[ February 1, 2012; 4:00 pm; ] Barley John’s offers up their Old Eight Porter infused with dried sweet orange peel for your drinking delight tonight. It’s described as, “nice subtly sweet with aromatic orange.”

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[ February 11, 2012; 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. February 25, 2012; 11:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Alongside classes on homebrewing and winemaking, Northern Brewer Minneapolis is hosting several events in February that may interest all craft beer lovers.

Town Hall Brewing Company
Feb. 11th / 1-3 p.m.
Round Table Discussion with Town Hall Brewer Mike Hoops and crew, topics include going professional, Pro Series collaboration, barrel aging.

Briess Malting Company
Feb. 25th / 11 a.m. – [...]

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You can download the Winterfest program right now, here. Drool away if that’s your sort of thing.

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[ February 2, 2012; 6:00 pm; February 9, 2012; 6:00 pm; February 16, 2012; 6:00 pm; February 23, 2012; 6:00 pm; ] I received a quick note from our good friend Bob over at Rock Bottom with a list of February tappings. My absolute favorite? “Dork Lord of Dorkness Coffee Imperial Stout.”

Feb. 2nd: Dark Star IPA with a Winterfest ticket giveaway
Feb. 9th: Adieu Adieu 2u & U & Ewe w/ a special tapping of a keg of [...]

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Barley John’s has a full slate of news for you today.
Announcing a Growler Sale in honor of Groundhog Day!
You’ve seen the movie with Bill Murray where he relives the same day over and over again…
Wouldn’t that day be a whole lot better if you had good beer in the fridge – beer that was replenished [...]

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Town Hall has a full February in store for you. Check out all the details!
Hi All,
Looks like we made it to February! Lets have some fun, here is some info on upcoming events-
Feb 5- Show off your abilities in the annual Chili Cookoff. Chili in by noon and Battle off the Chili tasting begins at [...]

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[ April 7, 2012; 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 5:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] The first annual Spring Ale Fest takes place on April 7th at the Ritz Theater in Northeast Minneapolis. The event will feature 8 local craft brewers 30+ beers over two sessions, noon-4pm and 5-9pm. Tickets are $30 before February 7th and $40 afterward. Tickets, of course, include unlimited samples. The event will also include raffles [...]

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[ January 4, 2012; 4:00 pm; ] Barley John’s spices things up with their first cask offering of 2012, Stockyard IPA with one of the most recognizable hot sauces around, Sriracha.

While you’re there, why not sign up for their Barley Beer Society (BBS) annual membership? For $65 you get happy hour beer pricing all the time, $2 off growler fills and the [...]

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[ January 5, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] This Thursday Rock Bottom releases the latest creation from Assistant Brewer Pete Mack, Smoking Goat Rauchbock, described as, “a German style bock brewed with beechwood smoked malt, the smoked malt balances nicely with the Vienna, Melanoiden and Black malts giving a wonderful malty experience.”

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Barley John’s currently has two new seasonal beers, Smoked Porter (7.4%), which is based on their Old 8 Porter recipe, but smoked malts are used in the mash and N. English Brown Ale (5.6%) is a dry brown ale brewed with toasted malts and English hops, fermented with a British strain. Coming soon: Winter Ale.
And [...]

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[ December 31, 2011; ] Say goodbye to 2011 with a great dinner at Barley John’s. The five-course meal is available a la carte with or without wine/beer pairings. Receive 10% off if you order all five courses. Reservations: 651-636-4670.

Course 1
Chilled Mediterranean Stye White Prawns with Cream Dill Sauce and Classic Red Cocktail Sauce served with steamed broccoli & cherry [...]

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[ December 20, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] Mark your calendars for next Tuesday night as it’s going to be a big one at Town Hall.

The time has come for holiday cheer once again! Tuesday 12/20 marks the day of the annual holiday fire. Here are the stats-

*Fire sparks at 5pm and will last till 7pm

*Tony will mix up his special [...]

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[ December 15, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Rock Bottom celebrates its 18th year with their Anniversary IPA. Expect lots of pine and grapefruit character in this big, hoppy beer.
In addition the beer, they’ll be holding a Growl for Growler contest. Whoever can growl the best will be going home with a free filled growler.

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[ December 22, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Rock Bottom is squeezing in one last tapping before the end of the year with their Merlin’s Beard Brown. If you’ve enjoyed Old Bighorn Brown in the past, make sure to check this brew out.

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[ December 11, 2011; 11:00 pm; ] Beer Geeks, the first television show dedicated to craft beer in Minnesota, to premiere December 11th on KSTC-TV, Channel 45. Grab a beer & tune in! Read on for more information. Some of you may know Ed from Heritage Liquor in Maplewood. Local producer Jason Wiltse has a great pedigree as well, as a former [...]

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