Mark your calendars and prepare to argue… Surly Darkness will show its proverbial face in the Twin Cities in October, and Jon over at Stub and Herb’s hasd decided to hold a Darkness Eve Party and Beer Swap. It will take place on October 24th from 8-10 pm Jon is gathering a good selection of Russian Imperial Stouts to have on hand (Old Rasputin, Storm King, Avery Czar and Leinenkugel’s Big Eddy thus far), and may also have some Surly cask beer so that Jon can show off his new beer engine. Beer trading encouraged.
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The Bulldog, St. Paul
Yup. Thanks to Ed for the scoop.
Who’s going to Great Taste?
Dawn and I are taking Friday off of work and rolling into Madison sometime during the day. I think we’re going to visit Leinenkugel’s on our way (as we’ve both never been there) and then spend the rest of the day in Madison. We don’t have any hard-set plans, though I’d like to venture over to the Great Dane at one point or another. We’re staying at the Sheraton near the event.
In any case, dear readers, who else is going? Where are you staying?
A New Brewpub in Ely
I received a nice note from Andy Sakrison regarding his new project, BoatHouse Brewhouse & Restaurant, a new startup brewpub in Ely, Minnesota. Andy used to work in the brewery at Fitger’s Brewhouse in Duluth. I had heard a bit about the project from some other folks involved about a year ago, so it’s cool to see this come into fruition.
They’re up and running and legal to brew. Just don’t show up looking for beer quite yet, give them a couple of weeks to get the taps flowing.
They’ve also got a full bar with a number of micros in the bottle to choose from right now as well as taps of Summit EPA, Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale and Lindeman’s Framboise. Live music on the weekends as well. I look forward to checking it out once the house beer starts flowing.
Surlyfest Update
Here’s the skinny from Surly… unfortunately, I’ll be out of town for a wedding. Fortunately, that wedding is in Duluth. With any luck, I’ll be able to sneak into the Brewhouse sometime that weekend.
– September 6th at the brewery
– $30 tickets for 21+
– Minors are free and welcome with parent
– 4 beers included for that price
– .5 Liter German-made SurlyFest Stein included with admission
– Tapping of the first SurlyFest keg of the season
– Food available for purchase at the event
– 2 or 3 bands playing outside
– Large tent for a rain-or-shine event
– Gate is open 4:00 ? 8:00
– Open house in the brewery to see what we have been up to
– Tickets on sale at the brewery during tours and Saturdays 12:00-2:00
– Tickets are limited and nonrefundable