Join Blackbird Cafe Monday and Tuesday, May 14th &15th, during Happy Hour (2-5pm) and enter the Boulder Mojo Nitro Mustache contest! All you have to do is show up, order a Mojo Nitro, give yourself a wicked “Beer-Stache” & have your polaroid taken by one of the highly trained polaroid photographers to enter. Voting will take place through Friday at Blackbird and the winner will take home a pretty sweet Boulder Beer Gift Basket.
Category: bars/restaurants
Bell’s Black Note Tappings
During American Craft Beer Week there will be a couple of special Bell’s tappings around the cities. Two of which include Black Note Stout: Black Note Stout blends the complex aromatics of Expedition Stout with the velvety smooth texture of Double Cream Stout and ages the combination in freshly retired oak bourbon barrels for months. Here are two places you’ll find it!
Wednesday, May 16th at 4:00pm at Bulldog Lowertown
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Wednesday, May 16th at 5:00pm at Buster’s on 28th
ACBW at Butcher and the Boar
Kick off American Craft Beer Week at Butcher and the Boar this year! On Monday, May 14th they will be featuring Great Lakes Brewing Company by pouring three of their very awesome beers. The brews include Rallydrum Red (Brewed in Honor of the Cleveland Indians, who are in town playing the Twins on Monday), Holy Moses White Ale, and a VERY limited Bourbon Barrel Aged Black Out Stout.
Then on Thursday, May 17th Butcher and the Boar will be featuring Fulton! They will have four varieties of Fulton beer available including Sweet Child of Vine IPA, The Lonely Blonde, The Ringer Pale Ale & a Cask of Worthy Adversary. They also feature Fulton Fries on their menu, that go great with the brews! However, the Fulton Fries are not available in their beer garden, only in the restaurant.
Whatcha’ Doing Tonight?
Tonight’s a busy night for beer. Take your pick… or hit all three!
1. The Beer Dabbler is having a Ticket Presale Party at Tiffany’s in St. Paul. You can buy your tickets for The Beer Dabbler at Twin Cities’ Pride Fest in Minneapolis (June 22nd) and/or The Beer Dabbler at Highland Fest in St. Paul (July 21st) and save $5. As a bonus, Tiffany’s is having a Sam Adams tap takeover featuring 14 beers and flights of 4 for $7. Beers include their Grumpy Monk, Belgian Session, Griffin Bow, Norse Legend and other special releases. 6-9pm, tickets on sale at 7pm.
2. The Nomad World Pub’s Midweek Beer Geek is 6-9pm and will feature Abita’s St. Gleason’s Imperial Red. As per usual, Minnesota Beer Activists will be in attendance and the Brewbicle crew will be on hand to showcase their products and give one away to one lucky winner.
3. Minneapolis/St. Paul Beer School has their final event of the quarter (semester?) tonight at Republic in Minneapolis which will feature some special, yet-to-be-named beers. Pay them a visit and you’ll also have a chance to check out Republic’s newly-expanded draft selection.
There’s no reason to be bored tonight. Forget reality TV, you need a beer!
Stanley’s Beer Vs. Wine Dinner Thursday
Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room is holding a beer vs. wine dinner on Thursday, May 3rd. Six wines. Six beers from Brooklyn Brewery. $75/person, $135/couple. Social hour begins at 6:30 pm with dinner to follow at 7:00 pm. Diners will vote for their favorite after each round. Follow this link to purchase tickets.
1st course: Amuse bouche: Kalamata olive tapanade. Crostini. Capers, garlic, lemon, tomato, bleu cheese.
Beer: Brooklyn radius (a belgian session beer only sold in the “radius” of the brewery.)
Wine: Avissi Prosecco2nd course: Arugula fig salad. Baked bacon & goat chz wrapped figs, toasted slivered almonds, onion, citrus vinaigrette.
Beer: Brooklyn Companion (weat wine, bottle conditioned)
Wine: Joel Gott Sauvignon Blanc3rd course: Peppercorn seared ahi tuna steak. Fresh avacado salsa (cilantro,mango,pickled ginger), wasabi, ginger soy, scallions, won-ton chips.
Beer: Brooklyn Sorachi Ace
Wine: Terra d’ Oro Barbera4th course: Chicken a la king. Wild mushroom/ bell pepper creamsauce, poached chicken, fried leeks, wild rice stuffed crepes.
Beer: Brooklyn Wild 1 (local 1 brewed with wild yeast, never sold)
Wine: Folie a’ Deux Russian River Chardonnay5th course: Braised beef short ribs w/ polynesian bbq. Garlic butter noodles, scallions, ginger/garlic/hoisin BBQ sauce.
Beer: Brooklyn Mary’s Maple Porter
Wine: Folie a’ Deux Dry Creek Zinfandel6th course: Cranberry orange creme brule. House made cranberry/orange compote.
Beer: Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
Wine: Menage a’ Trois Moscato