[ 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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For all of you that look on enviously Saturday afternoons at Town Hall while Pint Club members are drinking free beer, now is your chance to join them.
Cost: $175 (cash or check only)
Benefits:
$.75 off every house beer
Free beer Saturdays 4:00 – 5:00 pm
Lifetime membership (no annual renewal or fees)
Memberships will be for sale [...]

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I had the opportunity to sit down with Mike Willaford, new brewmaster at The Herkimer Pub and Brewery, and chat him up about brewing beer. – Kat
How long have you been brewing and how did you get into brewing?
I made my first home brew in May of 2009. My buddy and I were drinking a [...]

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[ October 6, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Stop in at Rock Bottom for the tapping of their Mort Noir, a Belgian Dark Strong Ale.

It got its name (schoolboy French for “Black Death”) from the reaction to the color and strength of the brew as it left the Brew Kettle. A dark malty Belgian style ale, matured over raisins. The beer has [...]

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[ October 26, 2011; 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ] Rock Bottom is putting on a five course Brewer’s Dinner of fall-inspired food and beer. There are only 40 seats available so don’t delay making your reservation.

Cost: $40/person
Reservations: 612-332-2739

~ Starter ~
Cheeses
Chef’s choice of three Creamy Cheeses: Prairie Breeze Cheddar, Delice de Bourgogne and Mobay Cheese. Served with Fruit, nuts and lavosh crackers.
Paired with our Chardonnay [...]

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Realized it’s been a while since the last email and you may need a little love-
Let’s see if I can help out-
This coming weekend we celebrate Oktoberfest! we have the tent, beer,food, and live music all we need is you!
Friday tent hours 5-midnight with food stopping one hour earlier
5-6pm we release Town Hall Oktoberfest Lager [...]

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Sounds too good to be true but that is just one scenario if you become an investor in Smokehouse Brewpub. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Jamie Robinson and Amy Johnson, two of the three owner/manager team of what they are hoping to become a successful restaurant/brewpub in the Standish neighborhood of [...]

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Yeah, so it’s already 10:30 on Thursday night, the night of the beer releases, but with any luck, they won’t drink it all tonight. Duluth, drink up!
We’re celebrating our 16th anniversary and our 3,000th batch of beer! Our anniversary is this Thursday, Sept 15, with the traditional yearly release of the highly prized Cherry Batch!

To [...]

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[ September 11, 2011; 4:00 pm; ] Need something to do this afternoon? Then maybe you should head over to Great Waters to check out a new beer they’re releasing. Harvest Ale is an American Wheat made with bitter orange and a hint of chamomille for aroma. A light, crisp and refreshing beer.

If you are a Great Waters MBA, it’ll be available [...]

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