Category: beer events

Town Hall Beer Release: Heather Ale

You know, I was just thinking that I don’t know anyone named Heather anymore, and then I remembered my friend in Duluth whose name just happens to be Heather. Heather brought us to the coolest Halloween Party ever a couple of years ago. Actually there were two parties… one with a 20+ foot bonfire, a witch on a zip line, a pig roast and some bands. The other party though smaller was just as cool… they had a keg of Summit EPA and Trampled by Turtles played in the garage. Duluth knows how to party.

But this is not about Duluth, nor is it about a woman named Heather. This post is about Minneapolis Town Hall‘s Heather Ale, scheduled to be released for the enjoyment of your bellies (and minds) on Monday, November 20th. Mike doesn’t come out and say it, but perhaps this beer will be released at 5pm with a discounted price on pints from 5-6pm. Perhaps not. I’ll see what I can find out…

Hey All,
Well we made you the Gobbler for your turkey dinner. Looks like you are going to drink all of that well before Turkey Day. Let’s try this…

Monday (11/20) we will release our Heather Ale, also a tremendous choice for your Thanksgiving meal. This is a Scottish style ale brewed traditionally without the use of hops. Scottish brewers back in the day often had no hops to use due to a short growing season and high cost of import. One ingredient that they did often use was the flower of the heather plant that grew on the hillsides of their native land. The result of this historical offering is a beer that has a spendid herbal/citrus character backed by rich Scottish malt flavors.

If I don’t see you, say hello to the family and enjoy your Thanksgiving.
Mike

Coffee Bender Growlers @ Surly, This Saturday

No tour, no fuss, no mess. Just Surly. Oh, did we mention that they’ll have growlers of Coffee Bender?

Thanks to all of Surly Nation that showed up last weekend and purchased over 200 growlers! The wait was a bit long, and we will work on shortening that next time. Over 300 drinkers showed up and went home happy.

We will be selling growlers this coming weekend – November 18th – noon-2:00. That will include 29 growlers of Coffee Bender! They will go fast. We are only selling growlers at this time. No tours, No tastings. That’s the way we roll.

Bell’s Tasting at the Happy Gnome

The Happy Gnome is having a beer tasting featuring Bell’s beers on Wednesday, November 15th at 7:00 pm. $15 entitles you to 8 4oz. pours of the following beers:

HopSlam, Hell Hath No Fury, Batch 7000, Third Coast Old Ale, Double Cream Stout, Java Stout, Expedition Stout and Cherry Stout

All of these beers will be on draft, and you will be able buy pints of each as well. And just to make things go down a bit more smoothly, there will be a band playing at 8pm.

Thanks to TruthBrew for getting clarification on all of this.

Cellar’s Roseville Beer Tasting

Mmm. Free beer…

This week’s theme: Headin’ Back Home to Minnesota (and Wisconsin). Friday, November 17th. Well Colorado has locked up a birth in the finals, and now the question is, will it be MN/WI representing the other half for the U.S., or will new #2 Northwest carry into the finals? This week we will sample some of the best Minnesota and Wisconsin have to offer, and finish up our tour of the states. After this week we will do a Christmas beer tasting before heading off to do the countries. As of right now Colorado has a good lead followed by NW, then Michigan, and the NE and California are heading up the rear. So come on in and try some free beer, because drinking in a crowd is so much more fun!

The Cellars Wines, Brews & Spirits FREE – IN STORE Beer Tastings begin at 7 p.m. and no reservations or fees are required. Please call or email me with any suggestions, questions or special requests.

Thank you,

Joe Haugen
The Cellars Wines, Brews & Spirits
1149 Larpenteur Ave W
651.489.5050
lexlarp@thecellars.com

Beer Tasting @ Dennis Brothers Liquors RIGHT NOW

Whoops, this one slipped under the radar… Regardless, there’s a tasting today at Dennis Brothers Liquors in Cottage Grove. 10 beers, folks.

Join us Thursday November 9th – 5:00pm to 8:00pm 4:00pm to 7:00pm. Brad “The Beer Guy” Two fine substitutes from Chisago Dist. will be tasting out a wide range of his beers. Brad is responsible for bring us (MN) many of the great beers from Avery, Fantome, St.B and so on. This is a free event. Don’t miss the chance to meet Brad. Discounts will apply to this tasting.

See you soon and thank you to everyone on BA for your support.

Beers to you,

John

Dennis Brothers Liquors – Cottage Grove
651-458-8932

Dennis Brothers Liquors
7155 Jorgensen Lane South #150
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
phone: (651) 458-8932