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.

Ngon News

By on June 18, 2009in bars/restaurants, breweries

Ngon Vietnamese Bistro will be tapping a keg of Surly 16 Grit on Friday, but they have a keg that they need to kill first. So mention this post and get 2-4-1 Lake Superior Red. A cask of Summit Horizon Red with amarillo is also now ready for your consumption. Ngon Bistro is also planning to have a 5 course Localvor Tasting Dinner paired with Lift Bridge beer on July 21st. It will be in their garden patio & seating will be limited. Courses will be made using ingredients from local farms & the St. Paul farmers market. More details on menu will be available in July.

Father Isaac at Grumpy’s NE

By on June 18, 2009in bars/restaurants, beer events

Visit Grumpy’s NE on Friday June 26th at 4:00pm for a special event… Learn what it means to be a Trappist Monk in one of only seven Trappist Monestaries in the world that brew beer. Meet Father Isaac, the Prior of the Abbey at Koningshoven in Tilburg, The Netherlands. This is a unique opportunity to get a glimpse inside the walls of a brewing Trappist monastary. You will also get to sample Latrappe’s 125th Anniversary beer Isad’or, Koningshoeven Witte, Dubbel, Tripel, Quadrupel, as well as cheese from the monastary. Grumpy’s will also have bread from St. John’s, and will be making grilled cheese sandwiches. This event is free and open to the public. The beer is not free.