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.

Goose Island Beer Dinner at Kip’s

Kip’s Pub in St. Louis Park is holding a Goose Island beer dinner on Tuesday, June 8th at 7:00pm. Here’s the course breakdown:

Course One: Goose Island Summertime Kolsch with caprese salad w/basil oil, balsamic glaze

Course Two: Goose Island Matilda with pan-seared hanger steak w/roasted acorn squash and root vegetable puree, thyme jus

Course Three Goose: Island Bourbon County Stout with Frangelico creme brulee w/hazelnuts, mocha whipped cream

$40 per person Reservation 952 367-5070

Mantorville at Bunny’s in SLP

Brewer and owner Tod Fyten of the Mantorville Brewing Company located in MN’s Bluff Country, will be sampling the locally made Stagecoach Amber Ale for Craft Beer Week at Bunny’s Bar & Grill, 5916 Excelsior Boulevard, 952-922-9515. Thursday May 20 8 – 10 pm. If you can’t make the tasting, you can still catch a taste. The Stagecoach Amber is the beer of the month. Bunny’s makes great food. Tod recommends the Corn Beef.

MN Craft Beer Week at Pracna

You may have missed the Bell’s Batch 9000 at Pracna, but that shouldn’t keep you from visiting them all during MN Craft Beer week. Here’s a rundown:

Pracna on Main is helping celebrate craft beer and those who love to drink it next week.  Kicking everything off on Monday, we will be tapping a keg of Bell’s Batch 9000 at 3pm.  Throughout the week we will be having specialty flights of other great beers from around the country.  The flights will have 3 6oz pours for $8 ($7 on Happy Hour).  Flights will change as barrels run out, so we’ll have new combinations on a daily basis.  Brews that we will be featuring will include… New Holland’s El Mole Ocho and Envious, Furthermore Thermo Refur, Dark Horse’s Plead the 5th, Rouge John John, Flying Dog Woody Creek, New Belgium Eric’s Ale, and Avery Maharaja.  Happy Hour will run as normal, from 9-11pm every night with most of the micros/domestics on tap for only $3.