Category: brewpubs

Beer Dabbler Highland Fest

By on July 9, 2012in beer events, breweries, brewpubs

The next Beer Dabbler festival, Summer Beer Dabbler at Highland Fest is right around the corner – Saturday, July 21st from 1-5pm (doors open at 12:30) at Hillcresst Park in St. Paul as part of St. Paul’s Highland Fast.

Tickets are  $30 in advance or $40 at the door (unless it sells out, and I think it will).  As per usual, you can sample beers from more than 50 local, regional, and national breweries as well as some special new and limited releases, including The Beer Dabbler’s Oak Barrel brew, made exclusively for the event by Big Wood Brewery.

Food? Yes. Details? Sure. Along with typical Highland Fest fare, Beer Dabbler will have some great food trucks on the premises, including Hola Arepa, Fork in the Road, Chef Shack, and Stanley’s on Wheels.

Other fun stuff: Live music by The Japhies, Little Man and Apollo Cobra; Fourth annual Highland Fest Home Brew Competition;
Stanley’s Northeast Bar Room Minnow Races; (beer) educational games and activities put on by the Science Museum of Minnesota’s Social Science and more!

Get your tickets online at thebeerdabbler.com or at The Ale Jail, Four Firkins, or Thomas Liquors.

Brew Love at Target Field

By on July 6, 2012in beer events, breweries, brewpubs

Brew Love is an annual beer tasting event at the Metropolitan Club at Target Field. This year’s event takes place on August 2nd. The goal of the event is to raise funds for the Ronald McDonald Care Mobile, a dental clinic on wheels that delivers quality dental care directly to under-served children in the 14-county Twin Cities metropolitan area.

Brew Love participants sample a variety of regional, craft brews and enjoy food pairings. Summit, Granite City, Cold Spring, Schell’s, Lift Bridge, Mantorville, Finnegans and Crispin Cider have all been a part of this event in the past.

Tickets can be purchased here here – $25 for the beer tasting or $50 for the beer tasting coupled with food pairings. Event schedule forthcoming.

UPDATE: In addtition to the above mentioned breweries, others that will be participating are: Flat Earth, Fulton, Lucette and Surly.
As for the food, it will include: prosciutto wrapped melon, Bavarian pretzels with cheese, walleye cakes, bruschetta and more.

Double Release at Town Hall

By on June 28, 2012in beer events, brewpubs

Next week is not just a holiday week, but a holiday week that kicks off with a double beer release from Town Hall.

Monday July 2 is a big release day! 1800 English IPA and Thunderstorm will be released at 5pm.

1800 is a great big English IPA that was formed from a recipe dated the year 1800. Made from the finest British Marris Otter Malt and classic English hops…..and a ton of them. This big guy weighs in at over 8%abv and will be priced a touch higher than normal for pints and growlers. Great American Beer Festival Bronze medal winner 2005

Thunderstorm is our popular summer honey beer that is always brewed in memory of one of our favoite and most energetic customers Chad Bacon, we lost Chad a few years back. This beer was one of his favorites and I regret to say Thunderstorm will never be the same without him, so here is to you buddy. Thunderstorm is made from honey that we get from Bar Bell Bee Ranch in Northern Minnesota. Their honey is great, and it really shows in the beer! We also use lemongrass to add to T-Storm’s citric note. Great American Beer Festival silver medal winner 2004

Due to the upcoming holiday we will offer the holiday growler pack for you! Starting monday 7/2 and running until friday 7/8 If you buy a growler of 1800, T-Storm, and a third of any other growler you will get a $1off of each growler. Growlers of 1800 and T-Storm will be ready for sale 5pm monday.

Monday 7/2 catch a release discount from 5-6pm on 1800 and T-Storm!

Have a great and safe July 4th
Mike

 

Beer Dabbler at Pride This Weekend

By on June 18, 2012in beer events, breweries, brewpubs

In case you hadn’t heard, The Beer Dabbler is hooking up with one of the nation’s largest Pride festivals with a beer & food truck throwdown fit for… well… you. And you and you and you… In any case, it’s this weekend, and you’d be missing out if you weren’t there. 5:30 – 9:30pm in Loring Park, Minneapolis. Tickets are $35 in advanced or $45 at the gates.

  • Access to one of the largest gatherings of Minnesota’s favorite Food Trucks
  • A chance to try some very special food & beer pairings – each Food Truck will offer one menu item specially paired with a local brew. Paired menu items will be $3 each. (Food not included in the ticket price.)
  • Entertainment including DJ Jake Rudh & Apollo Cobra on the Lavender Magazine stage and a chance to dance to your own beat at The Schell’s Silent Disco
  • Games and activities – including a Stanley’s Barroom Dunk Tank with proceeds benefitting The Finnegan’s Community Fund and Real Pirates Treasure Hunt presented by The Science Museum of Minnesota

Pairing rundown? Okay… Whose idea was it for me to go out of town this weekend?!?!