Category: bars/restaurants

Muddy Pig Craft Beer Week Events

By on May 16, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events, general beer
Good to see St. Paul lining up some events for Craft Beer Week. The Muddy Pig jumps into the mix, offering a different piece of glassware for almost every day of the week. New Belgiuim, Fulton, Bell’s, Ommegang, Deschuttes and Dark Horse. Also, Wednesday is a release party for Pennsylvania-based Weyerbacher, new to our market. All events start at 5pm.
  • Monday, May 17. Purchase a pint of New Belgium Ranger IPA and keep the glass (while supplies last)
  • Tuesday, May 18. Purchase a pint of Fulton Sweet Child of Vine and keep the glass (while supplies last)
  • Wednesday, May 19. Another new brewery hits the market, Weyerbacher Brewing Company of Easton, PA. This small brewery has been around for 15 years and has established a reputation for making big and beautiful beers a bit different from the others. We will have 3 of their beers on tap including Double Simcoe IPA, Merry Monks Belgian-style tripel and Blithering Idiot barleywine.  Oddly, we won’t have any Weyerbacher glasses.
  • Thursday, May 20. Bell’s pint night. Purchase a pint of Oberon or Two Hearted and keep the glass (yup, while supplies last).
  • Friday, May 21. Dark Horse Amber, purchase a pint and keep the glass (you know).
  • Saturday, May 22. Ommegang Abbey Ale. As above.
  • Sunday, May 23. Deschutes Hop Henge. Might as well stop in and complete your collection.
So what are you doing next week? Drinking great beer and building up your collection of branded glassware.
Mark

Imperial IPAs @Blue Nile

By on May 16, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events

The Blue Nile will do their part to celebrate American Craft Beer Week by holding a one-day mini-event with 5 imperial/double IPAs on tap: Surly Abrasive Ale, Moylan’s Hopsickle, Avery Jaharaja, Founders Double Trouble, and Deschutes Hop Henge. Taste all 5 in 4 oz pours for $10.

Time to Hit the Patios Again

By on May 14, 2010in bars/restaurants

Celebrate the return of sun and relative warmth to Minnesota tonight by finding a patio to lounge on; there are many to choose from. Over at Ngon, Hai has Flat Earth Northwest Passage IPA as the current seasonal for your drinking pleasure and has whipped up some Surly Four ice cream to satisfy the craft beer drinker’s sweet tooth.