Tickets for Winterfest go on sale on Monday, December 3rd at 12 Noon. Tickets are $45 and only 550 tickets will be sold. As always, this event will sell out. Tickets willonly be available through Ticketworks.com.
This year, Winterfest will return to Landmark Center (75 West 5th Street – St. Paul) and will take place on Friday, February 8th from 7 – 10pm.
Big beers, here we come!
Mark your calendars… great book, local beer, great museum… sounds like my kind of event!
Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota
Thursday, Dec. 6, 2007, 7 p.m. (Cash bar opens at 6 pm), Free.
Author Doug Hoverson will give an illustrated presentation about the long history of brewing in Minnesota, from the first illegal brewer at Fort Snelling, to the first commercial brewery in 1849, to the craft brewers and major companies of today. Audience members can enjoy local brews at a cash bar provided by D’Amico Catering before and after the program, and a small display of brewing collectibles. Books will be available for purchase and signing by the author.
Mill City Museum is open every Thursday until 9 p.m.
704 South Second Street
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-341-7555
www.millcitymuseum.org
Cellars in Eagan is having a beer tasting on Saturday, December 8th from 2 to 5 P.M. I had a chance to scope out the list, but, true to form, I forgot most of what was on it and didn’t write anything down. The excessive purchase of about 15 different six-packs of stout may have been the cause of the distraction. Anyway, there will be between 15 and 20 beers to sample, including Dark Horse (MI), Surly, and New England Brewing Company (CT). Kris and I have been to their tastings before and, while they aren’t exactly social events, they are well worth the visit.
November 23rd – Cask Night at Café Twenty-Eight in Linden Hills. Oak-Aged Cask Bender. 9-11pm $4 pints. We will also be giving away three sets of two official brewery Darkness glasses at our Cask Bender tapping. Any Surly purchase gets your name in the hat for the drawing (limit one entry per person). The drawing will be at 10:45 PM. Need not be present to win, but if your not you will have to come back and pick them up. Please note that these are not the evil Darkness goblets that Todd does. We only part with those for our favorite charity The Wildcat Sanctuary. Look for another charity event for them sometime this winter.
November 28th – Cask Night at Rix Bar. Surly will be bringing a pin of Dry-Hopped, Oak-Aged Furious on Cask. A free pint if you buy some food. The event starts around 6:30.