Well yeah, so no smoking in the bathrooms at at Republic, but… there is a change with Beer School starting Wednesday. Due to the popularity of Beer School, it’ll be split into two sessions to make room for everyone – one at 5:30pm and one at 7:00pm The two classes will be essentially identical, so feel free to come to whichever works better for you on any given week. The first class featured Lanny Hoff of Artisanal Imports and Dave Anderson of Dave’s Brewfarm, and last week Nate Sellergren guiding the class through Stone’s beers. There’s 14 weeks left in the Spring semester, and some great breweries are lined-up. As always, the price is $5 per class, or $30 for the remaining 14 classes of the semester.

One of our friendly, across the border suppliers, Casanova Liquors, has set the date for their Beer Cave Festival. The fest takes place on April 28th, but it’s March 5th that you need to put on your calendar. Tickets go on sale at 9:00 am and if memory serves correctly, tickets tend to sell out well in advance of the festival.

Tonight at 5pm Ginger Hop will be pouring flights featuring Bell’s Brewery. The delicacies include Hop Slam, Java Stout & Third Coast Beer. Yum!