[ February 16, 2012; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] After a holiday hiatus, our Heritage in Maplewood is bring back their Thursday Tastings! On Thursday, February 16th they’ll be pouring samples from the newest addition to the Minnesota market, Green Bay’s Hinterland. They’ll have samples of their Maple Bock, Coffee Stout and IPA for you to try from 5-7PM.

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[ February 3, 2012; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Before you head to Winterfest, or maybe before you head home for your own local beer fest, stop by Thomas Liquors to start the weekend off right with Ben Poupard from Flat Earth. He’ll be pouring this Friday for the February edition of FFF. As usual, Fitty will also have a few other interesting [...]

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[ January 9, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Boom Island’s Kevin Welch will be at The Four Firkins on Monday from 6-8 to sample his first two beers, Throprock IPA and Silvius Pale Ale. You’ll also be able to purchase both beers that night.

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[ January 6, 2012; 4:00 pm; ] Thomas Liquors is happy to host Rush River for the first FFF of 2012. Nick Anderson from Rush River will be tasting out all of their bottled offerings and Fitty will be breaking out some hard-to-find beers to share.

Oh yeah, that’s “Fitty’s First Friday,” not the brewery from Munster, IN.

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[ December 16, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] On December 16th, Brooklyn Center Liquor #1 will have Michael Berglund on hand for a bottle signing. Michael is the artist behind the 2011 Surly Darkness label art. You can bring in Darkness bottles or anything with a Darkness logo and Michael will sign it for you.

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[ December 6, 2011; December 13, 2011; December 20, 2011; December 27, 2011; ] Tuesdays are the new Fridays over at the Ale Jail, as Mark and the gang continue their weekly tastings in December, welcoming brewery staff to the store to pour their wares. All events begin at 5pm and run for a couple hours or until the beer runs out.

Dec 6th – Capitol Brewery

Dec 13th – Lagunitas

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[ November 29, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] Mark over at the Ale Jail will be cracking open some Flat Earth for your post-Thanksgiving tasting pleasure this evening!

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[ November 22, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] Looking for those perfect beers to pair with your Thanksgiving dinner? Then head over to the Ale Jail tonight! They’ll be sampling the perfect beers for the entire meal–appetizer, main course and dessert.

Plus, get 10% off your Anchor Xmas magnum!

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Pucker up, buttercup. This episode of Brewing TV is nice and sour! Things begin at the Ale Jail, where BTV joins a certified cicerone for a quick taste-tour through some of Belgium’s best sour beers. We then take what we learn and put it to good use homebrewing and blending more than a half-dozen sour [...]

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Every time I hear “Beer Ranger,” I have a hard time not thinking of Smokey the Bear or Dudley Do-Right, but that’s just me… in any case, Heritage will ll be sampling New Belgium beers tonight from 5-7 w/ a bona fida (?!) beer ranger in tow. Enjoy!
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[ November 17, 2011; 4:00 pm; ] Jason Gillum from Bell’s will be sampling at Thomas Liquor this Thursday, November 17.  Jason will be pouring the much-heralded winter stout series along with the Christmas Ale and their other year-round offerings starting at 4pm.

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Tallgrass is rolling out their latest beer, Velvet Rooster, said to be the world’s first Belgian-style Tripel in a can.
“Velvet Rooster is in the Trappist tradition of Belgian Tripels with sweet tones gently hiding its strong alcohol bite (8.5% ABV). The beer pours a golden straw color and is topped with a lofty [...]

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[ November 5, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] Star Wars, bagpipes, Pedal Pub and ribbons…..yes it’s the Four Firkins Grand Opening Ceremony.

Oh, and there’s beer. Samples from local brewers Summit, Schell’s, Brau Brothers, Fulton, Lift Bridge, Flat Earth, Dave’s Brew Farm and Steel Toe, pours from a six liter bottle of St. Feuillien Tripel and samples of Deus.

The rough schedule (so far) includes:

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[ October 27, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] This week at Heritage, Fulton!

You’ve seen it around town on tap and now Minneapolis’ own Fulton is releasing 2 of their beers in package form so you can take it home with you.  We now have Fulton Sweet Child of Vine IPA and Lonely Blonde American Blonde Ale in stock.

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[ October 24, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] For the first time ever, Minneapolis brewery Fulton will have Sweet Child of Vine IPA and Lonely Blonde available in six packs so the crew at The Four Firkins wants to celebrate!

Join all the Fulton guys (Ryan, Jim, Peter and Brian) for free samples of their beer at 6:00pm.

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