Category: brewpubs

Brewing for a Cause

By on April 30, 2007in beer events, breweries, brewpubs

Want to support your community and help a great charity as well as enjoy live music and all-you- can-drink beer?  Come to The Onion’s Brewing For A Cause, Thursday, May 10th at O’Gara’s Bar & Grill.

Your $15 cover will get you all the beer you can drink from beer sponsors and live music.  A silent auction running throughout the evening features gift cards, concert tickets, autographed memorabilia and more from local restaurants and businesses. Silent auction winners will be announced at 9:45 p.m.

All proceeds from the door and silent auction will go to We Can Ride. The We Can Ride program, which celebrates its 25th year this year, provides therapeutic horseback riding and carriage driving to individuals living with disabilities. A horse’s gait, similar to the human walk, helps strengthen spine and pelvic muscles, improves posture and coordination, and increases joint mobility. Over 70 individuals are currently on the waiting list patiently waiting their turn to benefit from this unique form of therapy. In order to decrease this waiting list and expand the program, We Can Ride is excited to announce two new locations: the University of Minnesota, which will
open in the fall of 2007 and Chevalle in Chaska. The funds raised at Brewing For A Cause will help to assist with the costs of opening these new locations, pay for feed and care for the horses, and to decrease the class fees for the riders.

So come drink for an actual good cause, not the “good causes” you usually come up with to justify having a couple beers on a weeknight.

What: The Onion’s Brewing For A Cause
When: Thursday, May 10 • 7-10 p.m.
Where: O’Gara’s Bar & Grill, 164 Snelling Ave N., (651)644-3333
How much: $15 Cover, 21+ event

Best of the Twin Cities 2007

By on April 25, 2007in bars/restaurants, breweries, brewpubs

Congrats to all of our local beer friends who are winners in City Pages’ Best of the Twin Cities 2007:

Best Take Home Brew: Surly Bender & Furious Psst. City Pages… it’s Brooklyn Center, not park…

Best Beer Selection in a Bar: Muddy Pig

Best Irish Pub: O’Gara’s – As I’ve said before, I think this category needs to go. I’m not against Irish-style bars, per se, but there are only so many combinations of the same dishes, the same 4-6 Irish and English beers and lots of dark wood… I’d much rather see brewpubs get a mention. Oddly enough, this year’s winner covers both categories.

Like ’em, hate ’em… those are the results. Enjoy, and congrats to the winners!

A Pint of Hope at Town Hall

By on April 23, 2007in brewpubs

Hi All,
Last minute message to make you aware of TODAY’S [Monday’s] beer release. Hefe vanished to we will release Hope, this is a light American ale infused with 100% pure cherry juice. “Hope” is brewed for a benefit we will host at the Town Hall May 1(4:30-9 pm)called Brew for a Cause. This is a benefit with the Peace House Foundation, a MN based nonprofit dedicated to educating and caring for Africa’s AIDS orphans.

Next week look for Uber Pale, a pale ale brewed with ridicuous amounts of Czech Saaz and German Hallertau hops.(Release 4-30 5:00pm)

May 7 look for more Hefe

May 19 ANNUAL MAIBOCK CELEBRATION-details to follow

DON’T forget
May 4 is ARBORFEST-
A great beerfest/fundraiser- check it out at familytreeclinic.org/arborfest

Now that spring/summer is here don’t forget to bring your Town Hall growler(s) to that backyard grilling session. Buy 6 or more and get $1 off each one!

That should keep most of you busy
Cheers
Mike

This Week at Fitger’s Brewhouse

By on April 19, 2007in brewpubs

More new beers at the Brewhouse, 4-19 through 4-26:

Cherry Edmund Imperial Stout
Apricot Wheat
4th and Long

…and in Burrito Union:

Chester Creek Pale Ale
Hombre Pepper Ale
Tugboat Irish Stout
Mariner Mild
Beowolf Pilsener
Apricot Wheat

Stillwater Brewer’s Bazaar

By on April 17, 2007in beer events, breweries, brewpubs

Brewers Bazaar
A beer tasting event in downtown Stillwater.
Saturday, May 19th, 2007
11am – 4pm
At the historic Water Street Inn.

Beer – on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in downtown Stillwater.
Beer – on the deck of the Water Street Inn over looking the river.
Beer – while enjoying the great artists on display at the Rivertown Art Festival.
Beer – from Minnesota’s finest brewers:
– Summit
– Schell
– Great Waters
– Flat Earth
– Finnegans
– Mantorville
– Fitgers
– Barley John’s
– Town Hall

Live Music from THE MOULDY FIGS

Bass Lake Cheese will also be providing delicious samples.

Tickets are $20 and can be purchased in advance at the Water Street Inn or on May 19th at the door.

Special over-night rates available at the Water Street Inn.

Raffle tickets available at the event or from any Stillwater Sunrise Rotary Club member.