Author: Kris

Lift Bridge Beer Dinner

By on March 23, 2013in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events, breweries, food pairing

Lift Bridge is teaming up with FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar in downtown Minneapolis to bring you a delicious evening of beer and food. There are still a few tickets so after you stop drooling, give FireLake a call and book your seat.

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Reception – Farm Girl with Limousin Beef Tenderloin & Ahi Tuna

First – Gross Cut Pale Ale with Salmon Coulibiac, fennel pollen & grapefruit gastrique

Second – Chestnut Hill with Pheasant + Chestnuts = Poutine

Third – Hop Dish with Smoked pork belly, chicory & beer cheese fondue

Fourth – Sihlouette with Braised Bison with oxtails & salsify

Dessert – Commanders with Sourdough crepes, bourbon apple butter, beer caramel & cardamom creme fraiche

Tickets: $55/person (plus tax & gratuity)
Call Kristin Holt at 612-547-6241

Barley John’s 13th Anniversary Celebration

By on March 12, 2013in beer events, brewpubs

Barley John’s is celebrating 13 years and giving you presents like growler and pitcher specials. Check out all the details.

It is our 13th Anniversary, and we’re ready to party with you! (Who said 13 is an unlucky number?)

This year we’re starting the celebration on Tuesday the 12th with a growler sale that lasts through Saturday.

Saturday, the actual day of our anniversary, we will have a special Irish menu available in addition to our regular menu. Also, all pitchers of our Pub-Brewed Beer will be $13. (or less)

Sunday the 17th, St. Patrick’s Day, we are doing something truly special: We’re opening our doors! Starting at noon and going until 9pm we will be serving our Irish Menu. We will be open until 1am. Party with us on a rare and auspicious OPEN SUNDAY! Happy Hour all day if you’re wearing green!

Growler Sale – Get $3 off a Growler of the following Pub-Brewed Beers:
Stockyard IPA
Wild Brunette
Steam Train
Sour Mash Rye
Kaffir Pale Ale
Grätzer
Doppelbock
And starting Friday: 13th Anniversary Ale

Get $1 off: Little Barley Bitter

When you purchase any 3 growlers, get an extra $1 off

Conundrum Tapping at Rock Bottom

By on March 4, 2013in beer events, brewpubs, free beer

Rock Bottom has a new IPA to share with all you hop heads.

Pio brewed this ale with RB Minneapolis’s only original employee, day bartender AJ. It’s loaded with citrus hops, featuring Citra and backed up by Amarillo, Ahtanum and Centennial. 6.4% ABV – 72 IBUs

We’ll tap the beer and hand out free samples at 6pm. Pio will be around until 8pm to share this beer with you! (AJ will be in New Orleans, but give her some love when she returns!)

Growler Wednesday at Barley John’s

By on February 13, 2013in brewpubs, cask beer

Barley John’s is switching up their Wednesday game plan for the rest of February starting today. Cask Wednesday is transitioning to Growler Wednesday. All day long you can get $2 off selected growler fills by buying a pint (limit one per person). Cask lovers need not worry as this is only a temporary change and casks will be returning in March.