Beer and chocolate tasting. Bell’s stouts and chocolates from Great Ciao. Someone from Bell’s and Great Ciao will be in attendance. $15.00 please call 612-722-0175 for reservations.
The Craftsman Restaurant
4300 E. Lake Street
Minneapolis, MN, USA
www.craftsmanrestaurant.com
BEER BANQUET DEADLINE
Saturday, Jan 13 – We only have room for 100 people, most of the seats are already gone. This dinner will entail NINE entrees, TWO desserts, and COUNTLESS varieties of all the beer you can drink, including a re-brewing of last year’s Best of Show Kolsch, re-brewed by Rick Oftel of the Garden View Brewery. Only $30! (CHEAP!)
http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/beerbanquet.htmENTRY DEADLINE
Saturday, Jan 13 – The Early-Bird Entry Deadline is this Saturday. ENTRIES MUST BE AT EITHER NORTHERN BREWER OR MIDWEST BY CLOSING TIME! Remember, Beer, Mead AND Cider each have their own Best of Show this year, and each have the coveted Mash-Out CHALICE hand turned by Don Stock (Curt’s brother.) Also, don’t forget the SPECIAL categories – EIS-ANYTHING and NEW ENTRANT. Only $6 per online entry, $7 with good old fashioned paper.
http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/entryinfo.htmJUDGE / STEWARD / VOLUNTEER
Judging slots are also fast filling up – at this rate, there WILL BE NO WALK-IN JUDGES accepted. Go online and register TODAY! This year, we have a whole page of special events FOR VOLUNTEERS ONLY. Check it out at:
http://www.mnbrewers.com/mashout/volunteer.htmThe Mash-Out is fast becoming one of the largest home brewing competitions and events in the NATION, and it’s right in your OWN HOME TOWN! Get out to the Mash-Out and enjoy the show! This year, it will be held again at the KlubHaus, at 1079 Rice Street in St. Paul. RIGHT ON THE BUSLINE!
And then a little more info about the banquet… Man, it sounds tasty. If I was able to go, I certainly would… Don’t miss this!
Saturday is the deadline to sign up for the amazing Jamaican feast that Chef Manfred Krug is preparing for the Mash Out banquet on Jan. 27. More than 70 Epicureans* already have signed up, but there is still room for a few more.
*Def: fond of luxury and sensuous pleasure, esp. that of eating and drinking
Here’s what you get for $30:
Dinner:
–Sticky Citrus hot wings
–Chicken wings in a citrus glaze with Habanero pepper and orange and lime zest
–Fancy slaw with coconut and pineapple
–Creole fish and shrimp stew
–Red beans and rice
–Garlic and ginger-grilled chicken with sweet barbeque sauce
–Kingston Jerk pork butt
–Beef picadillo stew with sweet potatoes
–Assorted bread
Desserts:
–Sticky Jamaican beer cake with candied fruits
–Dark rum cheese cake with tropical fruit sauce
Beverages:
–A wide assortment of homebrews from some of the best brewers in the area. Take your pick from 8-10 taps.After this Jamaican feast, all you have to do is waddle upstairs at the Klub Haus and collect your medals at the 7:30 awards ceremony. How perfect and convenient an evening is that? As the theme says, mon, “Let’s get together and feel all right.”
Just two more days to register:
http://www.mnbrewers.com/events/mashout/beerbanquet.htm
Yup. “My Name is Kevin and I’m a Hop-head” – Kevin Murphy, City Pages.
I recently discovered that an old friend manages the Granite City in Roseville. She let me know that they’ll be tapping their Scottish ale on January 16th at 5:00 pm. I think all of the Granite City restaurants are on the same schedule, but I’m not entirely sure. Drink up!
News from the PedalPub guys:
JANUARY 2007
It’s getting exciting! As of Friday, we’ll have our new business phone number – 952-703-9000. Our purchase agreement is being finalized, with a March 1 planned delivery date. We also met with Paul Selcke, proprietor of CycleSeven.com”, who has been running a seven-person conference bike in Minneapolis for about 14 months. Paul was VERY helpful, and we look forward to partnering with him on several events in the future.
And we’ve narrowed our logo down to two choices. A VISUAL question for you this time: DROP US A NOTE and tell us which one you like best! We’ll call them “THE TRIANGLE” and “THE SCROLL”. (see attachments.) Tell us what you like (or dislike) about each one.
Thanks so much for all our leads with people in the city government, police department, and parks department last month! We have contacted many of them, and many of them are excited about the PedalPub, and are helping us on our way. And one of your leads was a channel 9 reporter who wants to do a story on us. Woo hoo!
Our website is still under construction, but at least the one we have up now is a little more graphical. Stop in once in a while to check our progress!
