If you don’t live in the neighborhood, they’ll still let you in, but you may not have heard about this monthly appearance by Fulton. The third Wednesday of every month is Neighborhood Night and you’ll find the Fulton guys guest bartending at North Washington Cafe, $3.50 taps of their beer and live music starting at 8:00 pm.
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Hump Day Options
It’s hump day and if you need something to look forward to this evening, to make the hours in between now and then a little easier, here are a few options.
Fulton will have a cask of Worthy Adversary at Old Chicago in Eden Prairie at 5:00.
On the other side of town, Great Waters is putting Tighty Whitey Wit, described as “a tart Belgian wit beer with tastes of chamomile, corriander and orange peel” on tap.
Or if you’re looking for a to go option, Vine Park has growlers of Black IPA, Munich Helles and Irish Stout.
The Final Final Surly Anniversary Party
Minnesota beer lovers in Rochester will have the honor of hosting the final party to celebrate 5 years of Surly.
Come to Whistle Binkies–both locations–next Tuesday as they roll out the barrels! We’ll post tappings and start times if we see ’em.
3120 Wellner Drive NE and 247 Woodlake Drive SE in Rochester.
Surly Anniversary Party at Groveland Tap.
(It was thankfully brought to our attention that the REAL final event is the March 2nd)
Well the March is almost here and that means Surly is officially 5 years old and we’ll have to wait another year to celebrate another Surly anniversary. But at least we’ll have their beer to get us through.
Stop by the Groveland Tap on Monday to celebrate at the brewery’s final anniversary party.
Surly 5th Birthday Stops at The Tap on Monday Feb. 28th!! We will be tapping a keg of Moes Bender at 5pm, a cask of Dry Hopped Bender at 6 pm, AHA Rally beer at 7 pm and Pentagram at 8 pm. There are limited amounts of all and very limited of the Rally beer and Pentagram, we will begin to sell tickets for those at 5pm with a limit of 1 per person.
MLBA: Make Up Your Mind
According to this Star Tribune Piece by Paul Levy, Frank Ball and the MLBA seem to have changed their minds:
But Wednesday, he adopted his stance of a week ago, when he said: “We’re not talking about tires, batteries or accessories. This is alcohol, and it’s highly regulated. There’s a reason this law has been on the books since 1933.”
Deep pockets?
Couple that with some of the misinformation I’ve heard in the past week or so and I think it’s fair to share a few friendly reminders…
Things to consider:
The bill doesn’t allow breweries to sell cans, bottles growlers or beer to go at the brewery. Just beer for consumption on-site.
This bill has nothing to do with Sunday sales.
This bill has nothing to do with wine/strong beer in grocery stores.
With regard to Surly, their increased capacity will force them into the three-tier system, likely within the next year.
Increased capacity means more beer for for bars & liquor stores to sell.
All around the country similar projects exist and local retailers and bars are still selling beer. For reference, look to well-known examples such as Stone Brewing, Goose Island, Deschutes, Red Hook, Dogfish Head and so many others.
As consumers, we’ll still buy bottles and cans of Surly from your liquor stores and pints and pitchers from your bars.
Choosing to stop selling Surly at your bar or liquor store in light of this legislation is silly. Take a look at the rest of your selection and see how many of breweries already do what Surly has proposed. You’ll likely be surprised.
MNBeer.com supports this legislation. If you’re a brewery, distributor or restaurant/bar that supports the legislation, we’d love to hear it. On the same note, if you don’t, please drop me a line (ryan AT mnbeer.com) and let me know why. I’m not interested in calling anyone out, I’m just trying to gauge actual opposition & understand where you’re coming from. Thus far, despite requests, no one has stepped forward in opposition. Other than a “Friend of a friend of a friend” story or two, I’m not hearing much.