Join us at Stub & Herb’s once again for another Wednesday tasting! On Wednesday, May 28th, representatives from Ommegang will be on hand to talk about their beer and share some samples. $5. Every one of these events has been a great time. Cheers to Jon and the staff at Stub & Herb’s for doing such a good job.
Look for summer tastings outside. This should be fun!
BONUS: If you own a MNBeer t-shirt, wear it and your tasting will be comped. Limit 1 per person 🙂 and no homemade t-shirts. 🙂
Growlers will go on sale Thursday May 29th from 3:30 to 6:30. Jeff and Cathie will have growlers of Belgian Pale Ale, Element 115, Cygnus X-1 and Black Helicopter. Prices are $16 cash only, for Belgian, Element 115, Cygnus and Angry Planet when available. Seasonals will vary on pricing. Black Helicopter will be $20.
The third annual National Brew Fest will be June 20-21 in downtown Mankato, Minn. There are tasting sessions from 4-7 p.m. each day, with live music from 4-11. This year’s musical headliners are The Marshall Tucker Band and Canned Heat, and they’ll be joined by a half-dozen local/regional bands like Lamont Cranston and the Butanes. Last year about 5,200 people attended the event, which featured about 100 beers from 30 brewers around the nation. More information and tickets are available at www.nationalbrewfest.com
100 different beers, food, music & more.
A portion of proceeds from the tasting will benefit the St. Paul Jaycees.
The event takes place near the corner of Hennepin and Lake, Minneapolis.
$25 in advanced, $28 at the gates.
ShamROCK is Finnegans’ second annual outdoor music event benefitting Heading Home Hennepin. ShamROCK 2008 is an afternoon-to-evening music extravaganza featuring up-and-coming local and national acts and a headline performance by Built to Spill. You’ll find Finnegans beer on tap, street entertainment and contests, food from The Cabooze & Whiskey Junction, and a day of partying for a great cause.Built to Spill will take the outdoor stage at 8:30 p.m.; the rest of the line-up is as follows: Ol’ Yeller, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, and Minneapolis favorites A Night In The Box and Romantica. For what it’s worth, I really like Built to Spill and Ol’ Yeller… of course before you try to pigeonhole me, I was just listening to Strike Anywhere in the car, but I digress…This year’s Finnegans ShamROCK will benefit  Heading Home Hennepin, a community coalition to end homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County by 2016. For tickets and more information, visit  www.finnegansshamrock.org.