[ January 17, 2012; 6:00 pm; ] Flat Earth’s golden barleywine, Winter Warlock, makes it’s return with a release party tonight at Shamrock’s in St. Paul.  At  10.2% ABV, it’s a big beer. As Flat Earth puts it,  “A sweet malt character with hints of orange marmalade, Winter Warlock has a dry finish with a mild fuggle hop spiciness. Get [...]

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[ January 18, 2012; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] This Wednesday, January 18 from 5-7pm Old Chicago in Roseville is holding a bit of a party with the crew from Summit Brewing Co. Meet the brewers, enjoy special flights of Summit beers and of course you just might win some prizes. They’ll have EPA, IPA, Pilsener, Porter, Horizon Red, Oatmeal Stout, Winter Ale and [...]

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[ January 27, 2012; ] Harriet Brewing is celebrating their first anniversary at The Blue Nile on Jan. 27th from 4pm – 2am. They’ll take over all 12 taps, highlight local artist & of course music.

Happy early birthday, Harriet. My partner in crime, Dawn, fell in love with Dark Abbey Dubbel on Friday at Pig & Fiddle. Details below:
Tap #1 [...]

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[ January 6, 2012; 4:00 pm; ] Tonight at Grumpy’s NE, Sir Lanny Hoff of Artisanal Imports will be serving up Hoppin’ John & Cornbread in honor of the New Year. Along with the tasty treats he will be pouring some of his finest libations including Cuvee Des Jacobins Rouge, LaTrappe Quad, Omer & St. Feullien Tripel. Everything begins at 4pm.

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[ January 11, 2012; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Next Wednesday the Groveland Tap is hosting the Harriet Eastside Belgian IPA release party, and will be featuring Harriet beers on draft. Come by, meet the owner and tell him how much you enjoy his beer!

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[ December 29, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] Wow! Chalk another brewery in for Minnesota in 2011. Boom Island Brewing Company will be launching their first two beers tonight at Pig & Fiddle from 6pm ’til close! They will have their Silvius Pale Ale and Thoprock IPA available for your drinking pleasure. I’ve yet to try them, though as you’ll read on their [...]

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[ December 29, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] Tonight Gingerhop will be featuring Lagunitas Brewing Company for their flight night. The beer starts flowing at 5pm with 3 Lagunitas beers on draft, including Lagunitas Sucks Holiday Ale.

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[ December 27, 2011; 3:00 pm; ] Haven’t had enough sweets this Holiday Season? Well, Blackbird Cafe has got you covered. Today starting at 3pm they will be offering flights of beer paired with traditional Holiday candy. The flights will include Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge paired with chocolate covered cherries, Sunner Kolsch paired with chocolate covered pretzels & Tilburg’s Dutch Brown Ale [...]

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[ December 27, 2011; 7:00 pm; ] Tonight at The Bulldog Lyndale, Southern Tier Brewing Company will be taking over their taps! 13 delicious Southern Tier beers will be pouring starting at 7pm. Some of the brews include Phin & Matt’s, Pumking, Oat & Creme Brulee.

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[ January 11, 2012; 5:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Better Beer Society presents the Twin Cities premiere screening of “The Love of Beer” documentary at Bryant Lake Bowl. “The Love of Beer” is a feature length documentary out of Portland, OR that celebrates women in the beer industry.

Join BBS and an industry filled panel, as we celebrate our own women in the [...]

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[ January 7, 2012; 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. ] This is the first in a series of blind tasting events all designed to challenge and educate your palate. Better Beer Society aims to get you thinking and talking about the aromas and flavors that you are experiencing, as well as get rid of any preconceptions one may have about certain [...]

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[ December 21, 2011; 4:34 pm; ] Head over to MacKenzie on Wednesday, December 21st for “Long, Dark Night” starting at sunset – 4:34 pm. They’ll have over 20 dark beers featuring porters, stouts and ales! Good times!

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[ December 21, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Come join the brewers from Lucid Brewing Wednesday for the tapping of Lucid Camo at The Public House. They will start the evening with a special dry-hopped edition of Lucid Camo. Have a Lucid Camo, meet the brewers, grab some swag…

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[ December 14, 2011; December 15, 2011; ] In case you missed out on the Bourbon Barrel Aged Ommegang Adoration last week, fear not, they’ll be tapping the remaining 2 kegs soon!

December 14th @ Pig and Fiddle
December 15th @ The Muddy Pig

Both will feature each version of Adoration at $5 for a 5oz pour of each! Enjoy! Apologies for the late post!

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[ December 14, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] Come join Beer School for their last class of the fall semester! Jake Keeler from Northern Brewer will be handing out prizes for Beer School Graduates, Rob Shellman from Tallgrass will be in to announce a few events for his new project, Better Beer Society, and Omar Ansari from Surly will [...]

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