[ May 4, 2012; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Once again Fitty’s First Friday is upon us at Thomas Liquor.  The legendary Bell’s Brewing Co. is the featured brewery for May.  Brewery rep. Jason Gillum will be tasting out the entire Bell’s line-up along with a few cellared gems.

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[ May 5, 2012; 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Saturday is Cinco de Mayo, great for lager lovers, and the Kentucky Derby, great for mint julep lovers, but it’s also a great day for Maibock lovers at Town Hall.

This Saturday marks the annual release of the Maibock. What does this mean you may ask? Well, deep in the cold months of winter we brew [...]

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[ April 6, 2012; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] This week Thomas Liquor welcomes back LiftBridge Brewing Co. for Fitty’s First Friday.  Owner Dan Schwarz and brewer Adam Weiss will be tasting out the newly-returned six pack lineup along with some of the limited releases.  This should be one of the best FFFs to date.

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[ April 5, 2012; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Check out Rock Bottom this Thursday for a taste of their Paranoid IPA, “a powerful West-Coast style IPA loaded with Simcoe hops.” Have a free pint and if the floral and citrus grapefruit character tickles your fancy, stick around for a few more.

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[ March 31, 2012; ] Free beer for a year? Count me in! Head over to Acadia Cafe Saturday night for their  “We Broke the Curse – 4th Anniversary on the West Bank” party for a chance to win free beer for a year. You’ll need to be present to be one of the four lucky people who will [...]

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[ February 29, 2012; ] Barley John’s has a little treat to help you celebrate Leap Day.

Happy Leap Day! Stop by today only and get a free pint of your favorite pub brewed beer with purchase of a growler – limit one free pint per person – Wild Brunette not included for either the pint or growler.

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[ February 3, 2012; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Before you head to Winterfest, or maybe before you head home for your own local beer fest, stop by Thomas Liquors to start the weekend off right with Ben Poupard from Flat Earth. He’ll be pouring this Friday for the February edition of FFF. As usual, Fitty will also have a few other interesting [...]

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[ January 6, 2012; 4:00 pm; ] Thomas Liquors is happy to host Rush River for the first FFF of 2012. Nick Anderson from Rush River will be tasting out all of their bottled offerings and Fitty will be breaking out some hard-to-find beers to share.

Oh yeah, that’s “Fitty’s First Friday,” not the brewery from Munster, IN.

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[ December 6, 2011; December 13, 2011; December 20, 2011; December 27, 2011; ] Tuesdays are the new Fridays over at the Ale Jail, as Mark and the gang continue their weekly tastings in December, welcoming brewery staff to the store to pour their wares. All events begin at 5pm and run for a couple hours or until the beer runs out.

Dec 6th – Capitol Brewery

Dec 13th – Lagunitas

Dec [...]

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[ November 29, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] Mark over at the Ale Jail will be cracking open some Flat Earth for your post-Thanksgiving tasting pleasure this evening!

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[ November 22, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] Looking for those perfect beers to pair with your Thanksgiving dinner? Then head over to the Ale Jail tonight! They’ll be sampling the perfect beers for the entire meal–appetizer, main course and dessert.

Plus, get 10% off your Anchor Xmas magnum!

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[ November 17, 2011; 4:00 pm; ] Jason Gillum from Bell’s will be sampling at Thomas Liquor this Thursday, November 17.  Jason will be pouring the much-heralded winter stout series along with the Christmas Ale and their other year-round offerings starting at 4pm.

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[ November 11, 2011; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. November 12, 2011; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Friday, November 11th from 4 to 7pm the folks at Edina Liquor at 50th & France will be pouring some tasty Belgians, plus a few others.  On hand will be Gouden Carolous Grand Cru Quad, Kasteel Rouge, Duchess De Bourgogne, and a few yet to be determined brews. Stop in to try a few new [...]

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[ November 5, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] Star Wars, bagpipes, Pedal Pub and ribbons…..yes it’s the Four Firkins Grand Opening Ceremony.

Oh, and there’s beer. Samples from local brewers Summit, Schell’s, Brau Brothers, Fulton, Lift Bridge, Flat Earth, Dave’s Brew Farm and Steel Toe, pours from a six liter bottle of St. Feuillien Tripel and samples of Deus.

The rough schedule (so far) includes:

6:00pm: [...]

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[ September 16, 2011; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Ok, I guess technically it should be FTF, Fitty’s Third Friday, but it’s ABR weekend, so what the hell…

Mid-month FFF at Thomas Liquor this Friday.  In conjunction with ABR weekend, you’ll have a chance to meet Jeff Gill, founder of Tallgrass Brewing.  Jeff will be pouring the the year-round line-up from Tallgrass [...]

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