Head on over to Thomas Liquors this Friday for this month’s installment of Fitty’s First Friday, Bell’s Big-ass Beers. (So FFF=BBB, right?)
Fitty welcomes Jason Gillum from Bell’s to the store as they delve into, well, some of Bell’s big-ass beers. Confirmed so far: Expedition Stout, Third Coast Old Ale, Double Cream Stout & more.
UPDATE: Winterfest is sold out.Read the note from the Guild.
Unnecessary exclamation point? No, because Winterfest ain’t your average beer fest!
Members of the Minnesota Craft Brewer’s Guild are the “only” brewers and brew pubs present, serving you their finest wares with tasty treats and live music. Winterfest returns to fave site, Minnesota History Center, on Friday, Feb. 4, 2011 from 7pm – 10pm. Tickets are $50, go on sale Wed. Dec 1 at noon and tend to sell out pretty quickly. More information can be found here.
This week’s Tuesday Tasting at the Ale Jail brings Certified Cicerone and newly appointed Tallgrass regional sales rep Rob Shellman to the store. Try Tallgrass beers Oasis ESB, IPA, Mild Ale and Buffalo Sweat Stout from 5 to 7 p.m.
Come celebrate 5 years of great beer and food at the Happy Gnome the first 5 days in December. Each day The Happy Gnome will celebrate their 5 year anniversary with specials on beer. Enter your name and email for a beer gear drawing, including some Surly posters.
All flights and tappings start at 5pm, bottles available the entire day. While supplies last. Click on each date for more details (they’re also listed in the events calendar).
Wednesday, Dec 1: Anniversary Beer Night. Anniversary beers from various breweries.
Thursday, Dec 2: Sweet Dreams Night. Beers made with chocolate, coffee, and other sweet goodness.
Friday, Dec 3: Hoppy Anniversary. You guessed it, IPAs and DIPAS.
Saturday, Dec 4: Respect Your Elders. Old (and new) vintages of your favorite cellar-able beers.
Sunday, Dec 5: Stout Sunday. It’s Sunday. There will be stouts.
This is part of the Happy Gnome’s Anniversary Party.
All flights and tappings start at 5pm, bottles available the entire day. While supplies last.
10am: Founder’s Kentucky Breakfast Stout on tap $5
5pm: Surly Darkness on tap $5
Brew Dog Rip Tide bomber $10
Great Divide Yeti Russian Imperial Stout 12oz $5
Unibroue La Terrible 750mL btls $10
Moylan’s Ryan O’Sullivan bomber $5