Badger Hill Brewing will be hanging at Casper’s Cherokee of Eagan, Friday Sept 28th from 5-7pm. Stop in to say hi, learn about Badger Hill Brewing, and have some great food and beer. Casper’s is also bringing you a taste of England with Minnesota flair as MSB will have a special pairing with Minnesota style fish & chips.
It seems like just yesterday that I was sitting in the back room of the Four Firkins and sampling a beer from a brewery-in-planning called Fulton. Man, how time flies! And just in time for the first official day of Fall, Fulton is releasing their seasonal double-red ale, The Libertine with a week of events starting Saturday at the brewery.
Here’s the complete rundown. Something for everyone!
Saturday, 9/22 @ Fulton Taproom in Downtown Minneapolis: Libertine will be on tap and available in growlers when we open our doors at noon. As with last time it was available at the taproom, Libertine is $5 for a 12 oz pour and $18 for a growler. Also of note: we’ll have some very cool limited edition Libertine T-shirts available for sale.
Sunday, 9/23 @ Bryant Lake Bowl in Uptown Minneapolis: Laura and the great crew at BLB will be tapping Libertine to coincide with their weekly Neighborhood Night. Starting at 6:00, you can not only get Libertine, but also discounts on other local beers, appetizers, and bowling to boot!
Monday, 9/24 @ The Happy Gnome in St. Paul: Head over to the Happy Gnome! If Libertine alone doesn’t get you moving, consider this: The Gnome will have Sweet Child of Vine, Lonely Blonde, and yes, War & Peace on tap. Libertine and War & Peace are both rare in their own right; getting them at the same time is almost unheard of.
Tuesday, 9/25 @ 3 Squares in Maple Grove: We know there’s a lot of beer enthusiasts in the Northwest Metro. We’ll be joining the fine folks at 3 Squares for pints & perhaps some sweet Fulton giveaways as well.
Wednesday, 9/26 @ The Muddy Pig in St. Paul: Some purists say that cask-conditioned is the best way to experience a beer; others prefer it from a keg. (We believe there are many paths to nirvana, and will stay out of this argument). Come to the Muddy Pig and decide for yourself the best way to enjoy a Libertine: they’ll be tapping a keg as well as a cask conditioned with Fuggles.
Thursday, 9/27 @ Acadia in West Bank Minneapolis: If you haven’t been to Acadia for a Beer & Beast night, mark your calendar for this one. We’ll be serving a cask-conditioned Libertine aged with hickory. Better yet, Acadia’s smokemaster Ted will be serving steaks smoked with the same hickory! Sounds like a perfect pairing to us.
Friday, 9/28 @ Edina Grill: Last but certainly not least, we’ll be stopping by Edina Grill to finish out our Libertine Tour of the Original Six Fulton bars. Edina Grill holds a special place in Fulton’s heart, as it’s only three blocks from the garage where we brewed our first homebrew batches. Arrive early before Brian has a chance to eat all of the pierogies!
The Libertine Release Tour schedule is packed, but we know not everyone who wants a Libertine will be able to make an event. Many other bars & restaurants will be serving Libertine as well, so ask around. Also, as mentioned before, we’ll be doing a very limited run of 750 mL (wine bottle size) bottles for our liquor store friends this year. We’ll have more information about the mid-October release of those bottles as the date gets closer.
A picture is worth a thousand beers, right? Photo via Badger Hill’s Instagram feed.
Badger Hill Brewing Co. has been bottling recently. We’re excited to announce that you’ll see their MSB (Minnesota Special Bitter) and Three Tree American Rye in bottles in the Twin Cities next week. Foundation Stout will follow! Congrats to Badger Hill! You can read the full press release below.
This is just another reason why we’ve always loved Brad “the beer guy” Magerkurth. As you might recall, Brad ended up with a bottle of President Obama’s homebrew while in Iowa last month. Now Brad has put said beer up for auction. Proceeds benevig Amplatz Children’s Hospital. You can bid right here.
If you believe the Twitters, tweeters and twatters, Surly Wet will start to ship to retail stores on Monday. This year’s batch of Wet is loaded with Simcoe hops for your bittering delight.
Monday also marks the kick-off release of Wet at Icehouse in Minneapolis, starting at 6pm. Head on down for $5 12oz. pours of Wet and $6 pints of Cynic, Furious and Bender. Icehouse also has some interesting food pairings: Bender-braised beef with dark spices, Cynic with rabbit tacos and Wet with bratwurst and black mustard.
Icehouse, 2528 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55404