Month: December 2006

Screenshot Request

I’m a Mac user. I own an SGI that runs Windows 2000, but it’s sitting in the basement, unplugged and stored. I know there’s a bit of an issue (aesthetically, at least) with the beer menu on the right side of the site. The lines that separate bars/brewpubs don’t show for the first few places. If you could be so kind, Windows users, could you please take a screenshot of MNBeer, let me know what browser/version you’re using and e-mail it to me at ryan AT mnbeer.com? I believe the issue is with Internet Explorer 5+6 and not 7. I don’t believe I saw it in Firefox, but feel free to send me shots.

MNBeer 2007… Happy New Year

Okay, so it’s not 2007 in Minnesota yet, but I think we can forgo the buzzed 1am posting and the “I love you guys…” baloney (though it’s true). Thank you all for continuing to visit the site (as well as our advertisers’ sites) and for all of your support, kind words and beer. I see 2007 as another good year for beer in Minnesota and I believe if you continue to rabidly support new and established beer-related endeavors in the same way that you’ve supported our friends at Surly Brewing in 2007, only good things can happen.

In the next couple of days, we’ll publish our Beer in Review 2006 with a look back at beer in Minnesota in the year two-thousand and six. We also plan to publish some beer predictions for 2007, that may or may not be close to the truth. Only time will tell.

NYE is here… what are your plans for the evening? Hopefully they’re safe, merry and of course filled with craft beer!

Prost!

~The Jerks at MNBeer.com

P.S. Who got MNBeer shirts for gifts this year? I noticed a few orders in early December and figured that somebody is going to get a fun gift. I’ve never bought a shirt through CafePress, so I’m curious about the quality of the imprint. Cheers!

2007 Upper Mississippi Mash-Out Banquet

Catered by Chef Manfred Krug and Chef Jerry Pelton of the St. Paul Vocational Technical Institute

Date: January 27, 2007, 6pm (1.5 hours before awards ceremony)
Cost: $30 per person (including commemorative Mash-Out glass!)
Location: The Klub Haus

NOTE: Award Ceremony seating will begin at 7:30pm. Only ticketed Beer Dinner members will be allowed into The Klub Haus before then.

Chefs Manfred Krug and Jerry Pelton, both instructors at the St.Paul Vocational Technical Institute’s Culinary program, have agreed to cater a Beer Dinner for the Upper Mississippi Mash-Out before the Awards Ceremony on Saturday night!

Your dinner will be complemented by 51A Kolsch, Rick Oftel’s 40-gallon all-grain re-brewing of last year’s Best Of Show beer by Owen Halpeny, courtesy of Midwest Homebrewing, and several other beers provided by some of Minnesota’s finest homebrewers.

Menu:

  • Sticky Citrus Hot Wings
  • Chicken Wings in a Citrus Glaze with Habanero pepper and Orange and Lime Zest
  • Fancy Slaw with Coconut and Pineapple
  • Creole Fish and Shrimp Stew
  • Red Beans and Rice
  • Garlic and Ginger Grilled Chicken with Sweet Barbecue Sauce
  • Kingston Jerk Pork Butt
  • Beef Picadillo Stew with Sweet Potatoes
  • Assorted Bread
  • Sticky Jamaican Beer Cake with Candied Fruits
  • Dark Rum Cheese Cake Tropical Fruit Coulis (Sauce)

Deadline: Jan 13th…