[ June 21, 2008; 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] It’s time for another tasting at Cellars Wines & Spirits in Eagan. Join them on Saturday June 21st from 2-5pm. They’ll have 15 different beers to try with a summer theme in mind. They also assert (and I tend to agree) that you can indeed drink dark beers in the summer heat.

2113 Cliff Road, Eagan.

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Here’s the word on Maibock and Mango Mama from Mike at Minneapolis Town Hall …not sure why this posted in the events and not on the main page yesterday, but whatever… who has time to fix things when there’s so much great beer to consume?
Hey All,
This coming Saturday, May 3 is the blessing of […]

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Huh? The Ugly Mug? Wha? No, it’s not that coffee house in Farmington… The Ugly Mug is the bar formerly known as Harvey’s. They’ll be closed this week for a remodel and will reopen on Friday as The Ugly Mug. Half price pints from 4-7pm and free Schell’s from 7-9. It’s listed as Schell’s Amber […]

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Below is a brief update (links removed) found on the Brau Bros. website (and no, this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t check the site out yourself).  Lucan (pronounced “loo-can” - they notice if you pronounce it wrong apparently : ) ) is a bit off the beaten path for many of us, but they make it up to the Cities […]

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In addition to the Tyranena tasting that Kris posted (January 18, 4pm - 6pm, at Thomas Liquors in St. Paul), Fitty alerted me to a bunch of new stuff they got in this week.
We just got a ton of HopSlam about an hour ago… and the price did NOT increase, $13.99.  I also got a lot […]

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Ran across this on BeerAdvocate…
Big Beer Tasting @ Cellars
Wednesday, December 12th, 2007
This week’s theme: Big Beers for the Winter!
Well the vote was in and the winner was big beers. This week no one beer will weigh in under 10%, and all of them will leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy inside. Rumor has it […]

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I just learned that Surly is the Official Beer Sponsor of the Sandstone Icefest. At least that’s what it says on Surly’s event page and on the Ice Fest site. While I’m not sure drinking and ice climbing go hand in hand, I can’t imagine anything more fun than drinking Surly around a bonfire in […]

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“Stop with all the Surly news already,” you might be saying. But they keep sending it to us, so we’ll keep printing it. And they keep making good beer, so we keep drinking it. Maybe if we all stopped drinking their beer they’d stop making it, and therefore stop sending us news.
God, I hope […]

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Thursday night Mag and I checked out Common Roots Café on Lyndale with some friends. Although some recent reviews of the place in general sparked my interest it was really their beer that drew us in. Their selection is small, but mighty: Surly Bender, Surly CynicAle, Flat Earth Angry Planet Pale Ale (organic) […]

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Has anyone checked out Buster’s on 28th yet? They’ve been open for a very short time, but it sounds like a visit might be worthwhile. Their website* has a listing of their draft beers and the list is pretty nice - locals beers include Flat Earth, Summit ESB and EPA, Surly Furious as well as […]

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[ March 7, 2007; 9:00 pm; ] 9:00pm… perfect timing for those of you giving up Lost for Lent!
Ryan, FYI, we are taping a cask beer at Pizza Luce - Seward this Wed. In addition, our beer is now available at the airport Ike’s!

Omar

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[ January 13, 2007; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] No promises, but I may just show up at Surly this weekend too…
Hello Drinkers,
A quick note to let folks know that we are having a tour this Saturday,
January 13th,  from noon - 3:00. Tour times are around 12:30 and 1:15, or
whenever Sandy tells us to get moving. You don’t need a reservation, so come
on over […]

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[ January 12, 2007; 7:00 pm; ] Friday beer tastings return to Cellars Roseville…
This week’s theme: Beers of England! It has been awhile, and that only means the quality will be better than usual. This week we will try a few beers from England, the land of ales. Thanks for patiently waiting until this week for a tasting, but it will be […]

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[ January 3, 2007; 10:00 pm; ] Free Cask Beer at Triple Rock Social Club. Tapping of Tea-Bagged Furious happens at 10:00. Show up early to get a drink ticket.

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[ December 1, 2006; 7:00 pm; ] Be there or be… um… dumb.
This week will mark the beginning of our country tastings. We have completed our U.S. circuit and Colorado and the NW US will represent the US in the end. Belgium will hopefully set the mark for a few great tastings to come as we head out on an international beer […]

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