St. Cloud area folks, here’s something nice for you… Bolder Tap House will be smacking the keystone in on a firkin of Tallgrass A-Team on Wed., Feburary 15th at 7:00.

The A-Team is Tallgrass IPA with Amarillo hops and apricot, which they say pairs nicely with Bolder Tap Houses’ mango/habanero wings. Ouch.

3950 2nd St S, Saint Cloud, MN 56301

Since I couldn’t describe it any better, here’s the details on tonight’s cask at Barley John’s, straight from the horse’s brewer’s mouth.

Tonight’s cask offering is going to be a variation of our Stockyard IPA – I kept 5 gallons of the wort last time I brewed and fermented that very special 5 gallons with champagne yeast. Last time I did that, with the Little Barley Bitter, the result was a somewhat Belgian-charactered version of the original: flowery, a little sweet, with fine bubbles and the slight sulfur character characteristic of a good champagne.

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.”

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 Hobliteration
Feb. 16th: Cask Tapping of Dork Lord of Dorkness Coffee Imperial Stout
Feb. 23rd: Modern Monk

All beers tapped at 6pm.

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 every day automatically, and for free? We can’t guarantee that’s going to happen, but wouldn’t you kick yourself if it did and you missed out?

Therefore all next week enjoy our Groundhog’s Day Growler Special — Fill up (2) growlers and save $5! (1/30/12 – 2/4/12)

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SAVE THE DATE:
2/14/12 St. Valentine’s Day Dinner
Now taking reservations: 651-636-4670

Details including the special menu will be emailed to you soon.

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For those of you who were lucky enough to get tickets to Winterfest…

We are going to be there and bringing some fun stuff!

No guarantees now, but here’s the list of things we’re thinking of bringing:
Stockyard IPA, Wild Brunette, Smoked Old Eight Porter, Kaffir Pale Ale, Imperial Pilsener and a MYSTERY BEER you’re sure to be excited about…
We might even have a cask along.

If you weren’t one of the lucky 700 people to buy tickets in the 8 seconds before they sold out…
Stop by the restaurant and bring some of our beer home with you. It’s fresh, local, ON SALE, and perfect to cry into.

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New Seasonal Beers:
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WINTER ALE [6.5%]
Those of you who’ve stopped by Barley John’s in the summer are familiar with all the hops growing along our patio. We harvest them and use them to dry hop this yearly seasonal. This American amber ale incorporates our estate Cascade and East Kent Goldings hops as well as toasted caraway and fennel seed into a beer that is fresh, hoppy, spicy, and a perfect warmer for the (finally) colder winter months.

IMPERIAL PILSENER [8.3%]
Lagered in our cellar for nearly three months, this Pilsener is a big guy! Brewed with copious amounts of Pilsener malt and hopped with Noble Hallertau hops, this beer isn’t your grandpa’s brew. This is a traditional beer Czechs and Germans would recognize – except for the increased potency – that’s all-American.

KAFFIR PALE ALE [5.8%]
An already citrusy American Pale Ale brewed with the addition of fresh Kaffir Lime Leaves in the boil, whirlpool and dry hopped for a week in secondary. Kaffir Lime leaves are a staple of Vietnamese and Thai food, and they’ve found a new home in this exceptionally fresh, complex and citrusy Pale.

Available soon: Schwarzbier – a light-bodied German Black Lager.

Don’t miss out – our Imperial Stout is almost gone – you can’t take it home in a growler, but it is worth taking a seat at the bar for.

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 first pint of a brand new seasonal on the house.

Attention fans of Barley John’s Old 8 Porter: five gallons of this brew has been making friends with some rose hips in a cask for the last two weeks. Stop in this afternoon to see if it’s a match made in heaven.

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.

It’s been a whole year already! This Saturday Town Hall Tap kicks off a week long celebration with special taps (no growlers though due to state law).

Saturday 12th – Scotch Ale (2011 GABF Gold Medal winner)
Sunday 13th – Czar Jack Russian Imperial Stout aged in Jack Daniels barrels
Monday 14th – Three Hour Tour
Tuesday 15th – Mango Mama
Wednesday 16th – Anniversary Ale on cask
Thursday 17th – Cherry Infused Wee Heavy
Friday 18th – Multi-Grain Belgian Brown Ale

Come in M-F during Anniversary Week and get a punch each day for any tap beer purchased. One punch per person per day. Punch card need to be turned in by Friday Nov 18th! Drawing on Saturday for the following prizes!!

3 punches: $25 Gift Certificate
4 punches: $25 Gift Certificate, THT T-shirt, THB Glass
5 punches: Two Winterfest Tickets!

End your weekend with a bang! Not enough beer was drunk yesterday at the Firkin Fest at The Hanger Room so for a mere $10, starting at noon today, you can drink your fill. Head on down and do your part to make sure those firkins get emptied.

The Hanger Room
310 Stillwater Road, Willernie