Can it be? Are the rumors true? Did Omar Ansari, proprietor of Surly Brewing and all around nice guy win Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year? Sure looks like it. Congratulations Omar! Well deserved. More news to come.
*****Update*****
Omar won EoY in the Consumer Products category in the Upper Midwest Category (MN, WI and the Dakotas). This makes him eligible to compete for the national awards, which will be handed out in November.
Are you heading to the Twin Cities Gay Pride Parade on June 27th? Then considering watching it from and attending the pre-parade show at the corner of 9th and Hennepin.!
What does this have to do with beer, you might ask? Well naturally parades are better with beer, but in this case, if you buy a V.I.P Grandstand ticket, the $30 gets you covered grandstand seating with seats right across from the judges and emcee, with a beer (or cocktail) and breakfast snack provided by Rock Bottom Brewery (which will open at 9am for breakfast inside).
More info here.
Michael Agnew from A Perfect Pint offers some wonderful insight on several new Minnesota breweries in the works (five in fact) over at the always pleasurable foodie ‘zine The Heavy Table.
Check it out here.
Check out what Furthermore has planned to make your summer that much more fun.
Ah, my long lost mail listers! How are you? Please forgive me – I discovered Twitter and went AWOL on a two-month tweet bender. I have regained my senses just in time to share with you our excitement in partnering with Yahara Guitars, Erin Fuller Graphics, Sweeping Design and Playmore Productions to bring you “The Shitty Barn Sessions”: a once-a-month-during-the-summer, Wednesday-night, early-enough-to-relieve-the-babysitter-without-wondering-what-their-parents-think, grill-your-own/fill-your-cup/listen-to-amazing-music extavagaaaaanza. Intimate. Integrated. Shitty.
Our first event is on Wednesday, June 16th. Featuring Josh Harty. Open grill at 6 pm, Show at 7 pm.
READ ABOUT IT HERE: www.shittybarnsessions.com
BUY A TICKET HERE: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/115856, or
at The General Store in Spring Green. Event is pre-ticketed. Only 80 tickets available.
Coming in mid-July is the fourth beer in Summit’s Unchained Series. This one will be a Belgian Style Golden ale made with Belgian Candi Sugar. Read all about it here.