Category: breweries

Summit at the State Fair

By on August 6, 2009in breweries

The offical MN close to summer, the State Fair, is just around the corner. If you’ll be going, here’s one of the most important pieces of information you’ll need – where to find good beer.

It’s coming! Are you ready? Be sure to stop by the International Bazaar Stage presentedy by yours truly. There is a nifty little pergola tucked right in there serving Summit beer and gear-don’t miss it! The fair runs August 27-September 7, plenty of time to drink beer, overeat, and pet cows.

In case you were wondering exactly what a pergola was, here’s what Wikipedia has to say: A pergola is a garden feature forming a shaded walk or passageway of pillars that support cross beams and a sturdy open lattice, upon which woody vines are trained. As a type of gazebo, it may also be an extension of a building, as protection for an open terrace or a link between pavilions.

Lift Bridge @Common Roots Cafe

By on August 6, 2009in beer events, breweries

If you’ve been looking for an excuse to check out Common Roots Cafe, here’s a great one!

Come to the Common Roots garden behind their cafe and join us for the Food and Farm Days. Meet Todd Churchill, farmer and owner of Thousand Hills and Brad Glynn, brewer and owner of Lift Bridge Beer Company. There will be free samples of grass fed beef and beer, tours of the garden, activities for the kids and music in the garden. If you mention the Thousand Hills promotion and order a beef entree or burger, can get a $2 Lift Bridge. Come and enjoy a Farm Girl in the garden.

In addition to Farm Girl, they’ll also have Crosscut Pale Ale available.

Great Taste Documents Now Available

By on August 5, 2009in breweries, brewpubs

This week the uber-duber beer geek has been emerging in me as I’ve made repeated visits to the Madison Homebrewers & Tasters Guild website just waiting for the magical program to be posted. The map of the grounds, along with a listing of the brewers that will be there came out a couple days ago, but not until just a very short time ago were the program and real ale tent listings posted. Enjoy fellow beer lovers!

If you weren’t able to get tickets, or are just a bit of a voyeur, this year the Guild will have live video streaming from the festival.

Summit Kolsch at Great Taste & Four Firkins

By on August 5, 2009in beer events, beer stores, breweries, free beer

If you’re lucky enough to have scored tickets for this weekend’s Great Taste of the Midwest in Madison, you’ll have the first chance to try Summit’s new kolsch, the first in the Unchained Series from Brewer Mike “the Miz” Miziorko.

For those of you not so fortunate, next week is the kick off of Summit’s new series in the Twin Cities.  Mike will be at Four Firkins sampling his creation.

Click here for more information about Mike’s kolsch.

FINNEGANS at the Irish Fair

By on August 5, 2009in beer events, breweries

Below is a press release from FINNEGANS regarding a new feature at St. Paul’s Irish Fair.  Hmm, beer tasting on an island.  Sounds like a recipe for disaster.  Sign me up!

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (July 24, 2009) – New at the Irish Fair this year is FINNEGANS: Land of Irish Holy Water; a new place for people to become acquainted with FINNEGANS Irish Amber. There will be charities spotlighted, beer being sampled and new merchandise being revealed. FINNEGANS is a beer sponsor at this year’s Irish Fair and for the Run with the Celts 5K race. The Irish Fair stars Friday, August 7, 2009 and runs through Sunday, August 9, 2009, on Harriet Island in St. Paul.

FINNEGANS: Land of Irish Holy Water will be located in the Crossroads tent. While visiting this land, pick up free postcards and watch a video to learn about the charities that FINNEGANS donates 100-percent of profits , find new FINNE-GEAR to wear while at the Irish Fair and top it all off with samples of FINNEGANS provided by the local bartender. The FINNEGANS Lasses will be in attendance as well as a new addition; the FINNEGANS Sheriff’s. These Sheriff’s will be issuing citations to those that need to learn more about FINNEGANS. Jacquie Berglund, owner and co-founder of FINNEGANS, is considered the Land of Irish Holy Water’s Mayor and will be in attendance throughout the event.

As always, all proceeds from merchandise and beer sales go to the FINNEGANS Community Fund that donates 100-percent of all profits to local charities and non-profits.