Category: beer events

Surly Firkin at 3 Squares

3 Squares in Maple Grove, the newest member of the Blue Plate Restaurant Company and sibling to Groveland Tap and the Grills, will have a firkin of Tea-Bagged Furious in addition to Furious, Bender, Coffee Bender, CynicAle, 16 Grit and Bitter Brewer on tap.

Beer Dinner at Birchwood Cafe

In honor of Earth Day, the Birchwood Cafe will be hosting a candlelit Earth Day Beer Dinner featuring artisanal Minnesota microbrews and live jazz music. The 7 course tasting menu is available for $75 per person and reservations are required (call 612-722-4474).

Beet & Donnay Chevre Terrine
with Tangelo & Melted Leek Sauce
Farm Girl Saison, Lift Bridge Brewery

Herbie’s Trout with Craftsman Coppa
Fiddlehead Ferns & Wild Ramps
Parsley Almond Pesto & Sunchoke Chips
Kayak Kölsch, Lake Superior Brewing Company

Mini Tuna Slider
on Brioche Bun with
Horseradish Maibock Mustard, Onion & Tomato
Camembert Cheese Curds with Tart Cherry Ketchup
Summit Maibock, Summit Brewing Company

Grain Belt Premium & Lime Sorbet

Poached Wild Acres Chicken Breast
and Wild Rice & Asparagus Chowder
with Acorn Squash & Chorizo
Furious, Surly Brewing Company

Grilled Bison Ribeye
Onion Rings & Gold Chanterelles
Red Currant Porter Reduction & Chestnuts
Cygnus X-1, Flat Earth Brewing Company

Surly Coffee Bender Ice Cream Float
Salted Caramel, Chocolate Chili Cookie
Coffee Bender, Surly Brewing Company

Acadia Cafe First Anniversary on the West Bank

Acadia is celebrating its first anniversary on the West Bank with a 2-day celebration this Friday and Saturday (3-27 & 38). Each night, one lucky person can win a free beer for a year at Acadia. Basically, the winner gets one free beer of his/her choice every day for a year.

Saturday is the big beer day, with visits from brewers from Bells, Flat Earth, Rush River and Summit. Friday & Saturday features $2 Rogue Beers during the evening’s music beginning at about 7 p.m. Lots of beer swag and featured firkins.

Saturday Schedule
Starting 1:30pm thru 8pm Acadia will have alternating guest breweries/brewers who give a half hour introduction for their beer followed by an hour long music set. There will be $2 beers from each showcased brewery during that hour and a half. After 8pm – $2 Rogue and Summit beers.

1:30pm  Bells

3:30pm Rush River

5:00pm  Flat Earth

6:30pm Summit

See www.acadiacafe.com for music listings.

Unibroue Tasting

A rare opportunity to taste some of the best beer in North America with Mark Proell, National Sales Representative of Quebec’s own Unibroue. Mark will present a guided tasting into the best Unibroue has to offer, complete with tasty snacks from The Muddy Pig.

Tuesday, March 31st @ 7pm at The Muddy Pig,

Tickets available at Thomas Liquors and The Muddy Pig.

$20 includes beer, food and $5 off your next purchase of Uniboue products at Thomas Liquors.