Another fine ale from Ommegang is making it’s way to the Minnesota market. Corey over at Hohenstein’s posted the following over at beeradvocate.com:
Beer Folk,
We will be debuting the Ommegang Rouge on draft @ The Corner Table Rest 4257 Nicollet Ave Minneapolis (612) 823-0011 tomorrow July 31 @ 5:30 until 7:30. Scott from Hohenstein’s will be […]

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I just got a note saying that 12 packs of Summit Oktoberfest are in the JJ Taylor warehouse and should be heading out to stores this week. Last year the beer sold out early, so this time around they got a bit of a jump on things. Man! Oktoberfest…in August. Phew.
On a related note (but […]

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[ July 31, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] I think I just got a slight buzz just thinking about this…
$70 per person

The Happy Gnome
498 Selby Ave
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-287-2018

The kick-off for the Twin Cities NATIONAL MEAD WEEKEND will be the Mead Dinner at the Happy Gnome on Thursday, July 31 at 6pm.

Happy Gnome Executive Chef Matthew Hinman will prepare and serve a […]

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[ August 16, 2008; 12:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] This event is bound to be as crazy as the previous two… Head on over to Groveland Tap on Saturday, August 16th from noon to 10pm. Enjoy $1 pints of all Summit beer, $1 brats, $1 chicken kabobs & 25 cent wings. $5 cover. This event includes a raffle to benefit First Tee and includes […]

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[ July 30, 2008; 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] $2 Schell’s$2 Grain Belt

$1 Kebobs on the Grill

Live music.

July 30th, 5-9pm, Longfellow Grill

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[ July 16, 2008; 6:00 pm; ] Hrrm. Got a note from Corey at Hohensteins to let us know that on July 16th at 6pm at Grumpy’s Northeast Pat will be manning the grill and bearing muscles… er mussels. Mussels made with Brewery Ommegang’s Hennepin, in fact. Mussels are limited, (muscles, not so much), so arrive early.

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If anything, perhaps this is a reason to celebrate Mondays… cask beer. Here’s the details:
July 14th - Schell’s Firkin… (er Fass… I assume), 6pm until it’s gone
July 28th - Big Sky Firkin, 6pm until it’s gone

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[ September 12, 2008 to September 14, 2008. ] Inaugural Muddy Pig Belgian Beer Festival, “Slegg Verken” [Editor’s note: May I add that this looks like a very good time? Kudos to all of the breweries, brewpubs, bars, beer stores, homebrewers, beer lovers, etc. who have helped to push the envelope with beer in Minnesota! We’re in a good place right now! -ryan]
The first […]

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[ July 30, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Join the gang at Stub & Herb’s at 7:00pm at Stub & Herb’s for another beer tasting. I was out of town for the Leinenkugel’s tasting, but every other one has been a lot of fun. $5 gets you some great samples of Summit, food and maybe more. I’ll see you there!

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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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