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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.

Surly to Collaborate with I Love This Bar & Grill

By on April 1, 2010in breweries

I spoke with Omar last night and apparently Surly is set to collaborate with the soon-to-open I Love This Bar & Grill at Shops at West End in St. Louis Park. Surly has been developing three house beers for the bar, owned by country musician Toby Keith. Look for Surly Shit-Kicker, Piss on Chevy and Red, White and Blue at the bar’s opening later this year.

Shit-Kicker is a nod to Keith’s experience playing bars in the late early 90s, “Toby wanted a beer that reminded him of some of his favorites from the time, so we looked to Red Dog, Red Wolf and Old Style’s ‘Red Style’ for inspiration.” says Ansari. “And then we did our own thing.”

Piss on Chevy is a Classic American Pilsner, brewed with “Lotsa’ corn and rice from the heartland,” says Keith. “I was a little leery about using ‘piss’ in the name, but the guys insisted.”

Red, White and Blue is a “fancy” beer, according to Keith, brewed with lots of wheat and infused with cherry and blueberry extract. “For the girls mostly,” he laughs.

If the product catches on, Keith plans to roll them out in all of his bars.

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In other news…

New Glarus and Dogfish Head will be here next month as well as Russian River, Lost Abbey and Green Flash!

IPAs, Imperial Stouts and other beers tumble from the ranks at Ratebeer and Beer Advocate, making way for Pilseners, ESBs and Belgian Pale Ales!

Stub & Herb’s to feature Anheiser Busch day at the bar in celebration of the new Twin’s Stadium! All AB products on tap!

etc.

Happy April Fool’s Day!

Bell’s Fermented Eclipse at Stub & Herb’s

By on March 30, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events

More fun from the folks at Stub & Herb’s… On June 26th from 3-10 they are doing a festival with Bell’s, “The Fermented Eclipse.”  During the event, they will be doing special releases of different Bell’s products throughout the night as well as having a Bell’s brewer run a game of bar trivia.  The winning team will walk away with a year supply of Bell’s!  They will be tenting off the parking lot and will have a live performance by a major local band that evening.  Jon also has some Expedition Stout Barrels that they will be chopping up and throwing in a smoker for bbqing chickens.  The Bell’s beer trailer will be parked outside and beer will be flowing.  They will only be pouring BIG beers from Bell’s that night.  The lineup includes:  Batch 9000, Black Note, Bourbon-Barrel Hell Hath No Fury, Oatmeal Stout (1st time tapped in MN), and 3 other special taps that are apparently secret thus far.  Also look for Expedition Stout, Cherry Stout, Double Cream, Kalamazoo and Rye Stout  on tap.  This should be the biggest collection of big beers from Bell’s ever assembled and tapped in the middle of the summertime!

Lagunitas 420 Party at Stub & Herb’s

By on March 30, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events

Duuuuuuuuuuudddddeeeeee!

Stub & Herb’s is doing a 420 party with Lagunitas.  It will obviously take place on April 20th starting at 7PM.  All Lagunita’s drafts will be $3.50 during the promo.  They’ll be putting smoke machines in Stub’s and will be providing free “munchies” and have come up with some pretty cool appetizer “bluntz.”  Stub’s will be giving away “Beer Bongs” and have a night of Reefer inspired Madness going on.

All legal. 🙂