Good news from St. Cloud – McCann’s Food and Brew will be occupying and remodeling the recently-closed O’Hara’s space. Chris Laumb, O’Hara’s brewer, will once again be brewing at 33rd & 3rd in St. Cloud. We’re happy to hear that Chris is once again gainfully employed in the Minnesota brewing scene. He’ll be brewing all new beers at McCann’s, so if you’ve got a suggestion or an old favorite, feel free to post it here. If things stay on track, look for a fall opening. Congrats to McCann’s and to Chris! Brew on!
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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.
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Casks of Lake Superior Special Ale @ the Happy Gnome
Dammit… more good beer to drink… Lake Superior Special Ale is one of my favorite LS offerings and it’s cask-conditioned as well. Yum. Happy Gnome. Anybody planning on attending? I’ll be at this until about 9, but might just want to relax and have a beer after all of my hard work photographing canoers and kayakers at Lake Calhoun…
Starting at 7pm, we will be tapping two firkins of Lake Superior Special Ale on Thursday July 26th. Lake Superior made one firkin with Kent Golding hops, and one with Cascade hops.
We will be featuring Jolly Pumpkin Artisinal Ales for the month of August. We will kick-off the month by tapping a firkin of Calabaza Blanca on Thursday Aug 2nd. Jolly Pumpkin is an ultra small brewery in Dexter, MI. All of their beers are aged in oak barrels and then bottle conditioned. For more info about Jolly Pumpkin Brewing visit their website at www.jollypumpkin.com.
Town Hall Beer Release: Thunderstorm
This is my favorite kind of thunderstorm… beer-flavored thunderstorm… mmm… Town Hall… Monday…
This is the National Weather Service: A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey and the entire twin cities metro area. Expect large hail exceeding six inches in diameter with strong damaging winds in excess of 85 mph.  Trained weather spotters have observed a rotating wall cloud and Doppler radar has indicated a bow echo advancing towards the area just west of the Metrodome. This storm is currently heading northeast and will be entering the Minneapolis seven corners area at 5:00pm on the 23rd. Please seek shelter immediately at Town Hall and belly up to your nearest south wall to wait out the storm. This Thunderstorm has the potential to cause significant giddiness, effervescence, and the feelings a child has as the storm clouds descend.
Chad Bacon -Â Town Hall Resident Meteorologist
Brew Belgian Beers at Vine Park
Vine Park is offering, for a limited time, a chance to brew six different Belgian styled beers including Bière de Garde, Saison, Dubbel, Tripel, Wit and a clone of Stella Artois.