This sounds good… $2.50 Summit taps all month long. Stub & Herb’s has Summit Extra Pale Ale and Oatmeal Stout on tap and will tap the ESB and Pilsener soon.

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[ June 24, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] Lanny dropped us a line to let us know that on Tuesday, from about 6:00pm until close, all Artisanal Imports beers (except DeuS) will be half off at The Bulldog on Lyndale. That’s Tripel Karmeliet, Kwak, Koningshoeven, St. Feuillien, Meantime, Grotten, and maybe even some Urthel. All half off. Go and enjoy some great […]

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[ June 28, 2008; 4:00 pm; ] Al is turning 40 in a couple of weeks, so to celebrate his official “over the hill” status, he’s throwing a party at The Blue Nile on Saturday, June 28th. Beer will flow. I promise. In fact, Al has provided a preliminary lineup:

4:00 pm Tyranena Dirty Old Man. (Whiskey Barrel Aged Imperial Rye Porter)

4:30 Cask […]

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“Beer flows at the Blue Nile” by Tom Horgen
One of his proudest moments was in 2002, when he took a perennial mainstream beer off the tap line: “I dropped Budweiser and replaced it with Maredsous, a Belgian Abbey beer. We got rid of the most ubiquitous beer in the world for a family-owned brewery.”

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[ June 5, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Thanks for the e-mail, Tony! Head on over to Grumpy’s Northeast at 7:00pm on Thursday for an event with  Two Brothers Brewing Company. It’s been billed as a “Meet and Eat.” They’ll have free Maxwell (Northeast 4th) street style Polish sausage and of course some Two Brothers beer.

Also, Tony mentioned that they just replaced all […]

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The people of the Star Trib and Mpls St. Paul magazine must have been doing some drinking lately and I mean that in a very complimentary way. As Ryan posted, the local microbrews were recognized in Thursday’s Taste section (with a nice color photo of Flat Earth’s bottles on the front page) and this […]

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[ June 9, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] The next “It’s Firkin Monday” at the Groveland Tap will be June 9th starting at 6pm. Nick Anderson will be on hand with a firkin of Rush River Unforgiven Amber.

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[ May 28, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Join us at Stub & Herb’s once again for another Wednesday tasting! On Wednesday, May 28th, representatives from Ommegang will be on hand to talk about their beer and share some samples. $5. Every one of these events has been a great time. Cheers to Jon and the staff at Stub & Herb’s for doing […]

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I’m not ragging on Kieran’s or Brit’s, but I have to respectfully disagree with Citysearch -  neither have the “best beer selection in the Twin Cities.” I’m not sure that either would make the top ten, and McCoy’s, The Lodge and Plums probably wouldn’t either.
So, that being said, what are your top ten  beer spots […]

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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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