It’s kind of like Christmas in January, the annual release of Bell’s Hopslam. But unlike your parents telling you Santa won’t come if you stay up you will be rewarded if you’re able to stay up on Sunday night. Acadia Cafe will be tapping the Hopslam at the stroke of midnight. $4/12 oz.
Category: beer events
Cellar Raid at France 44
France 44 has an upcoming series of cellar beer tastings that sound cool. They’re $20 a piece and the first in the series is on January 19th. The first class will be all about stouts and porters. They will be opening a few past vintages of each style and whenever possible, they will open the new vintage of the same beer to compare and contrast. Register here.
Beer & Cheese Pairing in Le Center
Join The Cheese Cave at Traxler’s Hunting Preserve in Le Center for an evening of beer and food. The Traxler’s culinary staff will be cooking up some of their favorites and pairing a selection of cheeses with Schells beers.
Check out the hearty hors d’oeuvres that will be offered: duck egg rolls, wild boar pig wings, sesame pheasant, blue cheese stuffed moose meatballs, ranch wings with parmesan cheese and bruschetta with Alaskan halibut and cheese crumbles.
Cost: $40/person
Call 507-357-6940 to reserve your space
Scottish Ale Tapping at Granite City
Granite City taps their Scottish Ale on January 23, 2011 will then tap a whisky/oak-aged version on February 21st. As far as I know, the latter seems to be something new for their seasonal Scottish ale.
Ice bar beer
Nothing makes you feel like a true Minnesotan quite like ordering a beer in January from an ice bar. Head over to Great Waters Thursday night, relax by the fire, and enjoy a pint.
Happy hump day everybody. In case you need a reason to tip a pint tomorrow evening, the Great Waters ice bar will be open tomorrow from 5-8pm serving winter warmers and shots by a roaring fire. Also, we’re planning to tap a special release dry-hopped firkin of cask pale ale. See you there!