Category: brewpubs

Town Hall Beer Release: Thunderstorm

By on July 21, 2007in beer events, brewpubs

This is my favorite kind of thunderstorm… beer-flavored thunderstorm… mmm… Town Hall… Monday…

This is the National Weather Service:  A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for Anoka, Hennepin, Ramsey and the entire twin cities metro area.  Expect large hail exceeding six inches in diameter with strong damaging winds in excess of 85 mph.   Trained weather spotters have observed a rotating wall cloud and Doppler radar has indicated a bow echo advancing towards the area just west of the Metrodome.  This storm is currently heading northeast and will be entering the Minneapolis seven corners area at 5:00pm on the 23rd. Please seek shelter immediately at Town Hall and belly up to your nearest south wall to wait out the storm.  This Thunderstorm has the potential to cause significant giddiness, effervescence, and the feelings a child has as the storm clouds descend.

Chad Bacon -  Town Hall Resident Meteorologist

New Beer at Great Waters

By on July 17, 2007in brewpubs

Be sure to check out the new beers over at Great Waters – Flying Circus Big Hop Ale (which is on cask) and Bring Out Yer Dead Red.

Flying Circus Big Hop Ale – This IPA like brew returns. Lots of Golden Promise malt, some unique hop varieties, cask conditioned, and dry hopped for an aroma that is completely different. Big malty backbone and a fanfare of hop flavour.

Bring Out Yer Dead Red – Another tribute to Monty Python’s “Holy Grail”. This deep amber beer is brewed with Minnesota wild flower honey and Egyptian chamomile flower flown in by African Swallows. Easy drinking exotically spiced ale.

Town Hall Gigantic Beer Release…

By on July 11, 2007in beer events, brewpubs

Read on… lots of good stuff at Town Hall Thursday evening. If I can break away from a semi-work related task, I’ll try to drag Dawn down there with me for some goooooood beer. The Belgian Wheat Wine is screaming at me… “Drink me! Drink me!”

Hey Kids,
Happy to announce that some changes are happening! Installed new climate controlled cask lines and we have our under bar draft boxes installed. We best break in all those new lines well……Tomorrow is the day! 5:00 we will release Town Hall Barrel Aged Wee Heavy, Town Hall Barrel Aged Quadruple (this aged in French Oak 18 months), and Town Hall Barrel Aged Ruby Jack (Belgian Wheat Wine) and if that’s not enough…why not release Gouden Carolus Tripel and the one and only Rodenbach Flemmish Red (both guest beers on tap from Belgium). Sorry, no growlers. The weather is going to be great, should make for a wonderful evening!

Thanks all for the continued support!
Cheers,
Mike

P.S. Thunderstorm expected 7/23

New Beer, New Kitchen Hours at Barley John’s

By on July 4, 2007in brewpubs

Happy Fourth! Hopefully you’ll be drinking some great craft beer from Minnesota. Here’s some news from Barley John’s… first, a new beer, a Kölsch:

Golden straw color and mildly hopped with German Hallertau, Tettnang and Spalt varieties. A single decoction mashing technique was employed to tame the under modified Pilsner malt used in the recipe, resulting in a malt forward flavor profile. The hallmark of this style is its unique position between an ale and a lager Рfermented cooler than an ale but warmer than a lager thereby creating a beer that exhibits characteristics of both beer families. Crisp and refreshing like a lager yet complex and slightly fruity like an ale, this beer is enjoyed in the traditional straight sided K̦lsch glass.

Secondly, they’ve expanded their kitchen hours so you all can enjoy their great food:

Monday until 9pm

Tuesday-Thursday until 10pm

Friday and Saturday until 11pm

And please don’t show up today, as they’re closed for the 4th of July!