ShamROCK Kick-Off – Friday, April 18th 6:00-8:00 pm at Kieran’s Irish Pub in the Titanic Lounge. Please RSVP to tric.nelson@gmail.com if you plan to attend.
Art of Cuisine – Sunday, April 13th 3:00-7:00 pm at The Great Hall in Downtown St. Paul. Visit www.compas.org for more details.
Taste of Elk River – Thursday, May 15th […]

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Below is a brief update (links removed) found on the Brau Bros. website (and no, this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t check the site out yourself).  Lucan (pronounced “loo-can” - they notice if you pronounce it wrong apparently : ) ) is a bit off the beaten path for many of us, but they make it up to the Cities […]

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If you haven’t seen it yet, we have a new web site thanks to the fine folks over at Russell Herder! Here are the coming events for April from Flat Earth Brewing Co.Our next brewery tour is this Saturday the 12th at 4 p.m.
Arborfest is Friday the 25th from 5:30 – 9 p.m. check […]

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A good show for Minnesota… 3 top producing breweries.
Top 50 Craft Brewing Companies by Beer Sales Volume:
#16, Summit Brewing Co., St. Paul
Top 50 Overall Brewing Companies by Beer Sales Volume:
#26, August Schell Brewing Co., New Ulm
#28, Summit Brewing Co., St. Paul
#46, Gluek Brewing Co., Cold Spring

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Jon Lindberg passed away after a two year battle with colon cancer which spread to his liver. May your thoughts and prayers be with his family.
Obituary: Star Tribune

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Gitchee Gumee 2008, originally uploaded by MNBeer.

The above photo of Bryon Tonnis epitomizes Gitchee Gumee Brewfest for me… AAAHAHAHGH! Craziness. I had fun. I did. I’ll probably go […]

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Finally! Al will be hooking up the first keg of Schell’s Einbecker 1878 Doppelbock on Tuesday, April 8th at 7:00 pm. Freebies, swag, etc. Enjoy.
2027 E. Frankin Ave, Minneapolis

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Okay MNBeer readers, who is going to Gitchee Gumee Brewfest in Superior tomorrow? I’ll keep my eye out for you, especially if you’re wearing one of our shirts. Sunday is my birthday, so feel free to buy me growlers from Fitger’s or something…
Speaking of which, they’re not on the GG list. One can hope it’s […]

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I thought we mentioned this or at least alluded to it before, but in case you didn’t know, look for Surly Bitter Brewer in cans.
Update: April 14th release at Madcappers in Stillwater.

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Here’s a new one for Minnesota, a locally-produced beer in cans with widgets. The beer, set for a fall release, will bring the much-loved Summit Oatmeal Stout from the tap to your refrigerator. I’m told that the test-cans are working quite well and hold up nicely side-by-side compared to the nitro-pushed version. I’m begging for […]

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History repeats itself. Sort of… After about a ten year hiatus, Cold Spring Brewery is back. Gluek beer is still being produced, but the company has decided to change its name to Cold Spring Brewery Chairman to “reflects the company’s strong connection to the Cold Spring, Minnesota, community and the company’s new line of craft […]

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[ April 8, 2008; 7:00 pm; ] Join Doug Hoverson, author of “Land of Amber Waters” at Schell’s Tap Room for a book signing and presentation on the 75th Anniversary of the repeal of Prohibition.

Whoops! My bad. The date is April 8th! Thanks Jodi!

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Acadia Cafe Grand Re-Opening, originally uploaded by MNBeer.

Above: Eric and his Darkness martini
I stopped out at Acadia Cafe’s grand re-opening on Friday. Don walked in the door two […]

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[ April 6, 2008; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Category 6 Racing Squad is putting on a fund raiser for an amateur bicycle racing series on the State Fairgrounds this Summer. They’ve put together a Belgian Beer Tasting in conjunction with TV coverage of the Tour of Flanders one day Spring cycling classic race?

The event takes place on Sunday, April 6th at the Bulldog […]

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I went to Stub & Herb’s second beer tasting last night with my co-worker Scott and a couple of his friends that were eager to taste some great beers. The game room was once-again filled with 20-30 (?) people. We had a special guest that evening - Ted Marti from Schell’s. I had assumed that […]

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