Category: beer events

Mankato Craft Beer Expo

By on January 11, 2013in beer events, breweries, brewpubs

A quick reminder that the first annual Mankato Craft Beer Expo is January 19th, from 2-6pm at Verizon Wireless Center in downtown Mankato. This event is put on by the same fine folks who have brought you the St. Paul Summer Beer Festival and Craft Beer Expos in St. Cloud and Rochester, so you know it’ll be a fun event.

The expo will showcase the offerings of craft breweries here in Minnesota, as well as all over the United States. Attendees to the expo will have the opportunity to sample beers from 40 different craft breweries in a commemorative sampling glass.

In addition to this, they can enjoy educational seminars throughout the day covering subjects such as Food Pairing, Homebrewing, and the History of Brewing in Minnesota. With brewery and distributor representatives on hand to answer questions, attendees will be able to have an enjoyable and educational experience learning about beer, its components and flavors.

Live music, food, various beer related vendors will be available as well.

Summit Beer Dinner at Uptown Cafeteria

By on January 11, 2013in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events, breweries

Next Thursday, January 17th at 7:00pm,  Uptown Cafeteria is hosting a four-course beer dinner with Summit Brewer Nate Siats. Each course will be paired with a selected Summit Beer.

1st Goat Cheese Gnudi
Beet and fennel salad, with mint, olive oil and sea salt
SUMMIT WINTER ALE

2nd Pan-seared North American King Salmon
Roasted fingerling potatoes, white asparagus and shallots in a whole grain mustard sauce
SUMMIT SAGA IPA

3rd Porter Pot Roast
Slow cooked with cauliflower, carrots and sweet peas, accompanied by parmesan-smashed potatoes in natural jus
SUMMIT GREAT NORTHERN PORTER

4th Gelato ‘n Waffle
Pilsener waffle, cinnamon apple compote and vanilla
Gelato with salty honey-nut brittle
SUMMIT PILSENER

$50 (includes tax & gratuity)

Reserve now at 612-877-7263

Inspired Brewing in Belgium and America w/ Lanny and Ian

By on January 11, 2013in beer education, beer events, beer stores
This is an event you probably don’t want to miss. Spots are limited (as in 25 spots – w/ a $10 ticket). Sign up now – I’m sure this will fill up. The class is called “Inspired Brewing in Belgium and America” and is hosted by Ian from The Four Firkins and Lanny Hoff. Both of these guys are great and a lot of fun.

Our next educational tasting is going to be a truly special experience, as Ian will be joined by local craft beer legend, a Certified Belgian Beer Knight, and eloquent public speaker, Lanny Hoff. Ian and Lanny will guide you through three specific Belgian beer categories and how they are executed in both Belgium and America.

They will delve into the characteristics and history of the styles, beers, and breweries with plain language and entertaining stories. Rather than focusing on comparing each country’s example in a competitive manner to see which is better, they will discuss the influence and role that inspiration and creativity play in brewing these beers. They will also discuss the impact of Belgian brewing traditions on American craft beer and the reciprocal effect that American brewers are having on Belgian beer culture.

 

Class will be Thursday, January 31st from 7PM to 8PM.

 

The goals of the class will be:

-To have fun while learning and drinking delicious beer

-To make Belgian beer more approachable to new beer drinkers

-To develop a deeper understanding of the origin and primary characteristics of certain, specific Belgian beer styles

-To gain a greater appreciation for the role that inspiration and creativity play in how certain styles become developed and interpreted

Beers that will be sampled:

Style: Tripel (Strong Golden Ale)

Belgian Example- Brewery Bosteels ‘Tripel Karmeliet’

American Example- Victory Brewery ‘Golden Monkey’

Style: Quadrupel (Strong Dark Ale)

Belgian Example- Brewery de Konigshoeven ‘La Trappe Quad’

American Example- Brewery Ommegang ‘Three Philosophers’

Style: Oak Aged Sour Ales

Belgian Example- Brewery Bockor ‘Cuvee des Jacobins Rouge’ (Flanders Red)

American Example- New Belgium ‘La Folie’ (Sour Brown Ale)

Tickets are $10 and there are only 25 spots available, so act fast! Tickets can be purchased in person at the store or over the phone during normal business hours at 952-938-2847. All levels of beer lovers are welcome and there will be plenty of opportunities to ask questions.

You can also sign up online at:

http://thefourfirkins.com/online-store/product-detail.php?ID=5003&CatID=3516&GroupID=3503 

Butcher & The Boar Beer Bash

By on January 10, 2013in bars/restaurants, beer events, cask beer

Surly beer, sausage made with Surly, live music, meat raffle…find it all at Butcher & The Boar on Sunday.

This Sunday come join us in our winterized Beer Garden for the next installment of our Beer Bash series. We’ll be tapping 7 different Surly beers and releasing a special house-made Surly hot link. We’ve got live music by Aaron Berdofe & Dan Israel from 6-8 P.M. and we’ll be doing an hourly meat raffle from 5-9. Pretty much all around awesome. See you there.

P.S. Bring in a non-perishable food item for Joyce’s Uptown food shelf and get a free tap beer on us!