Tonight at 5pm, The Republic will be tapping TWO Rush River casks. One will be a Bubblejack IPA infused with Lavender, a winner at this year’s Firkin Fest & the other will be Uber Alt infused with cinnamon and clove. Try both infused casks and meet one of the owners and brewers from the brewery!
Category: beer events
Heritage Thursday Tasting: Liefmans & Duvel
Head over to Heritage this Thursday (March 29th) for a tasting of Duvel, Leifmans beer and perhaps some other goodies. 5-7pm.
1347 Frost Avenue
Maplewood, MN
Grain Belt Nordeast Pub Crawl
Aah, Grain Belt. The beer reminds me of college and punk rock bands in sweaty basements. Surely you’ve got your own memory as well. In any case, as you’ve probably heard, to celebrate Grain Belt Nordeast’s second birthday, the beer is rolling out in fancy new duds, 16 oz. cans. Not surprisingly, Northeast Minneapolis gets first dibs. Ted (Marti) puts it best, “To stay true to tradition, we will first offer the 16oz to Northeast Minneapolis in honor of Grain Belt’s roots.” Join the Grain Belt crew for a Nordeast Pub crawl. Details below:
JOIN THE NORDEAST PUB CRAWL!
Here’s what you have to do:*Pick up your official Nordeast Crawl Card at one of these fine establishments (limited supply of cards at each bar. If one runs out, try another…).
• Legends
• Scott’s 1029 Bar
• Mac’s Industrial
• Dusty’s Bar
• 331 Club
• Mayslack’s
• Stanley’s
• Moose on Monroe
• Grumpy’s NE
• 22nd Ave Station
• Keegan’s Irish Pub
• Spring St. Tavern
• Elsie’s
• Shaw’s Bar
• NE Yacht Club
• Whitey’s Saloon
• Otter’s Saloon
• Vegas Lounge
• NE Palace
• Knight Cap Bar
• Lush Food Bar
• Jimmy’s Bar
• NE Social Club
• Tony Jaro’s River Garden*To complete the crawl, make your way to any 6 (or more) of these establishments and get your crawl card stamped at each.
*Between 7-8pm head over to Mayslack’s and hand in your completed Nordeast Crawl Card for a chance to win fabulous prizes! (While supplies last).
Join the festivities Saturday, April 7th. Check out the new can, enjoy great beer specials and enter to win exclusive Nordeast swag!
Must be 21+. No purchase necessary.
St. Paul Summer Beer Festival Ticket Release Parties!
Thirsty? Head to St. Paul Friday and Saturday to kick off ticket sales for the Fourth Annual St. Paul Summer Beer Festival.
On Friday, visit The Happy Gnome – the SBSBF crew will be raffling off free tickets at 6, 7, 8 and 9pm. Enjoy a special tapping of Southern Tier Creme Brulee Stout and New Holland Golden Cap “hop rocketed” with Saaz hops as well and North Coast Old Rasputin “hop rocketed” with raspberries.
On Saturday, head over to Groveland Tap for $3 pints from t Summit Brewing Co. And again, the SPSBF crew will be giving away pairs of tickets at 1, 2 and 3pm. Sounds great!
Gastro Non Grata: Pre Earth Day Confection Carousel
TL:DR – Gastro Non Grata, Triple Rock Social Club, April 20th. Many good things, including Dustan Pinlac from Levain, Christian Aldrich from Haute Dish, Michelle Gayer from Salty Tart Bakery, Corey Shoevin from Hohenstein’s with Lagunitas and beer in hand, and music from Cactus Blossoms, Heavy Deeds and Little Dog on Top of a Big Dog as well as other good things.
Tickets are $8 in advanced or $12 at the door. Cheers!
Greetings Gastronauts. It’s time once again to celebrate separating your trash, riding your bike and winter that feels like late fall. She must be warming up to us and it’s time to say thanks to Mother Earth. Our April 20 Pre
Earth Day Confection Carousel comes with a WARNING…
This is a rare Friday night show and no restaurant in their right mind would give us their chef. So we’re setting savory to the side on this one and are bringing in 3 of the most talented pastry chefs in town. So Please, make sure you eat dinner before the show because you will be receiving 3 dessert courses.
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stan Pinlac of Levain will be the first to establish the base of your sugar rush. Christian Aldrich of Haute Dish will bring the sucrose to the second course and put your taste hairs on edge. James Beard Nominee Michelle Gayer of Salty Tart Bakery will be the one to glaze you off this candy cliff into the abyss of ethereal dulcification.
Each course will be paired with a sample of the bubbly brown stuff from Lagunitas Brewery, there’s even word that we’re going to get one of the few elusive kegs of Waldo’s Ale, an ultra rare Imperial/Double IPA that has only been
available in California until now. Corey Shovein of Hohenstein Distributing will be on hand for quality control and Lagunitas craft beer dorkspeak.
The honeyed vocal styling of the Cactus Blossoms will start the night off right on the waltz tip. Heavy Deeds will be bringing their laid back grooves and harmony ambrosia on a journey between your ears to help your second course settle and Michael Gaughan will be performing as Little Dog on Top of a Big Dog to bring your saccharin soaked journey to a close with a dose of perma grin.
As always, Clancey’s Meat and Fish in Linden Hills will be providing carcass for our Dead Meat Door Prize.
Local Author Matte Resist will be on hand to answer any gardening or bike repair questions. He will also be selling and signing copies of his book How and Why : A Do It Yourself Guide.
Tickets are $8 in advance here or you can buy them at the door for $12
Gastro Non Grata is a labor of love brought to you by Craig Drehmel and Jeff Mitchell.
For more information please contact us at gastronongrata@gmail.com
To hear an audio recipe from the Hollywood Gourmand, go to Gastronongrata.blogspot.com