The fine folks of Flat Earth have been busy! Last weekend at the City Pages Beer Festival they went through over 4 kegs of beer and the next day gave away over 1,000 frisbees at the Grand Old Day Parade.
Growler sales every Thursday
Last Thursday marked their first growler sale and they will be continuing to sell them weekly on Thursdays 3:30 – 6:30 pm. $16 per growler, $9 refills and seasonal beers (like Black Helicopter) will vary in price. This week you can pick up Belgian Pale Ale, Element 115, Cygnus X-1, Curly Tail and Black Helicopter.
Brewery tour
The next tour will be Saturday, June 28th at 4:00 pm. Growlers will be for sale after the tour.
Upcoming events
Willow River Blues & Brew Fest – New Richmond, WI – Saturday, June 7th
Four Firkins Grand Opening Party – 8009 Minnetonka Blvd, St. Louis Park – 6:00 pm
Southview Liquors beer tasting – Thursday, June 19th
Bottles
Starting late next week you will be able to find bottles of Flat Earth back on liquor store shelves sporting beautiful new labels designed by Russell Herder. Belgian Pale Ale will be the first out, followed by Element 115 and Angry Planet.
Author: Kris
2nd Annual Surly Open
Registration is now open for the 2nd Annual Surly Open! Check out their Disc Golf Tournament page for all of the details. Last year was a great time and this year should be no different. Just remember to wear comfortable shoes as this course requires lots of walking up and down hills.
Beer in Mpls St. Paul magazine
The people of the Star Trib and Mpls St. Paul magazine must have been doing some drinking lately and I mean that in a very complimentary way. As Ryan posted, the local microbrews were recognized in Thursday’s Taste section (with a nice color photo of Flat Earth’s bottles on the front page) and this month’s Mpls St. Paul magazine recognized two other local favorites. Barley John’s Brew Pub got picked as one of the top places to dine al fresco and Buster’s on 28th received a nice review in the Dining Out section. It’s nice to see some places getting recognized for making good beer readily available, whether they are brewing it or serving it.
Summit Movie Contest – Extended Deadline
Summit has extended the deadline for its Movie Contest until June 3 and the brewery will be staying open until 7 pm that night for all the last minute submissions. So make your Memorial Day drinking productive and film your own contest entry, because wouldn’t it be cool to win the $1,000 prize, a private party and 12 cases of Summit beer?!?
Surly Events
Join the Surly folks for these upcoming events…
Wednesday, May 14
Firkin Night at Sea Salt restaurant at Minnehaha Falls, 7:00 pm
They will be tapping a firkin of Bitter Brewer and one of Furious with $2 pints.
Next 3 weekends
Surly will be selling 750 ml bottles of Two at the brewery during growler filling times (noon – 2:00 pm). One per person, $15 per bottle, 84 bottles available for sale per week.
Monday, June 2
CynicAle Release Party
CC Club, 2600 Lyndale Ave S