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10 Days to Summer Beer Fest!

By on June 11, 2010in general beer

**Update**

The brewery list is finalized and current, the musical entertainment is posted and it’s supposed to be a gorgeous day for drinking beer outside! Checkout the St. Paul Summer Beer Fest site for all you need to know!

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I was looking at the calendar, realizing my in-laws will be in town in eight days, and then Father’s Day is in 10 days, which means the 2nd annual St. Paul Summer Beer Fest is almost here! Just in time for the arrival of my wife’s family Father’s Day!

The brewery list keeps growing, with new ones added every week. The boys at Chop Liver, LLC are updating the “notes” section of their Facebook page weekly with the additions, and we’ll post here when the list is complete.

A few tickets are still remaining so get yours today!

Beer at Pride Parade

By on June 10, 2010in beer events, breweries

Are you heading to the Twin Cities Gay Pride Parade on June 27th? Then considering watching it from and attending the pre-parade show at the corner of 9th and Hennepin.!

What does this have to do with beer, you might ask? Well naturally parades are better with beer, but in this case, if you buy a V.I.P Grandstand ticket, the $30 gets you covered grandstand seating with seats right across from the judges and emcee, with a beer (or cocktail) and breakfast snack provided by Rock Bottom Brewery (which will open at 9am for breakfast inside).

More info here.

The Wine Thief is in the Ale Jail

By on June 7, 2010in beer stores
The Wine Thief has gained a reputation in St. Paul (1787 St. Clair Ave) for offering affordable, quality wines…now they’re bringing that same philosophy to beer.

The Wine Thief will be closed next Monday, June 7, and Tuesday, June 8. But when our doors reopen on Wednesday, it will be to a bigger, expanded store.

Our newly expanded space is still part of the Wine Thief, but it’s a store-within-a-store, one that we’re fondly calling the Ale Jail. Yep. A beer specialty store is emerging and we couldn’t be more excited …

But what, pray tell, is in it for you? Well, quite a bit, we think. Here are some things you can look forward to:

  • A greatly expanded beer selection, focusing on unique and craft brews.
  • An awesome new cooler. We’re in love. Really in love. It’s beautiful.
  • A Build-Your-Own-Six-Pack station. And because we believe in a deal, when you do so, there’s no up-charge. Your per bottle cost is the same as in prepackaged 6-packs. You can also choose to buy single bottles as well, with a slight 10% up-charge.
  • A newly landscaped patio for you to rest your weary legs after walking or biking in the neighborhood. We can’t serve out there, but you can sip your water in a nice spot (and we have a doggie water dish, too!).
  • A new check out system. (Please be patient with us as we learn this newfangled computer system; we promise it will be worth it in the long run!)
  • New employees … get to know Will, Deanna, and Adam. They’re awesome, of course.
  • A new website. We can’t wait for this to launch. It’s super close, and you can bet you’ll hear from us when it’s live.

So while we’ll be closed for two days, we hope you’ll visit us soon after!

Peace,

Paul and Trina

Changes at Thomas, FFF Beer Tasting

By on June 3, 2010in beer events, beer stores, free beer

St. Paul beer (and wine) haunt Thomas Liquors has made some improvements to their website, complete with section updates, events and tastings and recent arrivals. It’s still a work-in-progress, so check back often!

Thomas is also announcing Fitty’s First Fridays (Ha! You thought it was Three Floyds, didn’t you?!), when the first Friday of every month beer manager Joe “Fitty” Fitzpatrick takes over the tasting bar from 4-7pm for a night of craft brew. This week he’ll be cracking open some Unibroue beers, some of the best craft beers to come ooot of Canada, eh.