Category: Surly Brewing Co.

The New Surly Brewery & Beer Hall Opens Friday

By on December 15, 2014in grand opening, Surly Brewing Co.

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They’ve talked and planned and dug and poured and cleaned up for what seems like forever, but we’re excited to note that the new Surly brewery celebrates its grand opening THIS FRIDAY starting at 11am. Excited? Read on.

We’re proud of ’em. Some time after MNBeer.com got it’s start a little over 9 years ago, we began to hear talk of a new brewery in Brooklyn Park… or was it Brooklyn Center? Heh. A couple of long-haired (Sorry, I don’t have any shots of Omar with long hair.) dudes were going to be offering up two beers – a hoppy red ale of sorts and something similar to a brown ale or porter. These guy were going to open the first new brewery in quite some time, and we were excited to be a part of it… as were our 50 readers. 🙂 Beer fans got their first taste of Furious and Bender at Winterfest that year. We were all impressed. Little did we know that they’d blow up.

Friday, our old friends open their new brewery to the public. We’re guessing you’ll be there… if not Friday, soon. The Beer Hall and kitchen swing their doors open at 11am on Friday. Look for 12+ Surly beers on tap and of course a full-service food menu courtesy of chef Jorge Guzman. If you can’t make it Friday, regular hours will be 11am – 11pm Sunday through Thursday and 11am – 12am Friday and Saturday.

Congratulations guys. You’ve worked your asses off for this. We’re glad to have been friends since day one.

…and Omar, you look better with short hair. Just sayin’. 🙂

If you go…The brewery is located at 520 Malcolm Avenue SE in Minneapolis. Yes there’s parking, and yes there are plenty of bike racks. They’re also a short walk from the Green Line. For the first weekend, MN Transit is offering free public transport from 6pm – 3am on Friday the 19th and 10am-3am on Saturday the 20th. Follow this HERE link for the downloadable free pass that you’ll need to print out.

 

Surly Doomtree Day Details

By on November 25, 2014in bars/restaurants, Surly Brewing Co.
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You wanted details on Surly Doomtree Day? You’ve got Surly Doomtree Day info… As you know, Surly Doomtree Day will be a special curated bar crawl around Minneapolis and St. Paul to kickoff the Surly Doomtree collaboration and the release of the draft beer. Your friends from Surly and Doomtree will lead two busses of fans and friends on dueling bar crawls in St. Paul and Minneapolis, ending with a special invite-only Doomtree performance at an undisclosed location.

 

Yes, there will be opportunities to win tickets to that performance.

 

Dedicated Doomtree fans who purchased a full Blowout ticket pack will be joined by Doomtree and the gang from Surly. Didn’t buy tickets? Fear not. You’re encouraged to meet up with the pub crawl at various locations to try the beer and hang out. At each stop, they’ll be giving away a handful of tickets for the exclusive show as well as some of the Blowout shows.

 

…and yes, you can still get on the bus. Of course you’ll need to win those tickets. Keep your eyes on social media over the course of the next week or so for your chance to win.

 

Minneapolis bar crawl:
– 2:30pm, Muddy Waters
– 4:00pm, The Depot Tavern
– 5:30pm, Red Stag Supper Club

 

St. Paul bar crawl:
– 2:30pm, Billy’s on Grand
– 4:00pm, Pizza Luce
– 5:30pm, Grumpy’s Roseville
– 7:00pm, Exclusive Doomtree Show (invite only)

 

…and as a side note, dare I speculate where the show might take place? Perhaps somewhere partway between Minneapolis and St. Paul? Like maybe a destination brewery? Inquiring minds want to know…
So much for that theory. I’ve been told that the brewery definitely won’t host the show. It was a nice thought, anyway…

Surly Eight Release Party Sunday

By on November 6, 2014in bars/restaurants, breweries, Surly Brewing Co.
Surly Eight
Surly Eight
Surly Brewing Company celebrates their 8th anniversary this Sunday with the release of their eighth anniversary beer aptly named EIGHT! From 5-10pm at Dakota Jazz Club (1010 Nicollet Mall) they’ll be pouring EIGHT, an Oat Wine style ale aged in High West Rye Whiskey barrels as well as Todd the Axe Man, The Devil’s Work, Cynic, Hell and Furious. There will also be special menu item to pair with EIGHT, music from Doomtree’s DJ Paper Tiger, and special guests.
Pro tip: make a reservation. Visit http://www.dakotacooks.com/dining-reservations/ or call 612-332-1010. 

Surly Devil’s Work Porter

By on September 29, 2014in bars/restaurants, Surly Brewing Co.

On Wednesday at the Triple Rock Social Club, Surly Brewing Co. debuts a new draft-only beer, The Devil’s Work Porter in honor of the UK’s Uncle Acid and the deadbeats who play their first ever show in Minnesota that evening.
The Devil’s Work is a robust Porter brewed with blackstrap molasses, star anise and dry hopped with Sterling hops. The dark ale has flavors of black licorice, blackened malt and spicy-floral hop aroma.
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