Category: bars/restaurants

Local brewers at Common Roots Cafe

By on January 24, 2008in bars/restaurants, general beer

Next week the Common Roots Cafe in south Minneapolis will be hosting three local breweries on three consecutive nights.

Join us next week for three great events with local brewers.

Surly Brewing Wednesday, January 30th, 7:30p

Meet Omar Ansari from Surly Brewing and buy a pint of their award winning Coffee Bender! One keg only – get it before it runs out.

Flat Earth Brewing

Thursday, January 31st, 5-7p

Meet Jeff Williamson from St Paul’s Flat Earth Brewing and try a free sample of his Angry Planet Organic Ale.

Brau Bros Brewing

Saturday, February 2nd, 8-10p

Meet brewers from Brau Brothers and try a free sample of their Frame Straightener Belgian Pale Ale.

Mpls St. Paul’s 40 Hot Spots…

By on January 23, 2008in bars/restaurants

The February issue of Mpls. St. Paul picks The Happy Gnome as one of its 40 hot spots in the Twin Cities. Fess up, which one of you looks like James Cromwell?

A man – the spitting image of James Cromwell – is sitting at the bar, and he’s spitting mad. “You’re out of it already?” he asks in disbelief, pointing to a sign advertising Brooklyn Center-brewed Surly Darkness…

Also, The Groveland Tap and The Happy Gnome get the nod in an short piece, “Where to Eat and Watch the Super Bowl.”

Wednesday’s Surly Two tapping changed

By on January 22, 2008in bars/restaurants, breweries

Despite a few all-nighters working at the Acadia Cafe, Jeff and Ted were not able to get all the work done for the inspection today. That means we need to move the two tapping down the road. To the Blue Nile! See you tomorrow night around 6:00.FYI, two is our second anniversary ale. Todd brewed this dark ale with 40 pounds of cranberries per barrel. The Acadia event will be rescheduled and they will be tapping their 1/4 barrel of Darkness 2006 at that point.See you drinking,Omar

Lake Superior Special Ale firkin at Hell’s Kitchen, Duluth

By on January 21, 2008in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

It’s times like these (sans this weekend’s arctic chill) that I wish I were in Duluth. Lake Superior Special Ale, a firkin, no less, and Hell’s Kitchen? I don’t think you can go wrong. Drink up, Duluth. I’ll be at home, nursing a bottle of Old Man Winter Warmer from 2005. 🙂

The details:

One firkin Lake Superior Special Ale, dry-hopped with Cascade hops. Hell’s Kitchen, Duluth. Tapped at 4pm, $3 pints until it’s gone. Tuesday January 22.

Beer of the Week at Buster’s

By on January 21, 2008in bars/restaurants

Have you tried the Surly Mild yet? I have to admit that I haven’t however I have a good excuse having been out of town for work for most of last week. That being said I have no excuse now and an extra incentive as this is the Beer of the Week over at Buster’s on 28th. If my memory serves me correctly that means $4 pints.