Author: ryan

Ryan Anderson (that's me!) is the editor & founder of MNBeer. Much has changed since the fall of 2005 and I'm proud to have been a part of it all. Sometime I'll tell you about my grand theory that links craft brewing to punk rock. Just ask.

Pour Decisions First Growler/Bottle Sales Saturday

Congrats to Roseville’s Pour Decisions Brewing Co.! Saturday at noon they’ll sell their first growlers and bottles starting at noon! You’ll be able to pick of up a growler of The Pubstitute and/or The Patersbier and if you get your ass over there on time, they’ll also have 200 bottles of Acerbity, their Berliner Weisse available for purchase.

Blue Plate Restaurant Group’s “Beer for Boobs”

Four locations of The Blue Plate Restaurant Group will present three days of “BEER for BOOBS,” in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, taking place at The Edina Grill, The Groveland Tap, The Longfellow Grill, and 3 Squares on Oct 26th, 27th, 28th featuring beer from Summit Brewing Company and Third Street Brewhouse.

This charitable event is designed to raise money for Pay It Forward, a local charity giving 100% of the proceeds to be used to help breast and women’s cancer patients pay essential living expenses and medical assistance while they go through treatment.

The proceeds raised during the BPRC 3 Day Beer for Boobs event will go towards Pay It Forward. Is there a better way to feel good about drinking beer? Good beer for a good cause!

Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival

There’s a bit of a chill in the air today, so what better time than the present to start thinking about this Winter’s only outdoor beer festival, Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival in Lowertown St. Paul, at the Farmer’s Market Lot on January 26, 2013 from 3:30pm – 7:30pm (doors open at 3:00pm).

Over 100 breweries will be present, sampling 300+ beers along with live music, home brew contest, silent disco, and best dressed of the fest contest! Tickets are $35 in advance or $45 at the door. In its fourth year, this event has sold out in advance the past two years.

Tickets go on sale November 6th!

Mpls. St. Paul Tastemakers – A Toast to the Twin Cities Craft Beer Movement

Stephanie March and Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl from Mpls. St. Paul Magazine are hosting a Tastemakers tribute to local craft beer on Tuesday night at the Ritz Theatre in Northeast Minneapolis from 6-8pm. Tickets are $10 and include appetizer and beer samples as well as great conversation with four players in the local beer scene who all have great stories to share about their history in the brewing world and the breweries that they represent. I’ve personally had the pleasure of sitting down with all of these guys and suffice to say that this event gets my shining endorsement.

Todd Haug, Surly Brewing
Damian McConn, Summit Brewing
Joe Pond, Olvalde Farm & Brewing
Jason Schoneman, Steel Toe Brewing

Cash bar, too, in case samples aren’t enough. You can purchase tickets here or at the door.

Plus, if you get your act together before Monday, you can have a chance to win tickets. Go here, read a bit more about the event and add a comment with a Minnesota beer that you love. And just so we’re clear, you need to comment on Dara’s blog in order to win tickets. Comments with your favorite Minnesota beer on this site are always appreciated, but won’t get you any tickets.

Cheers!