[ May 17, 2010 to May 23, 2010. ] Good to see St. Paul lining up some events for Craft Beer Week. The Muddy Pig jumps into the mix, offering a different piece of glassware for almost every day of the week. New Belgiuim, Fulton, Bell’s, Ommegang, Deschuttes and Dark Horse. Also, Wednesday is a release party for Pennsylvania-based Weyerbacher, new to our market. [...]

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The first episode of Brewing TV is now available!  You didn’t really wanna work anyway, right?  Check it out.

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Lift Bridge Brewing Company has acquired a brewing facility in Stillwater, MN. Way to go guys!

Brewery Site Acquired
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Stillwater, MN – April 21st, 2010 – Stillwater will be the home of a new brewery in 2010.  Lift Bridge Beer Company is happy to announce that they have chosen a building to develop a new [...]

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Vine Park’s latest newsletter is out…some highlights:
MAIFEST – May 1st
Celebrate our warm weather arrival with a traditional Maifest Party with our friends at the Glockenspiel. They love our Vine Park customers so much that by showing your Frequent Brewer card or a Vine Park Year of Beer card, you can get a Free refill of [...]

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[ April 10, 2010; 4:00 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Q: What?  A: Brewfest.  Gitchee Gumee Brewfest, to be exact.

Q: Oh, okay.  Cool.  Where?  A: Wessman Arena, Superior, WI.

Q: Huh?  A: Superior, WI…that’s Sconie.

Q: Oh, Sconie, got it.  When?  A: This Saturday, April 10 from 4 P.M. to 8 P.M.

Q: Damn, you’re a bit late posting this.  A: Uh…the recession and global warming caused a delay.  [...]

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SSBF Tickets go on-sale at noon today.  Get them here:
http://www.stpaulsummerbeerfest.com/Tickets

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No, we’re not pandering for your votes (though we’ll take ‘em)… we’ve won two awards in our four year history and think it’s better to share, BUT we still think you should get out the vote and make sure your favorites are represented. Get out and vote for your favorite food and beer folks. Here [...]

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MNBeer is nothing, if not concerned for the mental and physical well-being of its readers.  That’s why we take great pains to bring to you the most current, critical news of the local craft beer world.  From time to time we need to ignore our provincial bias and share momentous news from outside our borders.  [...]

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Here’s an excerpt from an e-mail from Dustin Brau and Brau Bros.  Please take note that folks from Brau will be at Four Firkins tonight from 6-8 pouring Rainwater and several other offerings.
Another quick update from the town of 220.
Rainwater Stout is off and running! It’s all gone here at the brewery, but we couldn’t [...]

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A couple days ago, MN Governor Tim Pawlenty tweeted:
“The results are in! In the unlikely event the Saints beat Vikes on Sun. I’ll offer Jindal a Vikings cooler filled w/ Minnesota microbrews.”
What will be in the cooler, Governor?

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Thanks to everyone who submitted photos for Beer Dabbler ticket contest. All submissions were good. In the end, we decided to go with Susan’s photo. Susan avoided Corona and Jamaica for Cedar Lake and Surly Hell. Susan, your tickets are in the mail!
Beer Dabbler Showcase takes place on Saturday, January 23rd from 3:30 – 7:30pm [...]

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Make a New Year’s Resolution that counts! Drink more locally made Flat Earth Beer!
Tonight begins the last week of Porterfest and we’ll be offering The Big Money Porter – An oak infused Cygnus. We’ve been soaking oak chips in Jack Daniel’s for the last few months. We’ve then infused each Big Money growler with [...]

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[ December 31, 2009; ] Yet another option for your New Year’s Eve dining and drinking comes from the talented folks at Barley John’s.

Come join us for our annual intimate New Years Eve Dinner on the 31st! The menu is a la carte and our regular menu is open as well. Order from each course and receive a 10% discount [...]

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That’s right, a plan is in the works from our boys at Surly to begin bottling Smoke, [edit: with more than 4000 bottles] ending up on liquor store shelves. I guess that new bottler is getting quite a work out!
Nic Skrade at Uptown Tattoo did the art work, Al McCarty of Blue Nile fame wrote the [...]

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Did you get your hands on the hottest ticket of the day? Unofficial reports say Winterfest tickets sold out in 6-8 minutes. Whether you need to drown your sorrows because you were unable to get ‘em or you’d like to celebrate, stop on over at Flat Earth for some brew to cure what [...]

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