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 beers up his sleeve to share.

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.

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 20th – Bells

Dec 27th – TBA

Mark over at the Ale Jail will be cracking open some Flat Earth for your post-Thanksgiving tasting pleasure this evening!

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!

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.

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 ones, or indulge in some old favorites.

Also, on Saturday, November 12th from 4-6pm join the Edina Liquor staff and Rob Shellman from Tallgrass Brewing to talk about & sample his delicious brews.

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: Ribbon cutting ceremony with Twin West Chamber of Commerce.

6:05pm: Inside for very loud rousing music (Star Wars) and inspiring speeches with free samples of Deus.

6:10pm: Dennis Skrade will play a couple of tunes on his Bagpipes from the center of the “Abbey Register” as the free samples begin to flow.

6:10pm: Brewers and brewery owners in attendance will include: Summit, Schell’s, Brau Brothers, Fulton, Lift Bridge, Flat Earth, Dave’s Brew Farm and Steel Toe. They will be here to pour free samples and join in the celebration.

6:10pm: Lanny Hoff, Minnesota’s only Beer Knight and owner of Artisanal Imports will be here with a six liter bottle of St. Feuillien Tripel which we will sample out and then everyone can sign the bottle.

6:15pm: Al Boyce and his mates will be here with the Pedal Pub which will be giving free rides to Steel Toe Brewery and back.

Note: due to the anticipated large turnout for this event we will have I.D. checkers stationed at both entrances. Nobody under 21 years of age will be permitted. Sorry, no children or infants either, it will be too crowded.

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 and perhaps some one-off growlers from the brewery.

Vine Park is once again sampling growlers of beer from their nano brewery Monday. Check it out!