In honor of Earth Day, the Birchwood Cafe will be hosting a candlelit Earth Day Beer Dinner featuring artisanal Minnesota microbrews and live jazz music. The 7 course tasting menu is available for $75 per person and reservations are required (call 612-722-4474).

Beet & Donnay Chevre Terrine
with Tangelo & Melted Leek Sauce
Farm Girl Saison, Lift Bridge Brewery

Herbie’s Trout with Craftsman Coppa
Fiddlehead Ferns & Wild Ramps
Parsley Almond Pesto & Sunchoke Chips
Kayak Kölsch, Lake Superior Brewing Company

Mini Tuna Slider
on Brioche Bun with
Horseradish Maibock Mustard, Onion & Tomato
Camembert Cheese Curds with Tart Cherry Ketchup
Summit Maibock, Summit Brewing Company

Grain Belt Premium & Lime Sorbet

Poached Wild Acres Chicken Breast
and Wild Rice & Asparagus Chowder
with Acorn Squash & Chorizo
Furious, Surly Brewing Company

Grilled Bison Ribeye
Onion Rings & Gold Chanterelles
Red Currant Porter Reduction & Chestnuts
Cygnus X-1, Flat Earth Brewing Company

Surly Coffee Bender Ice Cream Float
Salted Caramel, Chocolate Chili Cookie
Coffee Bender, Surly Brewing Company

What do you do if you wake up on a Sunday morning with a hankering for a Surly and brunch? One answer can be found below.

8th Street Grill is now serving Surly beer paired brunches.

Here are some of their food pairings:
Furious & The Ragin’ Cajun Omelet
Bender & Prime Rib Hash
Cynic & Seared Salmon Benedict
Coffee Bender & The Grill Specialty

Of course, you can just have a Surly and anything on the menu. To kick things off, on March 28th we will be raffling off a bottle of Darkness at 11:30. Stop by early to get your hands on a Surly, a raffle ticket and some grub.

The 8th Street Grill is located at the corner of 8th and Marquette in Minneapolis.

Yes, I know Rush River isn’t technically in Minnesota, but River Falls is just a short drive across the border. Plus, after having attended the recent Flat Earth dinner at The Dining Studio, I highly recommend making it to one of their beer dinners if you can.

Saturday, May 9th
The Dining Studio
5 beers, 4 courses
Passed hors d’oeuvres, including homemade soft pretzels with spicy mustard
$50/person
Call 612-331-3310 to reserve your spot today!