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New Years at Ngon

By on December 22, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events

Per tradition, Ngon Vietnamese Bistro will be tapping their keg of Surly Darkness at 5pm on New Years Eve and will be available for the incredible price of $6 until its gone.  Hai is also working on some more specialty beers for that night.

And if you’re looking for that perfect New Years Eve dinner, Ngon is offering a Four Course dinner for $40 with optional MN beer (yes, Darkness is one of the beers) or wine pairings.

The complete menu will be available the week of New Years Eve and will also include a vegetarian option. Call now for reservations, 651-222-3301.

UPDATE: MENU ANNOUNCED

Here is the tasting menu($40) for NYE. Beer($13) & Wine($19) pairings are available. We will be tapping Surly Darkness & a firkin of Lift Bridge Chestnut Brown with roasted hazelnuts a.k.a the nutsack. Call for reservations, as always NYE is a busy night. Cheers, Hai

First Course Fischer Farms pork belly & green beans in a ginger sauce (Vegetarian: Fried tofu & green beans in a ginger sauce)

Second Course House Cured Salmon: Anise cured salmon with a daikon cake in a cilantro sauce (Vegetarian: Curry tempura shiitake mushroom & daikon cake in cilantro sauce)

Third Course Pheasant Pasta: House-made pheasant sausage, fresh Thai basil pasta & asparagus in an anise cream sauce (Vegetarian: Mock duck braised in pho spices, Thai basil pasta & asparagus in a cream sauce)

Fourth Course Thit Kho: Braised Fischer Farms pork shank with sweet potatoes, egg, & mustard greens (Vegetarian: House made sweet potato & scallion stuffed raviolli, grape tomatoes, shiitake mushrooms, asparagus, & almonds in a curry butternut squash sauce)

Winter Solstice and Other Unworldly Happenings

By on December 21, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events, beer stores, brewpubs, free beer

Man, there’s a lot going on today in the world of beer here in Minnesota. Releases, tastings and of course, celebration of the Winter Solstice, as Earth begins heading back towards the sun. I need a beer!

Who’s celebrating the Solstice? Haute Dish Fades to Black, Brasa enters the Darkest Day of the Year, and we just learned that the Blue Door Pub taps their keg of Darkness at 11 a.m. today.

How about releases? Surly gets things going at Pyscho Suzi’s with the Abrasive Release, Town Hall celebrates Festivus for the rest of us, and Rock Bottom kicks off the the Week Before Christmas.

Holiday Shopping? Hit the the Ale Jail, and while you’re at it, sample some Cucapah.

There’s lots of other stuff happening in the next couple weeks, so be sure to check out our events calendar too.

Cheers from mnbeer.com!

Haute Dish Fade to Black

By on December 18, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events

The tap lines at Haute Dish will fade to black to celebrate the Winter Solstice. Tapped will be Great Divide Yeti, Avery Czar, Surly Darkness, Great Lakes Blackout Stout, Bell’s Expedition Stout and Deschutes The Abyss and maybe a few more for good measure. Flights of three will be available.

Brasa Darkest Day of the Year

By on December 18, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events

Brasa St. Paul brings you their Winter Solstice event.

Cultures from all around the globe celebrate our Earth’s maximum axial tilt in late December in their own unique ways — Brasa wants to start our own tradition. We will be celebrating the Winter Solstice with a party at Brasa St. Paul on December 21st, 2010.

Cold beer, hot food, and live music from The Midnight Mo Experience and Big Trouble! to keep you warm on winter’s longest night. We will be tapping several limited release brews and Brasa’s kitchen has some awesome seasonal specialties in mind.

With your $15 admission you will get SIX (food/beer) tickets to spend however you wish. One ticket will be worth one 5 oz sample of any beer or a small plate of food.

Food
Masa Cake with Roasted Squash and Mole
Chopped Brisket Slider with Pickles and Onion
Smoked Crispy Chicken Wings with Preserved Citrus and Chili Sauce
Chocolate Torte Squares with Pecan Praline

Beer
Surly Darkness
Bell’s Christmas Ale
Sierra Nevada 30th Anniversary Ale
Great Lakes Christmas Ale
Firkin of Summit Oatmeal Stout

Whatever the solstice means to you, come celebrate with us! Sponsored in Part by the Beer Dabbler.

Tickets on Sale Now @ http://darkestdayoftheyear.eventbrite.com/