[ 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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[ September 12, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Vine Park is once again sampling growlers of beer from their nano brewery Monday. Check it out!

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[ September 12, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Vine Park invites you out for free beer samples from 5-7:30 on Sept. 12th. Beers to enjoy:

Stumpjumper Amber Ale

Cuvee de Beertrips

Coffee Stout

Capitol Hill Pilsner

Black Bavarian Schwartzbier

Tornado Alley Alt

India Ink Black IPA

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[ September 2, 2011; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] This Friday is the first Friday of the month, so you know what that means….Thomas Liquors is hosting Fitty’s First Friday, when resident beer geek, er guru, Fitty opens the bar for some samples.

This week, Fitty welcomes Shaun Wolf from Duvel Mortgaat.  Shaun will be be pouring Belgian classics from Duvel, Maredsous, Chouffe [...]

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[ August 8, 2011; 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Haven’t tried the Summit Unchained #7 Honeymoon Saison yet? First: what’s the matter with you?! Well you have a chance tonight at the Four Firkins, with samples being poured by the brewer himself, Sam Doniach.

In the mean time, check out Michael Agnew’s recent Star Tribune piece on the newest batch.

Cheers!

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[ August 5, 2011; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Up in the northwest suburbs this afternoon? If not, you should be, because Princeton’s in Maple Grove will be sampling the new beers from Summit! The Unchained #7, Honeymoon Saison, and the 25th Anniversary beer will be open for you to enjoy. That’s today, Friday, in about a half an hour!

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[ August 5, 2011; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Fitty just got back from Oregon and he’s all jacked up about Deschutes.  This Friday Derek from Deschutes will be at Thomas Liquors in St. Paul pouring their year-round offerings as well as a handful of their specialties.  Fitty also has some goodies from Oregon he might want to share.

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