Month: December 2006

Rock Bottom New Years Eve Dinner

By on December 28, 2006in beer events

New Years Eve – make your reservation now
Join us for a special three course dinner package created exclusivly for this evening by our Brewery Chefs.
Course 1-
Your choice house or Caesar salad
Couse 2- ( choose one)
*Grilled Portabello Filet
*Brewery Beef and Chicken Kabob’s
*Norwegian Salmon
Course 3-
Carrot Cake or Pumpkin Cheesecake served with a glass of chamgage or Stillwater Stout


Barley John’s Beer Dinner

By on December 28, 2006in beer events

Barley John’s is now taking reservations for an elegant New Years Eve Dinner ~ your meal will be paired with your choice of wine or beer and the grand finale will be the release of our Rosie’s – a triple fermented ale that last release clocked in at 18% abv. We have been aging her away for the last 2 years in Bourbon casks and have been patiently awaiting her return. This beer pushes the envelope of “beer” and harkens more towards a fine Sherry or Port. Intense vinous aromatics with a lusciously sweet background, brilliant clarity and that familiar warming tone from the elevated abv%. Served in 5oz bourbon glasses, Rosie’s is truly a beer to experience. We will open on New Year’s Eve at 5pm and stay open until the New Year! Our reservation block will be from 5pm – until 9pm. Our regular menu is available during this time as well.

~First ~

Organic Smoked Salmon Spread served on Water Crackers
-or-
Wild Mushroom Bruschetta with Goat Cheese

Paired with either Jean Noel Hatan Champagne or Duvel Golden Ale

~Second ~

Spring Mix Salad with Grilled Plums, Roasted Almonds and Asian Vinaigrette
-or-
Chilled Leek Salad

Paired with Murphy Goode Fume Blanc or Little Barley Bitter

~Main ~

Grilled Eggplant Roulade with Imported Fresh Black Truffle Risotto and White Beach Mushrooms
-or-
Pan Seared Elk Tenderloin with Barley Pilaf and Grilled Asparagus
-or-
Pepper Crusted Sushi Grade Ahi Tuna with Roasted Garlic and Herb Mashed Potatoes and Grilled Zucchini

Paired with Bogle Petite Syrah or Wild Brunette

~Cheese Course ~

Grilled Caccio di Bosco with truffle and Pear slices and Friesago Reserve (local dairy Sheppard’s Way)

Paired with Lustau Fino Sherry or Hoegaarden Wit

~Dessert~

Triple Layer Chocolate Cheesecake
-or-
Pumpkin Spiced Cheesecake

Paired with Cline Live Oak Zinfandel or Rosie’s Old Ale

95.00/plate ~ Reservations: 651.636.4670

Happy Gnome Cask Beer Program

By on December 28, 2006in bars/restaurants

I was too tired to go out and drink cask beer myself last night, so we thank Ben for the scoop on The Happy Gnome’s new cask beer program. He spoke with one of the owners, Nick Miller and got the skinny… Starting this week with the Surly kickoff, The Happy Gnome will have 3 gravity fed cask beers on tap. They will post the week’s offerings in City Pages and tap them each Wednesday. They will be pumping CO2 in on top to keep them fresh and will have cooled blankets on them. They will be 10 gallon casks so it will likely last a couple days. To start off they will have Surly, Summit, Bells and two Belgian beers rotating. There is currently a selection of 80 different cask beers they can select from.

Sounds promising!

Lost Twin Cities II

By on December 27, 2006in breweries, history

…is on TPT2 right now. There’s a small section on the Hamm’s Brewery and mansion in this documentary. Beer and brewing is but a small part of the show, but it’s pretty interesting to local history nerds like myself.

Did you miss it? Fear not, you can borrow a tape from the Hennepin County library system.

Edit: It’s been a while since I’ve seen this, and I’d forgotten that Hamm’s kept deer and peacocks on the grounds. That makes at least two breweries in MN with deer and peacocks, with the second being Schell’s. When are we going to see the Surly deer and peacocks?