[ 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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[ December 1, 2011; 12:00 pm; ] Here’s all you need to know… Winterfest tickets go on-sale at noon (CST) December 1, 2011. Tickets will go FAST.

Come and join us for the 11th Annual Winterfest! This craft beer sampling event celebrates beer brewed in [...]

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[ November 23, 2011; 4:00 pm; ] Barley John’s has just the thing to put you in the mood for Thanksgiving at this week’s Cask Wednesday: Spicy Pumpkin Ale. It’s their pumpkin ale infused with chipotle peppers and if it’s anything like their spicy hummus, it’ll warm you from the inside.

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[ November 27, 2011; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Join Town Hall in saying goodbye to one of the familiar faces behind the bar with a special beer, at a special price.

Get used to not seeing Andy behind the bar…..he is moving to sunny California! I can’t decide if he wants to get away from our crazy winters or if he wants to move [...]

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The holidays have returned and so have a couple of sweet offers from Great Waters. Whether you’re in the market for the best gift cards (the kind that can buy beer) or you’ve got a full line up of parties to attend (where a growler of tasty beer would be appreciated), Great Waters has you [...]

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[ November 21, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] Town Hall is giving you more reasons than you can shake a stick at to stop in next Monday.

Time for the Wee Heavy! Well, we will release all kinds of fun stuff Monday 11/21. Stop by the brewery and pick up your holiday treats! Here is the full story-

* Wee Heavy Release- Reduced [...]

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Flat Earth’s annual celebration, Porterfest, is underway. This week’s feature is Mystic Rhythyms, raspberry infused Cygnus X-1 Porter. Swing by the brewery and grab a growler, or two, today because when they’re gone, they’re gone.
November:
Week 1 – Mystic Rhythms – Raspberry infused Cygnus
Week 2 – Nocturne – Espresso infused Cygnus
Week 3 – Grand Design – [...]

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[ November 3, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Hop heads, mark your calendars. From Rock Bottom assistant brewer Pete Mack comes a double IPA brewed with pale and crystal malts, then dry hopped with Crystal and Centennial hops. At 8.8% ABV this should pack a couple of punches.

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[ November 10, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Rock Bottom releases their third beer in three weeks, Winter Wheat. A strong Belgian style wheat beer spiced with cinnamon, mace, coriander and sweet orange peel, this tapping will also be for a good cause. A portion of each pint sold will be donated to The Advocates for Human Rights.

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[ October 27, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Rock Bottom is tapping their next seasonal beer, Pival Knievel Daredevil Pilsner, “a Czech style Pilsner or Piva, made with Bohemian malt, Sterling hops and fermented with a Czech yeast strain.” While the teaser they’ve thrown out of “tapping this beer while attempting to leap the entire length of the bar and landing in the [...]

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[ October 24, 2011; 5:00 pm; October 26, 2011; 5:00 pm; October 27, 2011; 6:00 pm; October 28, 2011; 5:00 pm; October 29, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] Monday, 24th – Mango Mama
IPA aged on a bed of mango fruit- Buy your ticket to get one of the 70 growlers (ticket sales begin 10/16 @11am $18 refill/$21 new glass). Drink it by the pint, 16 oz. for $6, or 10 oz pour for $5.25.
Tuesday, 25th – Anniversary Dinner
Wednesday, 26th – Anniversary Ale
Celebratory chocolate [...]

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[ October 17, 2011; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Fall is upon us and the pumpkin beers are coming out in force. Stop in at Town Hall next Monday for their version, Petunia’s Pumpkin Ale. During the release hour pints will be a mere $2.50.

And as a teaser, Town Hall will be celebrating their anniversary with a week of events 10/24 – 10/29. Check [...]

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[ October 25, 2011; ] Town Hall is celebrating their anniversary, at least in part, by offering a six course dinner.

Menu

Hors D’oeuvres – Crab and pepper stuffed mushroom caps

Salad Course – Pan seared scallop w/ boar bacon onion relish, served with an arugula salad
*Paired with Twisted Reality Barley Wine

Appetizer – Roasted onion tea sandwich w/Au jus
*Paired with [...]

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This is the GABF — Brewing TV style! Jake and Chip head to Denver with a hopparazzi posse for the Great American Beer Festival. Come along as we talk with Charlie Papazian about 30 years of the festival, hit up a few media-only events, visit with some pro brewer buddies, and go wild during the [...]

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[ October 10, 2011; 11:00 am; ] Town Hall is releasing this year’s fresh hop beer Monday so make your plans now to get over there for some wet, hoppy goodness. Plus, in case you missed the news about the three GABF medals they picked up, the details are below.

Hop Lovers!

Fresh/Wet Hop Week 10/10-10/14 at Town Hall Brewery

We will Release Town Hall [...]

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