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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.

Beer Dabbler at St. Paul Winter Carnival

By on December 10, 2009in beer events, breweries

The Beer Dabbler Showcase will be at the St. Paul Winter Carnival this year. Stop down to a Mears Park in downtown St. Paul on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010 from 3:30pm – 7:30pm for beer from 40+ breweries, outdoor fires and more. With any luck, perhaps a brewery or two will heat up a few gallons of beer and mull it like Town Hall occasionally does. Mmm.
Ticket Information:
$20 ticket when you buy at any of the 8 locations prior to Jan 22nd (see locations)
$20 plus a service charge of $3 per ticket when you order online anytime
Click here to purchase tickets online
$25 at the door

We’ll be giving away ticket to this event soon. Watch the site for details!

National Homebrewers Conference in Minneapolis

By on December 9, 2009in homebrew

Thanks for the reminder Dave!

The 32nd annual National Homebrewers Conference will be held June 17-19, 2010 in Minneapolis at the Sheraton Minneapolis South.

Last year’s conference sold out with a record number of 1,200 attendees! The Twin Cities is home to the St. Paul Homebrewers Club, the AHA’s Homebrew Club of the Year for two year’s running. This promises to be another record breaking year, and a conference not to be missed!

Click here to register and to learn more.

Cork and Cask Events

By on December 9, 2009in beer events, beer stores, breweries

Thanks to Marty for the info…

Heads up to those of you going to be up in the St. Cloud Area in the next couple of weekends there’s going to be some great events at The Cork and Cask. On Friday (Dec 11th), a rep from Cold Spring Brewery will be pouring Old Johnnie Ale, Moonlight Pale Ale and John Henry from about 3-6 to show off the new 12 packs of bottles those beers will be coming in. Also, next Saturday (Dec 18) we’ll be sampling Belgian beers pretty much ALL DAY, though the most variety will be out around 3-6 pm. Not sure what I’ll have open but Troubadour Obscura, Petrus Golden Tripel, and Monk’s Cafe will I’m sure be in the mix. The Cork and Cask is located at the intersection of Highway 23 and I-94 in St. Cloud, about an hour from Maple Grove.

Upper Mississippi Mash-out Details

By on December 9, 2009in homebrew

Homebrewers take note! Here’s the text of a note on the upcoming Upper Mississippi Mash-out. Aa lot of effort is put forth by local homebrewers to make this a great homebrew competition.

Registration for the 2010 Upper Mississippi Mash-out will open on December 28th and run until January 18th 2010.  There is still time to brew your award winning batch for this annual event.   Last year we took in 869 entries from 259 different brewers in 33 states.  Thanks to our generous sponsors over the years Mash-out has been able to provide a fabulous prize to every winner in each category along with a hand-made wooden chalice for the best-in-show winners for beer, mead, and cider.

The Mash-Out is the opening event in the High Plains Brewer of the Year Award 2010, the Midwest Brewer of the Year Award 2010 and the MCAB 2011.

Further details can be found at http://www.mashout.org/.

Entries accepted – December 28th 2009-January 18th 2010