Author: Eric

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Dark Horse tastings and tappings.

By on November 11, 2008in bars/restaurants, beer stores, free beer

As posted earlier, Dark Horse rideth again into Minnesota!  Dark Horse will be having 3 launch parties this week + 3 in-store tastings.  Mike Earnheart will be at all these events to meet people and answer questions.:

Blue Max: Wednesday, November 12th, 5-7pm.

The Happy Gnome: Wednesday, November 12th, 8-10pm. Release Party!

Heritage Liquor: Thursday November 13rh, 5 – 7pm. Must register ahead of time.

Stub and Herbs: Thursday November 13th, 7:30 – 10pm. Release Party!

Princeton’s Liquors: Friday, November 14th, 5 – 7pm. 6 packs $7.99, 4 packs $5.99.

Buster’s on 28th: Friday, November 14, 8-10pm. Release Party!

 Tap Line Up for All 3 Parties:
Crooked Tree IPA
Amber Ale
Reserve Special Black Bier
Raspberry Ale
Sapient Trip Ale
Scotty Karate Scotch Ale
One Oatmeal Stout

By the way, Grumpy’s in Roseville will be getting a keg of Scotty Karate on Wednesday also.

[ed: Thanks to Joe from JJ Taylor for the extra info. Apologies for me (ryan) being such a slacker on this.]

GABF winners

By on October 12, 2008in general beer

Congratulations to Summit and Town Hall for taking home medals at the 2008 Great American Beer Fest! Town Hall won gold in the “Herb and Spice or Chocolate Beer” category with their Russian Roulette, and silver in the “Specialty Honey Beer” category for their Eye of the Storm. Summit took bronze in the “Classic English-Stle Pale Ale” category with their EPA.

Full listing of results can be found here.

Thanks to Don for the quick sleuthing….

Stub & Herb’s Overcome by Darkness

By on October 9, 2008in bars/restaurants, beer events

Surly Darkness release party heads to the U of M campus this year, complete with some new art work for the imbibers.

Save your bottles!!!

Come drink some Darkness on draft. Stub and Herb’s will be cracking the first keg at 7:PM on October 30. We are proud to host the draft kick off party. The Surly boys will be in the house. All Surly beers will be on special.

Come drink some under the largest Surly logo in town. We currently have painters hard at work on the first Surly mural in town. Thanks to Omar and the crew for putting it up for us.

We hope to see you there.

Welcome to the Blue Door

By on October 8, 2008in bars/restaurants

The Blue Door Pub is now open! Well, it has been for a couple weeks, but we’ve just added them to the Mn Taps list (on your right…). They boast an impressive tap list with a bunch of Minnesota-brewed options, and already have plans to expand their bottled beer selection. The three times I’ve been there, it’s been steadily busy, yet the staff was able to stay on top of it with a smile. Oh, did I mention Juicy Lucys? They got ’em….if it can fit in a burger, then you’ll find it at the Blue Door.

*Edit* How could I forget their amazing happy hour?! 3pm – 6pm and 10pm – close, $2 pints and $8 pitchers.

Because we need more opportunities to drink good beer and hang out with brewers this week….

By on September 26, 2008in bars/restaurants, beer events

The Muddy Pig joins the ranks of those holding special events leading up to ABR tomorrow. They welcome John Haggerty, former brewer at Minneapolis Town Hall and now brewmaster at New Holland Brewing Company to the Pig tonight at 5:00.  John will be available to answer your questions about beer, brewing, New Holland and the beer business in general.  Mark sez: “Start you weekend right with a cold New Holland beer and great conversation with one of the craft beer industry’s real talents.”

Word.