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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.

Pracna on Ma… er Halloween

By on October 30, 2009in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

Visit Pracna on Main Saturday for some devilishly good fun… read on…

  • Tapping Surly Darkness and Southern Tier Pumking Saturday morning.
  • Until supplies run out, they’ll be giving away a free Duvel glass with every bottle of Duvel purchased. Duvel is Flemish for Devil, by the way.
  • Happy Hour will be running as usual from 9pm-11pm. $3 for most of the micros/domestics on tap, which includes the Pumking, Victory’s Storm King Stout, Moylan’s Double Kilt Lifter, and many others. Sadly, Darkness won’t be offered on HH.

Darkness Eve at Stub and Herb’s

By on October 22, 2009in bars/restaurants, beer events

***RT @StubAndHerbs: Be at Stub’s tonight at Midnight to welcome back the Darkness.***

Whoops! Jon reminded me that this is… uh… tonight! Kegs tapped at 8pm sharp, Stub and Herb’s!

Here is the tap lineup.

Imperial Stouts:

Bell’s Expedition Stout 2008
Bell’s Expedition Stout 2009
Barrel-Aged Blend of Bells Double Cream and Expedition
Southern Tier Jahva
Southern Tier Oat
Goose Island Nightstalker
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout (I hope to have both 08 and 09)
Left Hand Oak Aged Imperial Stout
Dark Horse Plead the Fifth
North Coast Old Rasputin on Nitro
Great Divide Yeti Imperial Stout
Victory Stormking Imperial Stout

I have also ordered the following kegs and hope they make it to Stub’s in time for Friday:

Moylans Ryan Sullivan’s Imperial Stout
Lagunita’s Imperial Stout
Rogue Imperial Stout

Additional special taps for DDay eve:
Flying Dog Barrel-Aged Gonzo Porter
Bell’s Rye Stout
New Holland Dragons Milk

The event is Friday the 23rd. The special kegs all get tapped at 8PM sharp. See you then!

Gastro Non Grata 12: A Salute to Comfort Food and Cans

By on October 22, 2009in bars/restaurants, beer events, homebrew

Sunday, November 22nd, Triple Rock Social Club, Five Dollar Cover, Doors at 6

Gastro Non Grata 12 A Salute to Comfort Food and Cans

Dammit! It’s cold outside again. Why not come warm your cockels with Gastro Non Grata.

For our dozenth show we’re proud to have our first returning guest chef Landon Schoenfeld who has worked just about everywhere in town. He’s opening his own restaurant in the coming months Haute Dish where he’s going to gourmetize the comfort dishes we all know and love such as tater tot hot dish and more. He’s going to be doing three sample courses, two from his forthcoming restaurant and one from his part time job slinging hash at The Wienery.

Our beer guest will be 21st Amendment Brewery, located in San Francisco, but recently contract brewing their cans of Hell or High Watermelon Wheat and Brew Free or Die IPA amongst some brand new beers we’ll be debuting to the Metro area at Gastro Non Grata. These guys moved their release date for the city just to be a part of our little show, awwwww.

We’re proud to give you one of our most eclectic music lineups yet. Starting with the sweet country sounds of the Annandale Cardinals, followed by the dueling pianos of the Legendary Cornbread Harris and West Bank Favorite Caddilac Kolstad. Then we kick out the jams with the big sound, pint sized School of Rock. Arctic Universe hits the stage with his mesmerizing gothic crooning and then Falcon Crest will bring the loud noises to finish off the evening.

Northern Brewer will start the show off by pouring samples our batch of Lambic beer we brewed at the last show, then starting a whole new batch of wonderful Gastro-Brew.

And as always there will be delicious dead meat door prizes provided by Clancey’s Meat and Fish in Linden Hills.

Doors open at 6, so get there early so you don’t miss a morsel.

Gastro Non Grata is a labor of love brought to you by Craig Drehmel and Jeff Mitchell.

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