In case you didn’t have enough options for what to do this weekend, don’t forget about the final weekend of 20th Anniversary celebrations over at the Blue Nile. While I don’t have a full line up from Al, this should be enough of a teaser to get you over there.
Ale Hollow’s Eve: Come early for a firkin of cask, dry-hopped (with Simcoe) Surly Furious, and to get some Surly Darkness 2008 or Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2008…before they’re gone!
You can be the judge testing out the recently tapped Ardennes Premium at Great Waters.
This Belgian Blonde ale is floral and smooth with a pronounced maltiness. This is a light-bodied style of beer traditionally brewed for the field hands of Belgium. So, if you’ve worked up a thirst, we’ve got the cure right here.
O.G. 13P, 20 IBU’S, 5.6% ABV
If you answered, “to the cows,” you’d usually be right. But not if you were talking about the spent grain Lift Bridge produces. That grain goes into the talented hands of a Stillwater baker. Check out the article, “Breweries and Bakeries: Kneading Each Other” by Laura Kiniry in the current issue of Draft Magazine.
Oops! This month has just flown by which means you only have one day left to vote in Summit’s Get to the Bottom of it Contest for October. So before you get all Halloween’d up, get your vote in!
Zipps Liquors is holding a beer tasting at the Cedar Cultural Center. Participating Breweries will be:
Geary’s: Portland, ME
Hoppy Brewing Company: Sacramento, CA
Lagunitas Brewing: Petaluma, CA
Bells Brewing: Comstock, MI
Goose Island: Chicago, IL
Brau Brothers: Lucan, MN
Tyranena: Lake Mills, WI
New Belgium Brewing: Ft. Collins, CO
Boulevard Brewing: Kansas City, MO
Rush River Brewing: River Falls, WI
Grand Teton Brewing (tentative) Jackson, WY
Southern Tier: Lakewood, NY
Ommegang: Cooperstown, NY
Pretty Things Beer + Ale Project: Cambridge, MA
Crispin Cider: Minneapolis, MN
Furthermore: Spring Green, WI
Founders Brewing: Grand Rapids, MI
Magic Hat: Burlington, VT
Two Brothers Brewing: Warrenville, IL
Rogue Brewing: Portland, OR
Dark Horse: Marshall, MI
Time to get geared up for some delicious brews! We’ve partnered up with the Cedar to bring you this opportunity to taste thru more beers than you’ll find at any bar in the Twin Cities…although you aren’t gonna find any Miller High Life here! We’ve scoured our shelves and hand-selected an awesome array of stuff…everything from the local heroes to the Belgian bad-asses! Along with the beer you will be able to bid on some cool silent auction items, eat some food provided by the Seward Co-op and chat the night away…all for a good cause.
Cedar Cultural Center
416 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis
Tickets: $20 at the door or in advance at The Cedar (612-338-2674 x2) or Zipps
Click here to enter to win a 4 pack of tickets.