The crew from Acadia Cafe & Northern Brewer are hooking up for a little beer engine fun featuring Surly Furious and Flying Dog Raging Bitch, both dry-hopped with Simcoe hops. Buy one of said cask-conditioned ales and you’ll get a free Brewing TV pint and be entered to win great swag like homebrewing starter kits (must be present to win).
To cap things off, Northern Brewer will be doing a brewing demo using their Surly Furious pro series kit.
Yum. 5-8, Tuesday, July 19th!
Vine Park’s Annual Brews Cruise is happening August 6th, and we think you should sign up right now. The cruise includes 3 hours of beer, bbq, special music from former KFAI DJ Father Time and of course some Meet the Brewer time. Cheers! $65 over at vinepark.com
Cast off your worries for an evening of Fun with the Vine Park Brew Crew as we enjoy a 3-hour cruise on the Mississippi River with hot food, cold beer, and warm friends. And we throw in a free Vine Park pint glass! The Cruise is Saturday, August 6th and we depart from Harriet Island across from downtown St Paul at 5:30pm. The boat waits for no one and you must purchase tickets ahead of time as we limit attendance. Tickets are just $75 per person but if you buy before the Fourth of July, we have a heck of deal for you: $65 and you still get the pint glass! Buy tickets at the Brewery or online.
Beer + bbq = yum! Join Summit founder Mark Stutrud for a decidedly summer beer pairing dinner at Rudolph’s.
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Appetizer Course: Summit Pilsener
Two cole slaws; Rudolphs original creamy and a spicy Asian slaw.
Second Course: Summit India Pale Ale
Smoked bar-b-que chicken, roasted peppers atop na’an (leavened Indian flat bread).
Intermezzo: Summit Silver Anniversary Ale
Entrée Course: Summit Great Northern Porter
Braised short ribs of beef, smokey honey bar-b-que sauce, seasonal vegetable.
Dessert Course: Summit Oatmeal Stout
Rudy’s Oatmeal Stout S’mores.
Cost: $35/person or $60/couple
Rudolph’s
1933 Lyndale Avenue S, Minneapolis
For reservations, call (612) 871-8969
Free beer on Monday; well just a little free beer. On Monday, July 18th Vine Park will be kicking off its 1st growler beer tasting & free brewery tours. Stop by with empty growlers and leave with full ones. They will offer 3 ounces samples of the beers for sale. If it’s popular, they’ll keep doing it. 6pm to 8pm Who’s in?
Al, the man behind all those great taps at the Blue Nile, has another week of specialness cooked up for you. This time it’s also to help honor St. Arnoldus Day.
Monday, July 18 is the Belgian holiday, St. Arnoldus Day, celebrating the holy man who exhorted citizens to drink beer, not water, in a time of plague. We’re celebrating with a total Belgian takeover of our tap lines for one day. It will also be the kick-off for Belg-a-Rama #8, our somewhat monthly series of 6 unique Belgian beers (meaning 2 beer is ever repeating in the series). The Belg-a-Rama #8 line-up:
Kasteel Cuvee des Chateau, an aged, blended version of the donker.
Poperings Hommel Bier, an early entry in the “Belgian IPA” category, before the term was ever coined.
McChouffe, the Scotch ale from Brasserie d’Achouffe.
Brasserie des Rocs Tripel Imperiale. (not an “imperial tripel”, just an incredible beer!
and two that need no introduction, Delirium Tremens and Duvel Single, the new draft version of Duvel.
The other 6: Saison Dupont, Tripel Karmeliet, Kwak, St. Bernardus Abt. 12, St. Feullien Tripel, and Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge.
Sample sets? Naturally!