Category: beer events

FINNEGANS at the Irish Fair

Below is a press release from FINNEGANS regarding a new feature at St. Paul’s Irish Fair.  Hmm, beer tasting on an island.  Sounds like a recipe for disaster.  Sign me up!

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (July 24, 2009) – New at the Irish Fair this year is FINNEGANS: Land of Irish Holy Water; a new place for people to become acquainted with FINNEGANS Irish Amber. There will be charities spotlighted, beer being sampled and new merchandise being revealed. FINNEGANS is a beer sponsor at this year’s Irish Fair and for the Run with the Celts 5K race. The Irish Fair stars Friday, August 7, 2009 and runs through Sunday, August 9, 2009, on Harriet Island in St. Paul.

FINNEGANS: Land of Irish Holy Water will be located in the Crossroads tent. While visiting this land, pick up free postcards and watch a video to learn about the charities that FINNEGANS donates 100-percent of profits , find new FINNE-GEAR to wear while at the Irish Fair and top it all off with samples of FINNEGANS provided by the local bartender. The FINNEGANS Lasses will be in attendance as well as a new addition; the FINNEGANS Sheriff’s. These Sheriff’s will be issuing citations to those that need to learn more about FINNEGANS. Jacquie Berglund, owner and co-founder of FINNEGANS, is considered the Land of Irish Holy Water’s Mayor and will be in attendance throughout the event.

As always, all proceeds from merchandise and beer sales go to the FINNEGANS Community Fund that donates 100-percent of all profits to local charities and non-profits.

Guy Expo This Weekend

If you don’t have plans for the weekend and are up for braving that which is RiverCentre, you might want to check out The Guy Expo. There will be plenty of guy related stuff, including things for your man cave, but most importantly there will be BEER.

You can participate in the Beer-a-thon contest by sampling all of the following ($5 for 6 2-oz samples) and voting for your favorite to claim the title of The Guy Expo’s MN Beer of the Year.
Schell’s Firebrick, Hefeweizen, Dark, Zommerfest
Steamworks Steam Engine & Conductor
Guinness 250th Anniversary
Fat Tire KEG
Summit Oktoberfest, EPA, Red Horizon
Leine’s Creamy Dark & Summer Shanty

If you’re still thirsty there will be an Augtoberfest beer garden where you can purchase full size servings of the above Summit, Leine’s and Steamworks beers.

There will also be a chance to win free beer for a year and for the ladies, a Miss Guy Expo 2009 contest.

Friday, August 7 3:00 -8:00 pm
Saturday, August 8 10:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tickets: $12 adults, kids 12 & under free