[ March 7, 2012; 7:00 pm; ] St. Cloud: Tonight’s the night to enjoy some old-school Nintendo and Tallgrass’ latest blip, 8-Bit Pale Ale. Boulder Tap House will be tapping a cask of 8-Bit with Galaxy hops.

1up! Wednesday, March 7th starting at 7:0opm.
Boulder Tap House, 3950 2nd St S, Saint Cloud

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[ March 7, 2012; 4:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] A long-time sure bet of places to bring you all things Surly, the Blue Nile offers up a Day of Surly. Check out the goodness to be had.
Just for fun, we’re tapping 6 Surly beers on Wednesday, March 7. For more fun, 4 of them will be two-for-ones all day. And for more fun, you [...]

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[ March 9, 2012; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The Blue Nile gives you the opportunity to taste the handiwork of one of Minnesota’s newest breweries, Lucid. They’ll have AIR, the lightest beer in Lucid’s stable, and on the other end of the spectrum, CAMO, an Imperial IPA that clocks in at 9% ABV.

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[ March 10, 2012; 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Size does matter, at least when it comes to those who love their beers “imperial.” If you’re one of those, make sure to head to the Blue Nile for their Imperial March 2012.

For the fourth year, all of the Blue Nile’s taps turn over to nothing but big beers. This time, 4 Imperial Stouts, 4 [...]

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Sample some dunkel weizen from Summit’s Unchained series with brewer Eric Bloomquist. We’ve already listed a few events, but here’s the whole list for your imbibing pleasure.

Monday, March 5: Stout’s Pub Beer Dinner, 6 p.m.
Tuesday, March 6: Live music and German food pairings at Hell’s Kitchen in Minneapolis, 5-8 p.m.
Wednesday, March 7: Tasting at The [...]

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[ March 24, 2012; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Every year it gets bigger, and this year will prove to be no exception. Tickets are on sale now for Firkin Fest at the Happy Gnome.   Click on thru to get yours now.  
Proceeds go to Habitat for Humanity, so come drink for a good cause.

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[ April 17, 2012; 6:00 pm; ] Yes, the boys are crossing the river and coming to the Happy Gnome in Saint Paul.  They have been very busy with their new brewery (yeah!), so we are excited for an evening to talk to them about how things are going and enjoy their beers.

The meet & greet starts at 6pm, [...]

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[ April 10, 2012; 5:00 pm; ] The Happy Gnome says it best:
Well, as the title states, we are pulling out all the stops. Enjoy the following:
Breakfast Stout
Imperial Stout
Kentucky Breakfast Stout
Canadian Breakfast Stout
Curmudgeon’s Better Half
Backwoods Bastard
Double Trouble
and maybe something else to make it a nice even number.

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[ March 17, 2012; ] The Happy Gnome is in Saint Paul, it will be a Saturday…so expect some craziness.  Although they are not an Irish bar, they will have special Chef Features including Corned Beef & Cabbage, specials on Tullamore Dew, and some Irish-ish beers…regular menu will be available, too.

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[ March 6, 2012; 5:00 pm; ] The Happy Gnome will be reaching into their cellar for some New Holland beers this week (and breaking out some new stuff)
This Tuesday, enjoy some draft Charkoota Rye ’10 and Pilgrim’s Dole ’09, and vintage bottles of Black Tulip and Pilgrim’s Dole.  Then to add to the fun, Blue Sunday Sour, a unique [...]

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[ March 8, 2012; 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Lucid is celebrating with a tapping of Lucid Air at the Sunshine Factory in New Hope. Come play some bingo with the brewers while enjoying some Lucid Air. Cheers!

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[ March 2, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. March 9, 2012; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
Friday Schell’s Maifest fun with a couple of cask-conditioned offerings…

Friday March 2nd, 6pm to 8pm
Patrick’s, St Peter, Mn
Schell’s Maifest fass, cask-conditioned and dry hopped with Calypso, Opal and Saphir hops.

Friday March 9th, 5pm to 7pm
Pub 500, Mankato, Mn
Schell’s Maifest fass, cask-conditioned and dry hopped with Sterling and Saphir Hops!

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[ March 12, 2012; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Join Lucid Brewing for a special tapping of Air and Camo with at 3 Squares in Maple Grove.  Lucid Beer will be at happy hour prices and there will be a special menu to pair with each beer.

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[ February 29, 2012; 6:00 pm; 6:00 pm; ] Tonight at 6, be one of the few people to try a cask conditioned version of Fulton’s War & Peace Russian Imperial Stout brewed with Peace Coffee. Yum! Also, meet the guys from Fulton!

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[ March 15, 2012; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] To get people more acquainted to MN breweries, Ngon Vietnamese Bistro is offering up their 13 taps to a different brewery each month.  They’ll feature their beers & flights for the entire month, with a kick off happy hour with the founder and brewers, featuring specials and prizes. Sorta like a brewery tour [...]

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