Category: beer events

2012 Darkness Signing at Brooklyn Center Liquor

Brent Schoonover, this year’s Surly Darkness label artist, will be at Brooklyn Center Liquor from 5-7pm on December 14th to sign Darkness bottles, posters, swag, numbered prints, your manboobs*, etc. BYOB Darkness bottles or other swag for signatures. Cheers!

5625A Xerxes Avenue North (Map)
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429

*I don’t know that he’ll actually sign manboobs. You’ll have to ask.

Winterfest 2013

UPDATE: Seasonal Six Pack tickets are SOLD OUT for the year.

We talked about this change-up a bit earlier this season, but things are now finalized. Your very first opportunity to buy Winterfest tickets will be on December 1st at noon as part of the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild’s “Seasonal Six Pack Holder,” which will include a pair of tickets to All Pints North, Autumn Brew Review and Winterfest. This ticket pack runs $290. If you’ve ever sat in front of a keyboard waiting to order Winterfest or ABR tickets, you’ll likely find this a relief… and you’ll have an excuse to visit Duluth for All Pints North, which was a really great event this summer.

This year’s Winterfest takes place on Friday, February 1st from 7-10pm at the Minnesota History Center. Tickets for this event will be $75 and will go on sale on Monday, December 10th at noon. Mark your calendars!

For those unfamiliar with the event, Winterfest is the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild’s premiere event, highlighting Minnesota breweries and brewpubs. Breweries and brewpubs all put their best foot forward and bring some of their rarest, most-interesting, and just plain weird beers to this event. There’s really nothing like it. No bones about it, this event isn’t cheap, but I try to remember that the Guild is a non-profit and this is a special event. It’s not for everyone, and that’s okay.

http://www.mncraftbrew.org/festivals/winterfest

Black Friday at Rathskeller

The Rathskeller at Tycoons in Duluth is throwing down with a very special selection of beer for Black Friday. Dave Hoops says he’s stoked to be able to find these beers and encourages people to check it out. They’re offering a “buy two, get your third at half price” deal.

Black Friday is the outstate MN debut of Indeed Midnight Ryder at Duluth’s Tycoons Alehouse and Eatery. Come enjoy some unique black beers, the list is impressive!
– Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
– Surly Darkness
– Sierra Nevada Narwhal
– Odell Bourbon Stout
– Bells Hell Hath No Fury
– Deschutes Abyss
– Alaskan Smoked Porter
– Founders Breakfast Stout
– Fitger’s Brewhouse Bourbon Ed
– Fitger’s Brewhouse Ed Imperial Stout
– Indeed Brewing Midnight Ryder

Black Friday at Town Hall

Whether your plans for Black Friday include shopping at the crack of dawn or sleeping off your food hangover, Town Hall has your late afternoon plans covered with a beer release.

Hi All You Craftbeer Lovin’ Folks,

We were thinking a while back and wondered how a brewery could be part of the whole “Back Friday” nonsense. Here is what we came up with-

Friday we will open for business at 4pm and figure that is a great time to release our black pilsner. “Saaz Noir” will be released at 4pm and pints will be $3 all night long of this black pilsner on Black Friday.

Want to buy that beer lovin’ person on your Christmas list some Town Hall Gear? We will have two special options for you on friday only

#1- Two Town Hall Glasses and any regular priced Town Hall growler – Just $15

#2- Two TownHall Glasses and a t-shirt – Just $20 (xxl / xxxl slightly more)

Consider Town Hall Brewery your Black Friday Retreat. Maybe you are a shopper and have earned a beer (or two), maybe you just want to escape the crazy crowds

Cheers and Happy Thanksgiving
Mike