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.

Acadia Cafe: Win Free Beer for a Year Saturday!

By on March 30, 2012in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries, free beer

Free beer for a year? Count me in! Head over to Acadia Cafe Saturday night for their  “We Broke the Curse – 4th Anniversary on the West Bank” party for a chance to win free beer for a year. You’ll need to be present to be one of the four lucky people who will each get one free local beer everyday for one year.

Sponsors include these breweries: Lucid, Surly, Summit, Harriet Brewing & Rush River.

Also, drink specials, giveaways and live music by The Nightinghales, Foxtrot, and Cadillac Kolstad & the Flats.

Great Waters Cask Beer Dinner Monday

By on March 29, 2012in beer dinners, beer events, brewpubs, cask beer

We mentioned Great Waters’ 15th Anniversary in an earlier post, but below you’ll find some specifics on their  special five-course, five-cask dinner. The menu, created by Great Waters’ chef Ernesto, has been carefully planned alongside five specially chosen beers by Brewmaster Bob.

Details of the dinner, which takes place at 7pm on Monday, April 2, at Great Waters Brewing Co., are below:

1. Smoked Tomato Capsicum with Great Waters House Ale

2. Carnitas Lettuce Wrap with Blackwatch Oat Stout (with Cacao Nibs)

3. Almond Encrusted Walleye & Tomato Scallop Sauce with Dry-Hopped Timma IPA

4. Pork Tenderloin, Polenta & Mild Chipotle Sauce with O’Byrne’s Irish Red

5. Fruit Pizza & Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookie with Scotch Ale

Tickets are still available for the event at $65, http://www.greatwatersbc.com.

Grain Belt Nordeast Pub Crawl

By on March 27, 2012in beer events, breweries

nordeast 16 oz canAah, Grain Belt. The beer reminds me of college and punk rock bands in sweaty basements. Surely you’ve got your own memory as well. In any case, as you’ve probably heard, to celebrate Grain Belt Nordeast’s second birthday, the beer is rolling out in fancy new duds, 16 oz. cans. Not surprisingly, Northeast Minneapolis gets first dibs. Ted (Marti) puts it best, “To stay true to tradition, we will first offer the 16oz to Northeast Minneapolis in honor of Grain Belt’s roots.” Join the Grain Belt crew for a Nordeast Pub crawl. Details below:

JOIN THE NORDEAST PUB CRAWL!
Here’s what you have to do:

*Pick up your official Nordeast Crawl Card at one of these fine establishments (limited supply of cards at each bar. If one runs out, try another…).

• Legends
• Scott’s 1029 Bar
• Mac’s Industrial
• Dusty’s Bar
• 331 Club
• Mayslack’s
• Stanley’s
• Moose on Monroe
• Grumpy’s NE
• 22nd Ave Station
• Keegan’s Irish Pub
• Spring St. Tavern
• Elsie’s
• Shaw’s Bar
• NE Yacht Club
• Whitey’s Saloon
• Otter’s Saloon
• Vegas Lounge
• NE Palace
• Knight Cap Bar
• Lush Food Bar
• Jimmy’s Bar
• NE Social Club
• Tony Jaro’s River Garden

*To complete the crawl, make your way to any 6 (or more) of these establishments and get your crawl card stamped at each.

*Between 7-8pm head over to Mayslack’s and hand in your completed Nordeast Crawl Card for a chance to win fabulous prizes! (While supplies last).

Join the festivities Saturday, April 7th. Check out the new can, enjoy great beer specials and enter to win exclusive Nordeast swag!

Must be 21+. No purchase necessary.