the Red Stag
Supperclub from 5:00 – 10:30pm. The free event is open to the public and is a zero waste event.

Featuring Electric Arc Radio, E.L.nO, Mike Mictlan from Doomtree with DJ Paper Tiger, The Owls, Big […]

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[ May 22, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] The Onion’s Brewing For A Cause takes place on May 22nd from 7 to 10pm at Sweeney’s Saloon! The $15 cover charge will get you all-you-can-drink beer from several local beer sponsors, live music and a silent auction. The auction will feature gift cards, concert tickets, gift baskets, autographed memorabilia and much more. All proceeds […]

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[ May 6, 2008; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Groveland Tap
Tuesday, May 6th, 7-10 pm

$5 pitchers

So yeah… Hamm’s isn’t exactly a local beer anymore, but that bear is so gosh-darn cute.

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Huh? The Ugly Mug? Wha? No, it’s not that coffee house in Farmington… The Ugly Mug is the bar formerly known as Harvey’s. They’ll be closed this week for a remodel and will reopen on Friday as The Ugly Mug. Half price pints from 4-7pm and free Schell’s from 7-9. It’s listed as Schell’s Amber […]

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[ April 23, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] I may have mentioned this before, but we want to get this into the event calendar, so here’s another post, friends.

The first two were a lot of fun, so I suspect number three will be just as nice. Reps from Bell’s will be at Stub and Herb’s on Wednesday for a tasting/sampling and answer any […]

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[ April 17, 2008; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Harvey’s added Furthermore Fatty Boombalatty. Stub and Herb’s also has this beer on right now. In any case, Chris from Furthermore will be at Harvey’s on Thursday from 6-8 with samples and fat swag.

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[ April 18, 2008; 5:00 pm; ] In order to celebrate Craig’s birthday, Groveland Tap is having a special 40th birthday party on April 18th including $5 forties (PBR, Bud & St. Ides… MNBeer readers’ favorite beers, no doubt ) and more importantly, a firkin of Summit IPA. Tapping is at 5:00. Enjoy!

Edit: One firkin wasn’t enough for a 40th birthday, […]

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[ May 13, 2008; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] For their May beer dinner, Happy Gnome is bringing some ’sconies across the border for your drinking pleasure. Tyranena beers will be paired with each course of the meal on May 13, 2008 6:00-10:00pm. To make your reservation contact the folks over at the Happy Gnome at 651-287-2018 but do it soon. […]

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Finally! Al will be hooking up the first keg of Schell’s Einbecker 1878 Doppelbock on Tuesday, April 8th at 7:00 pm. Freebies, swag, etc. Enjoy.
2027 E. Frankin Ave, Minneapolis

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If you live in the south metro or don’t mind making the trek to the suburbs you can get some of Surly’s Coffee Bender tonight at the Old Chicago in Apple Valley. Omar and Jim will be in rolling in around 7:00 pm to serve up this fine brew.

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Acadia Cafe Grand Re-Opening, originally uploaded by MNBeer.

Above: Eric and his Darkness martini
I stopped out at Acadia Cafe’s grand re-opening on Friday. Don walked in the door two […]

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For those of you who haven’t had a chance to visit either the Minneapolis or St. Paul Chatterbox lately (I just happen to have hit both within 24 hours…yeah, get a life), they’ve made some changes to their beer menu.  Several months ago they expanded their branded craft beer menu from just a couple of […]

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[ April 6, 2008; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Category 6 Racing Squad is putting on a fund raiser for an amateur bicycle racing series on the State Fairgrounds this Summer. They’ve put together a Belgian Beer Tasting in conjunction with TV coverage of the Tour of Flanders one day Spring cycling classic race?

The event takes place on Sunday, April 6th at the Bulldog […]

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