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Vine Park Updates

By on April 20, 2010in b.o.p., breweries, general beer

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 your 1st beverage! Enjoy great beers, costumes, games, music, German party foods, and more.

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2010 Romantic Italian Beer & Wine Trip
Our next great adventure opportunity is the beautiful, historic, and delicious northwest corner of Italy. Home of famous vineyards, Pinocchio, a surprisingly talented crop of craft breweries, and the intense Italian love of great taste in foods.

Join us for that romantic trip to Italy with fellow lovers of great tasting foods & beverages while exploring centuries old villages on both the coast & in the countryside. See the famous cities of Torino and Genoa, discover castles and re-discover joy of walking hand in hand on cobblestone streets in search of the perfect cafe. 2010 Romantic Italian Beer & Wine Trip
Our next great adventure opportunity is the beautiful, historic, and delicious northwest corner of Italy. Home of famous vineyards, Pinocchio, a surprisingly talented crop of craft breweries, and the intense Italian love of great taste in foods.

Join us for that romantic trip to Italy with fellow lovers of great tasting foods & beverages while exploring centuries old villages on both the coast & in the countryside. See the famous cities of Torino and Genoa, discover castles and re-discover joy of walking hand in hand on cobblestone streets in search of the perfect cafe. Trip Costs, Details, Itinerary

Plus plugs for the St. Paul Beer Fest and ABR.

Goose Island Dinner @ the Golden Nugget

By on April 7, 2010in beer dinners, beer events

Here’s one for your western Suburbanites….

Goose Island will bring their wares to the Gold Nugget Tavern & Grille in Minnetonka for a beer dinner.  The menu is:

  • First Course–312 Urban Wheat Ale paired with grilled vegetable antipasto with crostini, herbed cherve & balsamic.
  • Second Course–Sofie paired with pan seared halibut with clementine gremolata and wilted greens.
  • Third Course–Matilda paired with grilled lamb rack with chimmichurri and olive oil crushed fingerling potatoes.
  • Fourth Course–Bourbon County Stout paired with chocolate stout cake with chocolate frosting served with salted caramel ice cream.

$40/ person (tax and gratuity included)

Call 953.935.3600 for reservations

New beer from…Grain Belt!

By on March 22, 2010in beer events, breweries

It’s not often we get the opportunity to post news from Grain Belt, and especially news that involves a new beer release! You read that correctly–Grain Belt is proud to announce the release of Grain Belt Nordeast, “…an American Amber lager….light maltiness and hop aroma with a mild bitterness. Smooth taste with an excellent drinkability.”

On Wednesday, April 7th at 8:00am, the first cases of Nordeast will be delivered to Surdyk’s Liquor store in Nordeast Minneapolis and will be available in 6 Packs, 12 Packs, and on draft. It will be available that day at every bar and liquor store in Nordeast Minneapolis only, and released everywhere else the following day.

More here.

[No definite word from the brewery on rumors that the Grain Belt sign in NE will be lit up once again, though expect to see spotlights on the sign for the release. ~Ryan]

Tasting at Thomas Tonight

By on March 19, 2010in beer events, beer stores, free beer

This Friday, March 19 Thomas Liquors (Grand and Prior in St. Paul) will be busting out a dozen or so different brews for your tasting pleasure. Why? Because they love beer and they love you. So show some love back and stop on by around 4pm.

The line-up right now, which is subject to expand, includes:
21st Amendment Monk’s Blood
New Belgium La Folie
Tyranena Down N Dirty
Mad River Serious Madness
Grand Teton Black Cauldron
Widmer Deadlift DIPA
Shipyard Pugsly Porter
Abita Andygator and Abbey
and others!