Category: breweries

Blue Nile Stout Fest

By on October 25, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries, cask beer

Visit The Blue Nile this weekend for their celebration of dark ales, stouts, & porters. All of their taps will be devoted to said beers, and of course they’ll have more available in bottles.

Beers on tap:
Goose Island Bourbon County Stout 2009
Avery The Czar 2009
Surly Darkness
Bell’s Expedition Stout
Mikkeller Black Hole
Rogue Double Chocolate
Dark Horse Plead the Fifth
Summit Imperial Pumpkin Porter
Flying Dog Coffee Stout, & more.

Bottles also available as sampler set.

They’ll also have a cask of coffee-infused Rush River Chocolate Oatmeal Stout.

Free pints for costume-wearers.

Mummy Train Growler Release

By on October 24, 2010in beer events, breweries

Fall means pumpkins and pumpkins means pumpkin beers. Starting Monday, you’ll be able to take home your own growler of pumpkin goodness – Flat Earth Mummy Train. Stop by over your lunch hour or on your way home.

Growler sale hours: M-F Noon-6:30 pm, Sat Noon-3:00 pm.

Belgian Beer Fest at the Pig

By on October 20, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries, general beer, history

So much is happening on the Minnesota beer scene, sometimes things slip through the cracks. The Belgian Beer Fest at the Muddy Pig is one of them, surprisingly since its one of my favorite fests of the year. Even though it started yesterday (Tuesday), it runs through the weekend, so you haven’t missed much. Plus, the seminars don’t gear up until tomorrow, so we’ll all good, right?

The Pig will have on tap 85 different belgian and belgian-style beers served in flights of three 5oz pours. Check out the program, including the beer list, here.

While the tap list is certainly impressive, the seminars are what make this event stand out.  Seminars are $20 each or all three for just $50. Sign up at the bar.

  • Thursday, October 21 @ 6:30pm:  “Attack of the Gopher: Beer Hidden in Holes”. Learn about, and sample, Belgian brown ales.
  • Saturday, October 23 @ Noon:  “Blending Sour Beers”. We will be mixing “New” beer that has not been soured with “Old” beer that is aged for a minimum of 18 months in oak barrels. Much as lambic or Flemish sour ales are made.
  • Sunday, October 24 @ Noon “The Little: The Smallest Big Beers You Have Never Had”. Belgian beers from the smallest, wierdest, most obscure, non robot driven breweries. Little production, rare, hard to find or 100% new to Minnesota.

Summit Unchained #5 Release info

By on October 19, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries, contest

Summit’s Unchained #5, an Imperial Pumpkin Porter, will be released on draught Oct 27, with the official release party at Stub and Herbs from 5pm – 7pm.

This ain’t your usual release party tho–like to drink beer and carve pumpkins? Sterbs will provide the pumpkins and carving equipment. The good folks at Summit will be judging, with some cool prizes to give away.  Sign up at the bar.

Also, that evening Summit beers are featured on the weekly Beer Buffet. There will be 5 Summit drafts to choose from and they will be $10 all you can drink from 9pm-11pm

Bottles of #5 should be hitting the stores after Nov 11.