Category: bars/restaurants

Gnome Updates: Element 115 on tap, Rodenbach, Big Sky specialties, Ommegang, and Duchesse de Bourgogne

By on May 4, 2007in bars/restaurants

Busy week for The Happy Gnome.

> Flat Earth’s Element 115 on tap (as of 1pm today).

> Also pouring through this weekend are several Big Sky Brewing beers that have only been available at the brewery until last night’s beer dinner.

  • Big Sky Ivan the Terrible Imperial Stout
  • Big Sky Strong Cherry Ale
  • Big Sky Blue Hair Barley Wine
  • Big Sky Dry Hopped American Pale Ale (Cask)

> Ommegang’s Saison, Hennepin

> Belgian Flemish Red’s (sour ales) Rodenbach and Duchesse de Bourgogne (Du-chey day Ber-gOn)

> Also, next Tuesday night, they’ll be hosting the return of beers from Belgian brewer Sterkens at around 7pm with Brad “The Beer Guy” Magerkurth.

Cheers,

TruthBrew

Best of the Twin Cities 2007

By on April 25, 2007in bars/restaurants, breweries, brewpubs

Congrats to all of our local beer friends who are winners in City Pages’ Best of the Twin Cities 2007:

Best Take Home Brew: Surly Bender & Furious Psst. City Pages… it’s Brooklyn Center, not park…

Best Beer Selection in a Bar: Muddy Pig

Best Irish Pub: O’Gara’s – As I’ve said before, I think this category needs to go. I’m not against Irish-style bars, per se, but there are only so many combinations of the same dishes, the same 4-6 Irish and English beers and lots of dark wood… I’d much rather see brewpubs get a mention. Oddly enough, this year’s winner covers both categories.

Like ’em, hate ’em… those are the results. Enjoy, and congrats to the winners!

MNBeer Gathering…

By on March 24, 2007in bars/restaurants, beer events, general beer

We’ve talked about having a MNBeer gathering in the past, but things just haven’t come together… until now, of course. So here’s the deal… since many of you loyal MNBeeries are also involved with BeerAdvocate to one extent or another (I’m actually the MN & Mpls./St. Paul guide), we’re going to “borrow” the Beer Advocate Spring Thaw get-together. So… meet up with other MNBeer geeks and Beer Advocate beer nerds at the Blue Nile in Minneapolis on April 7th around 7pm.

2027 Franklin Ave. E., Minneapolis

Incidentally, April 6th is my birthday, so I’ll gladly allow you to buy me a beer!

That could get me in trouble…