Whoops! Forgot to post this one the other day. In case you haven’t already heard, Summit announced that they’ll be opening a taproom in September at the brewery. The initial plan is to have taproom hours on Fridays from 3-8pm in their rathskeller, an area you’re probably familiar with if you’ve sampled beer at Summit. The brewery plans to have food trucks on site as well. More news on this one as we get closer to September!
One of Minnesota’s “senior” breweries, Summit Brewing Co. turns 26 this fall. In the craft beer world, especially in Minnesota, 26 seems OLD with a grey capital O. In truth, though, they’re spring chickens compared to Schell’s. Regardless, it takes a lot to get to 26 in the beer industry, and we’re glad to see these “old farts” chugging along.
In proper form, Summit is celebrating their 26th anniversary this fall with a Backyard Bash at the brewery from 11-6pm on Saturday, September 8th. Tickets are $14 and will be available starting on Monday, July 23rd at www.summitbrewing.com
Throwing down at the Bash this year will be locals like Doomtree, Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Sleeps, Halloween Alaska, Now Now, Heartbeats & Summit’s own Hotpants DJs. The Current’s Mark Wheat will emcee the event in a decidedly non-Minnesotan accent (we forgive you).
And yes, there will be beer… I’ll give you one guess as to who might be providing the beer… Look for special cask offerings as well. Local food vendors will be present as well.
Half of all ticket sales will benefit the Minnesota Music Coalition. Pretty cool, eh?
Brew Love is an annual beer tasting event at the Metropolitan Club at Target Field. This year’s event takes place on August 2nd. The goal of the event is to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, a dental clinic on wheels that delivers quality dental care directly to under-served children in the 14-county Twin Cities metropolitan area.
Brew Love participants sample a variety of regional, craft brews and enjoy food pairings. Summit, Granite City, Cold Spring, Schell’s, Lift Bridge, Mantorville, Finnegans and Crispin Cider have all been a part of this event in the past.
Tickets can be purchased here here – $25 for the beer tasting or $50 for the beer tasting coupled with food pairings. Event schedule forthcoming.
UPDATE: In addtition to the above mentioned breweries, others that will be participating are: Flat Earth, Fulton, Lucette and Surly.
As for the food, it will include: prosciutto wrapped melon, Bavarian pretzels with cheese, walleye cakes, bruschetta and more.
Head on over to Grumpy’s NE on Monday, June 16th for half price Summits from 5-9pm as well as a little DJ action from Summit employees. Every third Monday of the month, Summit employees throw down the soundwaves. Enjoy!
The Blue Nile is preparing to get all hoppy on your ass… er glass Saturday for a fourth year in a row. All of their taps get hopped up Saturday with. 12 different IPAs and IIPAs from brewers like Surly, Summit, Odell, Epic, Southern Tier, Leinenkugel’s, and more. Starts at 4pm.