[ June 2, 2011; 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm. ] Join Fitty and native Minnesotan and brew master Zac Triemert for the first ever tasting of Lucky Bucket in the state of Minnesota.  Zac will be tasting out their flagship Pre-Prohibition Lager, IPA, and the mega-complex Certified Evil Stout.  The first shipment to Minnesota is scheduled to arrive on Thursday and [...]

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[ May 10, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] A tangy saison? An easy drinking pilsner? A cloudy hefe (hold the lemon please)? You got it!

In honor of this bout of summer weather, the Ale Jail will crack open some of their favorite summer beers tonight from 5pm – 7pm. Stop on by!

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[ May 7, 2011; 5:00 pm; ] With Spring comes Mother’s Day, fishing opener and of course, Maibock!

Morning,

We are coming up on the first Saturday in May which means one thing…….Maibock! For those of you unfamiliar- Maibock is a German Lager that is generally released in spring. It is the Blond Bock, expect a nice medium to heavy body with a crisp [...]

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[ May 4, 2011; 7:15 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Maybe you’ve seen the twitter tease, the BA banter, well here’s the deal about the new brewery entering Minnesota.

Tomorrow night at the Ale Jail, directly after the Alaskan tasting (5pm – 7pm), Epic Brewing Co. from Salt Lake City, UT brings their wares to the Ale Jail. This will be the first tasting of [...]

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[ May 6, 2011; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] This Friday presents the May installment of Fitty’s First Friday at Thomas Liquor. Fitty welcomes the brew crew from Alaskan Brewing, the newest brewery to hit the Minnesota scene. Alaskan will be pouring their fllagship Amber Ale along with IPA, White Ale, and the summer seasonal Friday, May 6 from 4pm to 7pm.

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[ May 3, 2011; 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. ] Tasting tonight at Zipp’s Liquors! Wheat Beers. All things wheat… Hefe’s, wheat ales, weizen bocks, smoked wheats and more! Free (21+) in-store from 6:30-8. See you tonight!

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[ May 4, 2011; May 11, 2011; May 18, 2011; May 25, 2011; ] Beer School starts next week, and the professors have announced May class dates for your information. All classes will be held at the Happy Gnome from 5:30pm – 6:30pm and are free!

Classes start May 4th, with Goose Island to kick things off. More details can be found on their Facebook page here, including info about [...]

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[ April 26, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Tonight from 5-7pm, Adam will be cracking open some bombers from Moylan’s! Nor Cal IPA, Moylander Double IPA, Hopsickle Double IPA, Celts Golden Ale, and Kilt Lifter Scotch Style Ale will all be open for your libatious pleasure.

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[ April 28, 2011; 6:00 pm; ] You’ve probably already heard that Bryon Tonnis will be leaving Rock Bottom shortly. Wish him well in his new endeavours and savor his quadruple Barrel Aged Belgian beers.

The four beers are from the Belgian Trifecta Series, plus Fantome Wheat, that have spent six months aging in French Oak wine barrels.

As is par for the course, [...]

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[ April 14, 2011; 4:30 pm to 6:00 pm. ] If you’re just getting off work and you’re in the Uptown area, stop by Lake Wine and Spirits starting at 4:30 today for an IPA tasting, featuring Great Lakes Brewing Company, Central Waters Brewing Company, Bend Deschutes Brewery and Public House, Odell Brewing Co , New Holland Brewing Co. and Magic Hat Brewing Company.

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[ April 12, 2011; 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. ] Adam will be cracking open some Founders this evening from 4pm – 6pm. This replaces the originally scheduled Brooklyn tasting, which has been moved to next Tuesday.

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[ April 8, 2011; 4:00 pm; ] It’s Friday and that means…free beer!  Fave St. Paul beer haunts the Ale Jail and Thomas Liquors are hosting tastings this afternoon at 4pm.

Thomas welcomes new Goose Island rep. Jon Landers (aka John Bierman) to the store to pour some G.I. on the bar today. Belgian styles galore!

Afterward, head on over to the Ale Jail [...]

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[ March 25, 2011; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. March 28, 2011; April 1, 2011; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. April 4, 2011; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Lots of stuff happening over at Thomas Liquors in the next couple weeks:

Friday, March 25: Shawn Love from Sam Adams will be tasting out their Noble Pilsner and a handful of their other offerings.
Monday, March 28: Stone Brewing hits the store shelves.
Friday, April 1: Damian McConn, brewer of Summit Unchained no. 6, will be pouring [...]

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[ March 22, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] The Ale Jail welcomes Ommegang Brewery to the shop tonight for a tasting. Adam will be opening Abbey, Witte, Three Philosophers, Hennepin Saison and Rare Vos.

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[ March 15, 2011; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] The Ale Jail welcomes New Belgium to the store tonight for some samples from their Lips of Faith Series: Dunkelweiss, La Terrior, Vrenden and La Folie will be open for sips 5-7pm. Stop on by!

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