Category: beer events

Catch a Ride to All Pints North!

By on June 26, 2013in beer events, beer travels

allpintssmThe folks from GetKnit are making your trip to Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild’s All Pints North Summer Brew Fest a little easier. If you’re not crazy about paying out the nose for a hotel in Duluth or bribing a sober cab from the Twin Cities, catching a ride, this may be the option for you. They’re also throwing in an event ticket, lunch, a pre-event party and other offers. Grab tickets here. Now through July 5th, you can get one for $79. After that it’s $99.

Our day will begin in Roseville, where your GetKnit Gurus will anxiously await your arrival and have already taken care of all of the details of your day. As we travel north aboard our luxury coach bus, we will pad our bellies for the day ahead with some delicious boxed lunches and prepare to enjoy all that this beer-fest has to offer – and then some!

We will be welcomed to Duluth, the mayor-proclaimed Craft Beer Capital of Minnesota, by our friends at the North Shore’s newest brewery, Bent Paddle Brewing Company.  These skilled brewers will treat us to a private tour of their state-of-the-art facility as well as samples of their brand new brews.  Learning about the brewing process, why Lake Superior water is some of the best in the world for brewing, and tasting beers directly from the fermentation tanks will be the perfect warm-up for the day’s festivities.

A short jaunt across town will deliver us to the main attraction of the day: the second annual All Pints North Summer Brew Fest at Bayfront Festival Park.  The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild has invited us to enjoy no-wait access to their annual event featuring unlimited tastings from more than 40 member breweries and brewpubs from across our great state – as well as select regional and national beer companies.  As if the beer wasn’t enough to satisfy your appetite for local flavors, you will also have access to the array of on-site food trucks.

After four hours of tasting the best beers that our northern neighbors have to offer, we will hop aboard our buses and let our drivers deliver us safely back to our beloved Cities.

Meet-Up Location

2750 Cleveland Avenue
Roseville, MN 55113

Time

11:30 AM – 9:30 PM
note: please arrive 15-20 minutes early for check-in

The U & Brew

By on June 13, 2013in beer events, breweries

The-U-and-Brew-2013-ThumbThis sounds like fun… on Thursday, June 27th from 4-7pm you can meet local brewers who are U of M alums! Lucid Brewing  –  Fulton Brewing – Badger Hill Brewing – Bad Weather Brewing – Excelsior Brewing – Indeed Brewing –  Pour Decisions Brewing

Sample their beer. Learn about the U’s Barley and Hops programs. Enjoy appetizers. Win a raffle prize.

Co-sponsored by the Office of Business Relations, the Growler, and the Beer Dabbler.  $25 Call Phil at 612-625-1442 to RSVP.

Campus Club 4th Floor of Coffman Union

Have a Beer with the Fair State Brewing Coop Tonight

By on June 5, 2013in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries, contest

Fair StateTonight from 6-9pm at Republic Calhoun Square in Uptown, the guys from the new Fair State Brewing Cooperative are having a meet and greet event. Go, grab a beer, bring a friend and learn about how you can become a member. If you’re already a member, you can earn a referral bonus worth $10 at the taproom for each friend who signs up. Whoever has the most referrals by the time the brewery opens gets to work with head brewer Niko Tonks to design a special release beer. Check it out!

More info on their Facebook page.

 

Brooklyn Brewery Mash: Adventures in Food, Film, Music, Books & Beer

By on June 5, 2013in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer education, beer events

This sounds like a lot of fun – from June 17-23rd,  Brooklyn Brewery brings a roster of parties, comedy, concerts, pop-up supperclubs and readings to the Twin Cities, all featuring “humanity’s favorite beverage.”

“The Mash is an expression of Brooklyn art, music, food and the cultural links we see with many cities around the world,” says Brooklyn Brewery President & Co-founder Steve Hindy. “There is a revolution happening in the world of food and the world of beer, and we are happy to celebrate this revolution with our friends around the US.”

NYC food and art organizations have been closely linked to Brooklyn Brewery from the beginning. Be it a beer dinner, cook-off, concert or film festival, the ethos of these happenings has consistently mirrored the consideration and creativity behind the making of The Brewery’s beer. Paired with the flavor and flair of Brooklyn, classic nightlife is re-imagined as a more interactive experience. During The Mash, participants will enjoy an array of perennial and rare Brooklyn beers.

Helping color in The Mash, NBNY, the organizers of Brooklyn’s Bring to Light festival, will create their immersive installations of light and projection art throughout the tour. Continuing Brooklyn Brewery’s long tradition of giving back, proceeds from every ticket sold will go to The Land Stewardship Project, a nonprofit dedicated to creating transformational change in our food and farming system by fostering an ethic of stewardship for farmland, promoting sustainable agriculture and developing sustainable communities.

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Tue, June 18–Fri, June 21, 5-7pm; The Happy Gnome; 498 Selby Ave, St. Paul, MN
Brooklyn beer specials, new and special offerings, cheese pairings, giveaways and info on all things Mash.
Wed, June 19, 10pm; The Amsterdam; 6th & Wabasha; Saint Paul, MN – $5
Togather and Brooklyn Brewery present a conversation on craft beer featuring Christian DeBenedetti, author of The Great American Ale Trail and Twin Cities’ own Joseph Alton, editor of The Growler. Performances to follow by The Ericksons and Bora York.
 
Wed, June 19, 7pm; Haute Dish; 119 Washington Ave, N Minneapolis, MN – $85
Multi-course beer dinner celebrating local cuisine, interpreted 2 ways: by Chef Landon Schoenefeld of Haute Dish and Brooklyn Brewery House Chef Andrew Gerson.
Found Footage Festival: Best of The Midwest
Thu, June 20, 8pm; Heights Theater; 3951 Central Ave NE, Columbia Heights, MN – $12
A hilarious show that features footage from videos that were found at garage sales and thrift stores and in warehouses and dumpsters across the country. The “Best of The Midwest” edition will feature footage found exclusively in MN, WI, MI and IL. Special guests from videos harvested in the Twin Cities will appear live at the show.
NY Night Train Soul Clap & Dance-Off with DJ Mr. Jonathan Toubin
Thu, June 20, 11pm; Turf Club; 1601 University Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN – $7
Compete for a trip to New York for the Dance-Off championship at Brooklyn Bowl and $100 cash prize after getting warmed up with the exquisite 1960s soul 45s of world famous Brooklyn DJ Jonathan Toubin. Must be 21 years of age to win.
Sun, June 23, 10:30am; 312 East Lyndale Ave N, Minneapolis, MN 55405
The Brooklyn Brewery House Chef will be cooking up some of his favorite finds from the market. Stop by for cooking and beer pairing tips.
Sun, June 23, 4pm; for location details, go to ChaosCooking.com – Free
A stalwart citizen opens their kitchen for a dinner party where all the guests are cooks. Each attendee brings the ingredients and everyone cooks together. Dishes are passed around, and there’s plenty of Brooklyn beer to enjoy.
Slow Supper with Chef Jamie Malone at Soap Factory
Sun, June 23, 8pm; Soap Factory; 514 2nd St. SE, Minneapolis, MN – $100
Guests will feast on a meal prepared in collaboration by Brooklyn Brewery House Chef Andrew Gerson and Chef Jamie Malone of Sea Change. Co-produced by Dinner on the Farm. Custom art installations by Brooklyn’s NBNY. All proceeds benefit The Land Stewardship Project.
Mash Specials
Throughout the week we’ll be featuring specials, pairings or fixed menus at the following locations: Bryant Lake Bowl, Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room, Stout’s Pub, Tiffany Sports Lounge.
Every installment of The Mash is custom tailored to the cities it visits.

Go to BrooklynBreweryMash.com for info on the rest of the tour.

Win a Pair of Tickets to Stanley’s NE Craft Beer Fest & Block Party

By on May 10, 2013in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

stanleysartWanna’ win a pair of tickets to the  Stanley’s NE Craft Beer Festival during Art-a-Whirl? Leave a comment listing your favorite craft beer brewed in Northeast Minneapolis for a chance to win. Winner will be chosen at random. Please include your email address when you enter your comment (no one will see it except the fine folks at MNBeer) and we’ll notify the winning party via email. Entries accepted until Midnight Sunday.