The new beer engine at Groveland Tap is up and running. The first cask is Laganitas Hop Stoopid. They are also still pouring the Goose Island reserve series. Whoops. I guess this negates the post about Grumpy’s NE pouring the first cask of Hop Stoopid in MN.
Category: bars/restaurants
Ngon News
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.
Hop Stoopid Cask at Grumpy’s NE
Visit Grumpy’s NE on Friday, July 3rd at 4:00 pm. They’ll have a firkin of Lagunitas Hop Stoopid. This will be the first Hop Stoopid firkin ever poured in MN. Oops! Groveland Tap has this on cask right now!
Father Isaac at Grumpy’s NE
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.
Goose Island Events
There are a few of ’em, so let’s get down to biznich…
1. Groveland Tap will have the Goose Island Reserve series available in limited quanties on Tuesday, June 16th at 6:00pm. Head over to St. Paul for Bourbon County Stout, Nightstalker, Imperial IPA and Demolition.
2. Eagle St. Grille will be hosting a Goose Island Summertime Kickoff featuring $3.50 pints of Goose Island Summertime Kolsch on Wednesday June 17th from 6pm – ? Enjoy some pints on the deck!
3. Nomad World Pub will be hosting a Goose Island Reserve Night featuring $5 8oz. pours of Night Stalker on Thursday, June 18th starting at 7pm. Night Stalker is now ranked #31 on Beer Advocate’s ‘Top Beers On The Planet’ list and rising. This will be one of your last chances to get Night Stalker before it is gone until 2010.
4. On Thursday, June 25 beginning at 6pm, Restaurant Max and Goose Island Beer are hosting a reception and five course, beer dinner for $45 per person (excluding tax and gratuity).
The courses are exquisitely prepared by the acclaimed culinary team of Restaurant Max and carefully paired with Goose Island Beers. Call 612.340.0303 to make your reservation today.