[ May 21, 2012; 5:30 pm; ] Kip’s Irish Pub in St. Louis Park is holding their first beer dinner on May 21st, featuring beers from Maredsous. $40/person gets you three courses, each paired with a different Maredsous offering. Call or email for reservations, 952.367.5070 and kip@kipspub.com respectively.

Menu/pairings below the fold…

First Course

Waldorf Salad
Served with Maredsous Blonde, A delectable blonde ale with [...]

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[ May 16, 2012; 6:30 pm; ] Foodies On Foot and  Lift Bridge doing a progressive craft beer on May 16th, starting at 6:30pm. The event starts at Lift Bridge for a tour and meet and greet with the brewers. That will be followed by a shuttled visit to three restaurants. Each will feature a course paired with Lift Bridge beers. [...]

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[ May 9, 2012; 6:00 pm; ] Join Summit for a five course beer pairing dinner at Kincaid’s in St. Paul.

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1st Course: Chilled English Pea Soup – warm pea & bacon salad, fried creme fraiche & crispy shallots. Summit Summer Ale

2nd Course: Beet & Watermelon Salad – coriander cured salmon, avocado emulsion, micro cilantro & toasted pepitas. Summit Pilsener

3rd Course: Seafood “Cassoulet” [...]

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[ May 15, 2012; 7:00 pm; ] Summit’s new beer, Saga IPA, along with four other beers will be included in a pairing dinner at Uptown Cafeteria.

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1st Course: Fried spiced apple with sweet potato, peach creme fraiche & cinnamon gastrique. Summit Pilsener

2nd Course: Rhubarb salad with arugula & shaved beef jerky. Summit Summer Ale

3rd Course: Rosemary lamb pot roast with sunchoke soubise, [...]

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[ May 3, 2012; 6:30 pm; ] Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room is holding a beer vs. wine dinner on Thursday, May 3rd. Six wines. Six beers from Brooklyn Brewery. $75/person, $135/couple.  Social hour begins at 6:30 pm with dinner to follow at 7:00 pm. Diners will vote for their favorite after each round. Follow this link to purchase tickets.
1st course: Amuse [...]

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[ May 1, 2012; 7:00 pm; ] Great Waters’ Anniversary Week may be over, but due to a turn of events (fortunate for you if you missed the orignal date), one last hurrah comes in the form of a rescheduled All Cask Beer Dinner.

The Menu:

1. Smoked Tomato Capsicum with GW House Ale
2. Carnitas Lettuce Wrap with Blackwatch Oat Stout
3. Almond Encrusted Walleye [...]

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[ April 2, 2012; 7:00 pm; ] We mentioned Great Waters’ 15th Anniversary in an earlier post, but below you’ll find some specifics on their  special five-course, five-cask dinner. The menu, created by Great Waters’ chef Ernesto, has been carefully planned alongside five specially chosen beers by Brewmaster Bob.

Details of the dinner, which takes place at 7pm on Monday, April 2, at [...]

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[ March 22, 2012; 6:30 pm; ] Harriet Brewing is teaming up with the crew over at Solera for a beer dinner pairing Harriet’s beers with Chef Jorge Guzman’s Spanish cuisine. Sounds tasty to say the very least! $45, March 22nd at 6:30.
HARRIET BREWERY DINNER – MARCH 22 – 6:30pm

ENJOY 5 PERFECT PAIRINGS OF SOLERA’S SPANISH CUISINE AND HARRIET BREWERY’S [...]

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[ March 26, 2012; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Check it out!(PDF) Monday, March 26th from 6-9pm at Barrio in Edina. $55 includes five special beers, four courses of dining and appetizers to share.

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[ April 1, 2012 to April 7, 2012. ] Great Waters is coming up on a milestone, their 15th anniversary, and to celebrate they’re offering a week’s worth of celebrations. You don’t have any excuse not to make it over at least once.
Throughout the week, we’ll be releasing 15 different cask beers – 15 beers for 15 years, so every days cask list will [...]

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[ March 15, 2012; 6:30 pm; ] Thursday, March 15th, The Pig & Fiddle will be hosting an all Minnesota Brewery Beer Dinner! Come out and meet the brewers and owners from 5 Minnesota Breweries including Fulton, Boom Island, Lucid, Harriet & Steel Toe. The dinner includes 5 courses & 5 beers for $50. Contact The Pig & Fiddle for reservations.

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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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[ 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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[ March 11, 2012; 5:30 pm; ] Social Hour at 5:30pm, dinner at 6! $65 gets you 5 courses, & 5 beers, tax and gratuity included. Call or stop into Blackbird or visit their website for tickets.

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[ February 28, 2012; 6:00 pm; 6:00 pm; ] Tuesday, February 28th join Rush River Brewing for a four course beer dinner at The Bulldog N.E. This dinner will feature the first infused cask of Uber Alt of the season! Everything starts at 6pm and will only run you $25.

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