Category: brewpubs

Great Twin Ports Taste Together Beer & Wine Fest at Black Bear Casino

By on February 10, 2012in beer events, breweries, brewpubs

The Great Twin Ports Taste Together (what a mouthful!) is Saturday, February 18th from 4-8pm at Black Bear Casino in Carlton, MN. A number of breweries & wineries are represented and the event includes music by Trampled by Turtles after the fest at 8:30pm. Tickets are $39 w/ shipping/handling online and can be purchased here. The event is a fundraiser for The Miracle League of Minnesota.

Breweries include August Schell, Carmody Irish Pub, Cold Spring, Fitger’s Brewhouse, Lake Superior Brewing Company, Lift Bridge, Northwoods Brewpub, Pig’s Eye, Rush River, St. Croix, Summit, Surly,  Thirsty Pagan, Capital Brewery, Deschutes, New Belgium, Grand Teton, Tallgrass and more.

Check out the website as there’s also a free shuttle from Duluth. Sounds like fun!

IPA Cask at Barley John’s

By on February 8, 2012in beer events, brewpubs, cask beer

Since I couldn’t describe it any better, here’s the details on tonight’s cask at Barley John’s, straight from the horse’s brewer’s mouth.

Tonight’s cask offering is going to be a variation of our Stockyard IPA – I kept 5 gallons of the wort last time I brewed and fermented that very special 5 gallons with champagne yeast. Last time I did that, with the Little Barley Bitter, the result was a somewhat Belgian-charactered version of the original: flowery, a little sweet, with fine bubbles and the slight sulfur character characteristic of a good champagne.

February Events at Northern Brewer Minneapolis

By on February 1, 2012in beer education, beer events, brewpubs, history, homebrew

Alongside classes on homebrewing and winemaking, Northern Brewer Minneapolis is hosting several events in February that may interest all craft beer lovers.

Town Hall Brewing Company
Feb. 11th / 1-3 p.m.
Round Table Discussion with Town Hall Brewer Mike Hoops and crew, topics include going professional, Pro Series collaboration, barrel aging.

Briess Malting Company
Feb. 25th / 11 a.m. – 1 p.m.
Join Penny Pickart of Briess as she talks about the history of Briess, their malting facilities, rye extract collaboration and the Maltster Reserve Series.