First, I’ve got to admit that I totally missed the announcement that Bob McKenzie (Granite City, Sherlock’s Home) would be taking over as Brewmaster at Rock Bottom in Minneapolis. In any case, tonight at 6pm, they’ll be tapping a couple of casks: a cocoa nib-infused Taconite dark mild, and a Simcoe dry hopped cask of IPA. Additionally they’ll have another 10 beers on tap including Chardonnay aged Modern Monk Dubbel, Wine barrel aged Trippel and the Taconite Mild.
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MN Craft Beer Week Bicycle Pub Crawl Saturday
The ride begins at Cafe Twenty-Eight for breakfast and a special Surly offering at 10 AM. Then roll off to Busters on 28th, Pracna on Main, the Nomad and end at Stanley’s NE for a Schell’s tent party. Answer trivia questions at each stop for a chance to win 2 growlers per month for a year from Town Hall Brewery.
To participate, all you need is bike and helmet. To participate in the prize drawing, you’ll need your MN Beer Week Passport.
Lift Bridge Growlers
Yes, you heard that correctly. In celebration of Minnesota Craft Beer Week the crew will be selling growlers for the first time. Stop in any night (Tues. – Fri.) this week between 5-8pm. They’ll have Farm Girl, Crosscut, Chestnut Hill and Hop Prop available.
Surly Bitter Brewer Release Tonight
Tonight. Nomad Pub. 6-9pm. Bitter Brewer is one of my personal favorites from the Surly line-up. Yum. Moe’s Bender & Smoke on tap, too.
…and of course there’s a ton of stuff happening tonight (and the rest of the week) for Minnesota Craft Beer Week.
Beer Activism in City Pages
Here’s a nice little piece on beer activism in Minnesota featuring Minnesota Beer Activists, Minnesota Beer Activists fight for your drinking rights. City Pages, Jessica Lussenhop (great beer name!)