Author: Kris

May is Beer Month @Common Roots Cafe

By on May 5, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

Anytime is a good time to stop in at Common Roots Cafe for a beer, especially Fridays in May, when they’ll be hosting MN brewers Surly, Brau and Fulton.

May 7 – Surly Brewing
The Surly crew will be in and five of their beers will be available: Cynic, Furious, Abrasive, Schadenfreude and a firkin of oak-aged dry hopped Cynic.

May 21 – Brau Bros
Dustin Brau will be in town debuting their take on the black & tan – The Black Sheep. It’s a mix of their Cream Stout and SheepHead Ale.

May 28 – Fulton
The Fulton guys will be stopping by. Check back for details on what beers will be poured. The good word has been spoken – it’ll be a cask of IPA double dry-hopped with Glacier.

GLBC @Acadia

By on May 4, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

It’s a big week in Minnesota with both Odell and Great Lakes Brewing Company entering our market. They’re both making the rounds and tonight you can find GLBC at Acadia Cafe.

Acadia will have six GLBC beers on tap plus Cleveland food faves hot dogs and pretzels.
$6 beer flights
$3 pints
$3.75 for 2 hot dogs
$1.50 pretzels

May the Fourth Be With You @Ngon

By on May 4, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events, free beer

Are beer geeks also Star Wars geeks? I’m one, we’ll have to see how many more there are. Today is Star Wars Day, an unofficial holiday for Star Wars fans. I’ll be behind the bar tonight. So tonight after 4pm, if you come in and say ‘May the Fourth Be With You’, I’ll buy you a beer. 🙂

Cheers, Hai

Where’s Fulton? – May Edition

By on May 3, 2010in bars/restaurants, breweries

The guys at Fulton are going to be out and about quite a bit this month so there’s no excuse not to stop by and say “hi” at one of the many places they can be found.

May 12 5:00 – 8:00 pm
14th Annual East Side Wine Tasting to benefit East Side Neighborhood Services at Nicollet Island Pavilion (yes, there will be beer, too)
Tickets: $50 in advance/$60 at the door

May 14-15
Art-A-Whirl Beer Trailer @ The Sample Room
Check out the guys’ pouring skills as they serve you from the beer trailer in the Sample Room parking lot. As an added incentive, “there just might be some fun, new casks there too.”

May 16 4:00 pm
Gastro Non Grata in the parking lot of The Modern Cafe
In addition to pouring samples, they’ll be talking brewing and beer.

May 17 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Yappee Hour at Pairings
Bring your dog to happy hour! Fulton, dogs included, will be there.

May 18 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Stub & Herb’s has invited Fulton to guest bartend as part of American Craft Beer Week.

May 21
Meet the Brewers Night at Cherokee Tavern, West St Paul

May 28 7:00 pm
Common Roots Cafe Meet the Brewers
They’ll be out on the patio pouring samples and talking brewing.

One final tidbit…rumor has it that The Lonely Blonde is just around the corner…and you know you want to keep her company.