Category: general beer

Limited Edition DWITT Poster Event

By on April 13, 2012in beer events, general beer, homebrew

It’s art for beer’s sake! Join the crew at Northern Brewer Minneapolis this Sunday (April 15th from 11-4pm) as they honor one of their most popular homebrew beer kits, Dead Ringer IPA.

NB has teamed up with acclaimed poster artist DWITT to create this badass poster for a most badass beer. DWITT is known locally in the beer scene for his work with Surly, Summit, and Flat Earth Brewing Companies.

There are only 50 of these posters available! Printed on hop green paper with beautifully illustrated hops, vines, skeletons, and hazy smoke. Signed and editioned by the man himself, they’re selling for a mere $35. $10 off if you buy a Dead Ringer beer kit.

Northern Brewer Minneapolis Grand Opening

By on April 11, 2012in beer education, general beer, homebrew

Northern Brewer Minneapolis (6021 S. Lyndale Ave.) has a week full of events and specials to celebrate their Grand Opening. For complete details of the events see – www.northernbrewer.com/mpls

Minneapolis Grand Opening — April 14th-21st
15% off Starter Kits Sale the whole time

Saturday the 14th: 11am-4pm
Sale: 10% off Blichmann Engineering products.
Event: John Blichmann Day

Sunday the 15th: 11am-4pm
Sale: 15% off Burners & Kettles
Event: Poster artist DWITT & Dead Ringer Collaboration

Monday the 16th: 6pm-7pm
Sale: 15% off Yeast Starter Kits + Wine Kits
Event: Kris England (homebrewer, Pour Decisions Brewing Co.) Talks About Yeast

Tuesday the 17th: 5:30pm-7pm
15% off Fermenters (Carboys, Better Bottles and Pails)
Event: Mead Roundtable with Mead Maker of the Year winners: Curt Stock (2005), Steve Fletty (2007) and Thomas Eibner (2009)

Wednesday the 18th: 5:30pm-7pm
Sale: 15% off Bottles & Closures & Kegging Equipment
Event: Brewing TV Day. Jake, Mike & Chip will be in the house hanging out and offering a discount on all BTV merchandise.

Thursday the 19th: 6-7pm
Sale: 15% off Hops
Event: An Insider’s Look at Hops with Brian Wright

Friday the 20th: 5-7pm
Sale: 15% off Chillers
Event: John Palmer Discussion on The Role of Water

Saturday the 21st: All Day
Sale: 15% off Beer Recipe Kits
Event: Home Brew Appreciation Day

Firkin Fest Beer List

By on March 21, 2012in general beer

Weather is looking good for Firkin Fest on Saturday.

Tickets are still available, or check out the comments in the original post in the event listings.

Not surprisingly, the beer list is impressive. Get there early.

Bell’s Hop Slam
Bell’s Two Hearted
Big Sky Heavy Horse
Boom Island Hoodoo Dubble
Boulder Insomnica – Bad Moon Rising w Coffee
Brau Brothers Citrus Infused Sheep Head
Brau Brothers Vanilla Moo Joos
Breckenridge 471 IPA dry hopped w Magnum
Capital Blonde Doppelbock
Crispin Honey Crisp
Crispin Marvin, Landsdown bourbon barrel aged w chocolate cherry
Dark Horse Boffo Brown
Dark Horse Crooked Tree
Deschutes Dry Hopped Mirror Pond
Deschutes Espresso Black Butte Porter
Deschutes Pomegranite Infused Mirror Pond
Epic Santa Cruz Imperial Brown
Flat Earth 2 Finger Double IPA — New Release!
Flat Earth Black Helicopter
Flat Earth Cherry Cheesecake with Smores
Flat Earth Element 115
Flying Dog Gonzo Imperial Porter
Flying Dog Ragin’ Bitch dry hopped with CTZ
Fulton Golden Firkin Oaked War & Peace
Fulton Libertine w Fuggle
Fulton Pale Ale–new RELEASE!
Furthermore Bazooka’d Fatty Boombalatty
Furthermore Oaked Fatty Boombalatty
Grand Teton Berlinerweisse with lemongrass and bitter orange peel
Great Divide Espresso Yeti
Great Lakes Edmund Fitz with Vanilla Bean
Hinterland Bourbon Oak Aged Double IPA
Hinterland Door County Cherry Infused Grand Cru
JW Lee’s Vintage Harvest Ale 2010 Cask
Lagunitas WTF w/ Chinook
Lake Superior Big Ole Brown
Lake Superior Russian Imperial Stout
Left Hand SmokeJumper Imperial Porter
Lift Bridge–info to follow
Lucette Easy Rider dry hopped w Centennial
Lucette Slow Hand infused w Indian Malabar coffee
New Belgium Bier de Mars
New Belgium Shadow of the Foeder
New Holland Nighttripper
Odell Coconut Porter
Odell Orange IPA
Ola Dubh Old Engine Oil “Engineer’s Reserve”
Rush River Batch 1000
Rush River Bubblejack on Lavendar
Rush River Double Bubble on Cascade
Rush River Uberalt w Cinnamon & Clove
Schell’s Imperial Deer Brand dry hopped w Nelson Sauvin
Schell’s Maifest double dry hopped w Sapir and Tettnang
Schell’s Stag Series #5 Czech Dark Lager dry hopped with Saaz
Southern Tier 2xStout
Summit EPA w whole leaf Motueica
Summit EPA with Autunum
Summit HRA w Chinook
Summit Oatmeal Stout
Surly–info to follow
Tallgrass–info to follow
Tyranena Bitter Woman
Tyranena Dirty Old Man
Victory Hop Devil
…and more!

This Week In Minnesota Beer…

By on March 12, 2012in general beer

Thirsty? Here’s what’s going on this week in Minnesota Beer. Missing something? Throw it in the comments. Cheers!

Monday:
Minnesota Mondays at Grumpy’s NE
Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery will be tapping Ol’ Blarney, their Irish red at 5pm.
Lucid will be tapping Air & Camo at 3 Squares in Maple Grove from 7-10pm.
Sean from Lagunitas will be at The Four Firkins from 6-8, sampling the good stuff.

Tuesday:
Cask Ale Fest at Brit’s Pub at 6pm ($40).
Alaskan Birch Bock Sampling at The Ale Jail

Wednesday:
Lucid Air Tapping at Lone Spur Grill, 5pm
Lager of DeVine Destruction release at Staples Mill Brewery, 4pm
Midweek Beer Geek at Nomad Pub with Brooklyn Blast, Maple Bock & MNBeerActivists 6pm

Thursday:
Summit Tap Invasion at Ngon Vietnamese Bistro, 4pm
Minnesota Beer Dinner at Pig & Fiddle, 6:30pm

Friday:
Flat Earth Fifth Anniversary Two Fingers Double IPA growlers, noon

Saturday:
St. Patrick’s Day – free rides on Metrotransit
$2.50 Ol’ Blarney all day at Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
Happy Gnome St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day fun at Groveland Tap
…and probably a lot of other shenanigans. Be safe!