[ September 10, 2011; 1:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]

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In the past few years, the Great Minnesota Get Together has begun offering more and more craft beer, and this year may be the best. Of particular note is the Ball Park Cafe, on Underwood Street outside of The Garden. Next to your standard macros and malt beverages are local offerings from Surly, Summit, Schells [...]

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Road trip to Duluth? Who’s with me?!
Cask Ale
Tugboat Irish Stout Orange Blossom Special
El Nino Double Hopped IPA 7.0%
Big and Bold, copious amounts of 6 hop varieties, matched with a fullbodied pale ale.
Starfire Pale Ale 6.1%
North Shore style hoppy pale ale.
Witchtree ESB
English style pale ale served on nitrogen
Big Boat Oatmeal Stout
Lighthouse Golden
Our lightest colored beer, crisp [...]

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[ August 20, 2011; 2:00 pm; ] Whether you’re playing in the bocce ball tournament, cheering a team on or just looking for some tasty grub, Town Hall is the place to be Saturday.

Hey All,

Got some good news and some bad-

Good News- This coming saturday marks our annual Pig Roast (Yep, spent grain fed), Bocce Ball Tourny, and Smoked Hefe [...]

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[ August 11, 2011; August 18, 2011; August 25, 2011; ] For the month of August, Rock Bottom will be offering their 750 ml bottle conditioned beers at just $7. Currently featured: Rye Saison, Chardonnay Aged Fantome Wheat, Chardonnay Belgian Tripel, and Pinot Noir Aged Modern Monk Dubbel. All beers are hand bottled and naturally fermented in the brewery.

You’re making us thirsty Mr. McKenzie!

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[ August 20, 2011 to August 21, 2011. ] Registration for Town Hall’s annual bocce ball tournament is now open. Sign up your 4-person team at the bar. It’s $80/team and all of the money is paid out in prizes.

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[ July 25, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] UPDATE: RELEASE HAS BEEN MOVED TO 7/25. Grab you umbrella and get ready for the Thunderstorm.

The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Minneapolis on August 1st. Doppler radar has indicated a rotating wall cloud with strong winds capable of tipping all unseemly beers on any outdoor patio. Damaging hail, [...]

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[ July 15, 2011; 12:00 pm; September 17, 2011; 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. 3:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Autumn Brew Review has been my gold standard for local beer festivals over the years. This year we celebrate 11 years of great beers on Sept. 17th with a small change to accommodate more people. This year, the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild has decided to split ABR into two sessions, one from 10am – 2pm [...]

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Lots of little gems in this one – Dubrue (Bob Blair & Nick Cameron, formerly of Fitger’s Brewhouse), mention of Dubh Lihn Irish Pub’s new brewpub and another project in the works by our friends Colin Mullen (Barley John’s) and Byron Tonnis (formerly of Rock Bottom).
Dubrue joins booming craft brewery market in Duluth, Candace Renalls, [...]

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[ July 7, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] The state government maybe shut down but local beer lovers can still get a free handout. Thursday July 7th @ 6pm Rock Bottom will be tapping their new seasonal beer. The Eurotrash Brunette ale. This is a brown ale made with the finest European malts, hops and fermented with a German ale yeast.  This beer [...]

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[ July 16, 2011; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ]
This year marks the third Beer Dabbler event at Highland Fest. And for the record, I’ve only filed in tapping one cask at the event. Will Summit let me tap another? Only time will tell. In short, you’ll have to get Beer Dabbler tickets.
This year the event takes place on July 16th from 1-5pm and [...]

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[ June 9, 2011; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Rock Bottom will be tapping their latest seasonal, Newbie Belgian IPA. A combination of Belgian and American beer styles, it offers rich citrus and hop characteristics with spiciness from the use of Belgian yeast. Be there at 6:00 and get the first one on the house.

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[ June 4, 2011; 1:30 pm; ] Up for a pub ride Saturday? I’ll be joining some of the crew from Hoigaard’s & other friends for a nice little ride from the store to Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery on Saturday, June 4th. We’re doing a series of low-key “beer rides” this summer to combine two of our favorite things – bikes & [...]

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Dark Knight 2011, Barley John’s double fermented porter is now available. After spending the last year in Heaven Hill bourbon barrels it is likely heaven in a glass. While the strength of this batch has yet to be tested, expect it to be in the 13 – 14% ABV range, and thus the 5.5 oz [...]

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[ May 19, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] First, I’ve got to admit that I totally missed the announcement that Bob McKenzie (Granite City, Sherlock’s Home) would be taking over as Brewmaster at Rock Bottom in Minneapolis.  In any case, tonight at 6pm, they’ll be tapping a couple of casks:  a cocoa nib-infused Taconite dark mild, and a Simcoe dry hopped cask [...]

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