Category: bars/restaurants

Hoppy Days at the Blue Nile

By on September 2, 2011in bars/restaurants, beer events

Attention Hop Heads: The Blue Nile has your ticket to happiness. Stop in soon and pick from a great line up of hoppy beers. Have a pint, have a sampler, have fun.

Starting with our new menu today, we’re shining the light on IPAs, double IPAs, Imperial IPAs, oak-aged, and black IPAs. Or Cascadian Dark Ales, whatever they’re calling them.

On tap: Deschutes Hop in the Dark CDA, Breckenridge 471 Imperial IPA, Rush River Double Bubble Imperial IPA, Dark Horse Double Crooked Tree Double IPA, and 21st Amendment Hop Crisis Oak-aged Imperial IPA.

Add to this some IPAs we already had on tap, like Surly Furious, Fulton Sweet Child of Vine, and Harriet West-Side Belgian-style IPA, these comprise the set from which you can sample.

3 4-ounce pours for $7.

There are three beers waiting in the wings, when one of these runs out: Great Lakes Lake Erie Monster Imperial IPA, Great Divide Hercules Imperial IPA, and Avery Maharaja Imperial IPA.

These will continue until they run out…our next event, September 16: 6 beers from the New Belgium Lips of Faith series.

Brewmaster’s Dinner

By on August 31, 2011in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events, breweries

It’s hard to believe the Autumn Brew Review is just around the corner, but that means so is the annual Brewmaster’s Dinner. This year’s dinner will be held at the Republic, one of the Twin Cities newest additions to the craft beer scene.

The event will be held Friday, September 16th with a meet and greet beginning at 6pm & dinner being served at 7pm. The dinner will feature 5 courses and the following 5 breweries and speakers. Oh, and a surprise brewery. And no, I can’t tell you who it is, but believe me, you do not want to miss it.

From Left Hand Brewing Company out of Longmont, Colorado, Eric Wallace, the Owner.

The Founders of 21st Amendment Brewery out of San Francisco, California, Shaun O’Sullivan & Nico Freccia.

The Brewmaster of Great Lakes Brewing Company out of Cleveland, Ohio, Luke Purcell.

From Minnesota’s own Surly Brewing Company, Omar Ansari, the Owner.

And, the Head Brewer of Odell Brewing Company out of Fort Collins, Colorado, Joe Mohrfeld.

Tickets are $80 not including tax or gratuity and go on sale September 1st.
You can purchase them in person at the Republic or call (612)338-6146 to reserve your spot (a credit card will be required in order to make reservations).

REPUBLIC
at 7 Corners
221 Cedar Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55454

Beer at the Fair?

By on August 28, 2011in bars/restaurants, brewpubs

In the past few years, the Great Minnesota Get Together has begun offering more and more craft beer, and this year may be the best. Of particular note is the Ball Park Cafe, on Underwood Street outside of The Garden. Next to your standard macros and malt beverages are local offerings from Surly, Summit, Schells and Liftbridge and other top notch craft selections from Stone, Alaskan, Odell, Goose Island and Tallgrass. To find a particular beer, check out the Fair’s Food Finder. (Thanks gromit!)

Spot other good selections? Let us know in the comments!

Free Cask Ale Tonight at Brewing TV/Lift Bridge Premiere

By on August 25, 2011in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

Brewing TV and Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room are teaming up to bring you some free beer! Tonight, BTV will premiere their newest episode featuring Lift Bridge Brewing Company. The good folks from Lift Bridge will be on hand to present a cask of their Hop Prop IPA. Your first pint is on the house! Just stop by the BTV table for a ticket and have one on Stanley’s and Northern Brewer (Brewing TV’s sugar daddy). Event lasts from 7-9 p.m.