Category: beer events

Tour de Breweries

Saturday April 6th is your chance for a bicycle hat trick. The plan is to meet at Dangerous Man in northeast Minneapolis at 3pm for the beginning of a pedal-powered, beer-fueled brewery ride that end at ARTCRANK, which is taking place (appropriately) at the Grain Belt Studios.

Ommegang Game of Thrones Keg Release

The fist tapping of Brewery Ommegang’s Iron Throne Blonde Ale happens this afternoon at Grumpy’s NE. In true Grumpy’s Friday afternoon fashion, they’ll have complimentary smoked turkey legs.

Drink up and pour one out for dear old Ned Stark while you curse that annoying little shit, king Geoffrey.

Lift Bridge Beer Dinner

Lift Bridge is teaming up with FireLake Grill House and Cocktail Bar in downtown Minneapolis to bring you a delicious evening of beer and food. There are still a few tickets so after you stop drooling, give FireLake a call and book your seat.

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Reception – Farm Girl with Limousin Beef Tenderloin & Ahi Tuna

First – Gross Cut Pale Ale with Salmon Coulibiac, fennel pollen & grapefruit gastrique

Second – Chestnut Hill with Pheasant + Chestnuts = Poutine

Third – Hop Dish with Smoked pork belly, chicory & beer cheese fondue

Fourth – Sihlouette with Braised Bison with oxtails & salsify

Dessert – Commanders with Sourdough crepes, bourbon apple butter, beer caramel & cardamom creme fraiche

Tickets: $55/person (plus tax & gratuity)
Call Kristin Holt at 612-547-6241

Goat Roast at Grumpy’s NE

Grumpy's NEGrumpy’s NE, Artisanal Imports and London’s Meantime Brewing are throwing a party. a goat roast party today! They’ll be tapping two of only three Minnesota-bound kegs of Meantime’s Smoked Bock. And since it’s a Friday happy hour, you know there will be food!

The guys will be doing a Mexican Barbacoa Style goat roast. Expect food to be ready anywhere between 4-7pm. Hopefully on the earlier side of that range.

Spring Ale Fest

Spring Ale Fest 2013Beer. Bicycle-sharing. Birthday? How can you go wrong? While you don’t need to celebrate my birthday on the 6th (and no gifts, please), you should celebrate spring with great local breweries and food trucks. Sample over 30 beers from a dozen or more breweries and support one of the coolest bike sharing programs in the world, The Twin Cities’ very own Nice Ride Minnesota.  Tickets and more details at SpringAleFest.com