Category: beer dinners

Rush River Beer Dinner

Beer dinners are popping up these days as quickly as the dandelions. And it’s nice to see that they’re happening at some less than standard locations. Rush River, one of our just-across-the-river breweries, will be holding a dinner at a West St. Paul gem, the Cherokee Tavern. Recently remodeled and showing early promise at being committed to a great craft tap line up, if you’ve never been or haven’t been lately, it’s worth checking out.

Back to the dinner…
4 course meal
6:00 cocktail hour, 7:00 dinner
$35/person

Call 651-457-2729 to reserve your seat today!

Goose Island Dinner @ the Golden Nugget

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

Summit Dinner in Baxter

Summit continues to make its way around the state with beer dinners, with this mid-April one in the Brainerd area town of Baxter.

Head over to the Prairie Bay Grill in Baxter MN for an evening of delicious food paired with Summit beers on Saturday, April 17. The meal will start at 6:30 pm.
Cost per person: $45

Make your reservation by calling Prairie Bay at 218 – 824 – 6444
For location and other details: www.prairiebay.com

Menu:

Borden Farm Chicken Strudel, Truffle Celery Root Salsify Slaw, Blood Orange Gastrique
Paired with Summit Pilsener

Bacon Wrapped Arugula Salad, St. Pete’s Select blue cheese, Candied Pecans Local Honey Cider Vinaigrette
Paired with Summit Extra Pale Ale

Pretzel Encrusted Loch Duart Scottish Salmon, Lightly Cherrywood Smoked, Caramalized Shallot Fondue, Roasted Root Vegetable Ragout
Paired with Summit Horizon Red Ale

Intermezzo
Featuring the newest Summit brew, Unchained Series No. 3 – India Rye Ale

Slow Braised Pork Belly, Mission Fig Risotto, Grain Mustard Glaze, Roasted Fennel, Fingerling Potatoes, Natural Jus, Black Trumpet Mushroom
Paired with Summit Maibock

Warm Dark Chocolate Bread Pudding, Petit Porter Beer Float, Fleur de Sel Toffee Ice Cream
Paired with Summit Great Northern Porter

Think Global, Drink Local:
Prairie Bay Grill is distinctive in providing our guests with the best dining experience in the Lakes Area by preparing the highest quality food, with the freshest ingredients from local vendors. Prairie Bay Proudly supports Minnesota craft brewer Summit Brewing Company and the following sustainable organizations.

Happy Gnome Beer Dinners

The Happy Gnome has announced a couple more dates for beer pairing dinners, and made a pricing change to the Furthermore dinner. Here’s what is coming up:
Tuesday, May 4Furthermore
6:00 meet & greet with Aran and Chris
7:00 dinner
$85/person ****SOLD OUT****

Tuesday, June 8Lift Bridge
6:00 meet & greet with the winners of the Golden Firkin
7:00 dinner
$85/person

Tuesday, July 13Goose Island
6:00 meet & greet
7:00 dinner
$85/person

Tickets for all the dinners are now available online only, which apparently is part of the price increase, according to the following sample breakdown their website gives: $65 for the meal and beer, $5 something for tax, $10 grat, $5 online fee.

These dinners consistently sell out, and often far in advance, so if you’re interested don’t drag your feet.