Category: breweries

Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival Tickets Now Available

By on November 11, 2012in beer events, breweries

Hey beer nerds, now is the time to snap up your tickets for the Fourth Annual Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival. This year’s event promises twice the breweries, stages and space than previous years, promising to be bigger and better than ever before. 100 breweries. 300+ beers. Good times for all!

Cool stuff includes:

  • Mayor Chris Coleman tapping the inaugural Oak Barrel Brew – this year’s beer is to be a special release from Stone Brewing Company
  • New releases from various breweries
  • Live music on two stages from local bands including Koo Koo Kanga Roo, Bloodnstuff, The Chalice, and Heiruspecs
  • AHA/BJCP Certified Homebrew Contest presented by Northern Brewer
  • Lord Dabbler’s Cup awarded to the best brewery as voted on by festival-goers
  • Hot food served by local gourmet food trucks including Gastrotruck, Natedogs, Potter’s Pasties, and others
  • Lots of other cool shit.
Deets:St. Paul Farmers Market, Lowertown
Saturday, Jan. 26, doors at 3 PM, beer 3:30 PM – 7:30 PM

TICKETS:

Tickets are $35 in advance or $45 at the door, if tickets remain on event day. Tickets are available now at thebeerdabbler.com and the following locations*:

  • The Beer Dabbler Store, 1095 W. 7th St., Saint Paul
  • The Ale Jail, 1787 Saint Clair Ave., Saint Paul
  • Thomas Liquors, 1941 Grand Ave., Saint Paul
  • Four Firkins, 5630 W. 36th St., St. Louis Park

*Ticket for sale at retail locations are CASH ONLY

Summit Brewing Cellar Expansion and Celebration Tonight

By on November 9, 2012in beer events, breweries

So if you’ve been paying attention at all recently, no doubt you’ve heard that Summit is planning to break ground on a new 7,632 square food cellar area  and twelve 600 bbl fermentation vessels, effectively doubling their capabilities to 240,000 bbls per year. To celebrate, they’re throwing a party this afternoon with St. Paul mayor Chris Coleman, Stanley’s Food Truck and other fun at 5pm during taproom hours. Congrats to our friends at Summit!

More info.

Excelsior Brewing Beer Dinner at Eat Shop Kitchen/Bar

By on October 31, 2012in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events, breweries

Eat Shop in Plymouth is hosting their first beer dinner with Excelsior Brewing Co. on November 13th at 7pm. They’re excited to showcase some of Excelsior’st beers alongside chef Jeff Anderson’s food.

The four course dinner will run $49 per person, and include big glasses of beer paired with the following menu:

Big Island Blonde Ale: Eat Plate with horseradish cured wild salmon sausage, summer sausage, pickled egg, chevre with cornichon, aged cheddar, butter crackers.

XLCR Pale Ale: Stone crab soup with sunchokes, beer-mustard creme fraiche, bacon, mustard greens.

Bitteschlappe Brown Ale: Smoked brisket with squash & rye fry bread, celery root puree, apple braised cabbage.

Mr. Jimmy Cherry Baltic Porter: Peanut butter mousse, milk chocolate, cinnamon tuile, pistachios.

Space is limited, so reserve your spot calling Eat Shop at 763-270-5929.

Grumpy’s Firkin Friday/Happy Hour/Customer Appreciation Day

By on October 31, 2012in beer events, breweries, cask beer

Every Friday Grumpy’s NE has a firkin of some sort of beer. On November 2, not only does Grumpy’s NE have a firkin, but they will also have a couple of rare beers that are very seldom seen in the Twin Cities, brought in by Artisanal Imports, Fulton and Dave’s BrewFarm.

To add to the fun, they are roasting a pig! There will be some side dishes and it will be free with purchase of a participating beer.

On top of all of that nonsense, it’s our friend Corey Shovein’s birthday! So he’ll be there doing his normal fabulous thing. Other special guests include the Fulton Gang, Lanny Hoff of Artisanal Imports, BrewFarmer Dave and probably a host of other fine folk.

Beer List

St. Feuillien Cuvèe de L’Amitié (collaboration with Green Flash)
Fulton Libertine Cask
Hair of the Dog/De Proef/Bockor Collaboration Flanders Fred
Dave’s BrewFarm Matacabras
La Trappe Isid’or Trappist Ale