Category: brewpubs

St Cloud Craft Beer Expo Saturday

By on January 19, 2011in breweries, brewpubs

Helllllllllllooooooo St. Cloud! Are you ready to raaaawwwwwkkkkk?!?!?!??!

…um. Yeah.

So the St. Cloud Craft Beer Expo is Saturday… I think you should go. If the St. Paul Summer Beer Fest is any indicator, this event should compliment the flurry of local beer fests. St. Cloud is certainly ready for it… Personally, I look back to some great times in college, enjoying many craft brews for the first time & exploring the beers at Westside Liquor, drinking O’Hara’s samplers and trying new brews at the original (and at the time, only) Granite City.

See you there?

Ice bar beer

By on January 12, 2011in beer events, brewpubs

Nothing makes you feel like a true Minnesotan quite like ordering a beer in January from an ice bar. Head over to Great Waters Thursday night, relax by the fire, and enjoy a pint.

Happy hump day everybody. In case you need a reason to tip a pint tomorrow evening, the Great Waters ice bar will be open tomorrow from 5-8pm serving winter warmers and shots by a roaring fire. Also, we’re planning to tap a special release dry-hopped firkin of cask pale ale. See you there!

Festival of Hops at the Muddy Pig

By on January 9, 2011in beer events, brewpubs

The Muddy Pig will once again pleasure our taste buds with a full line up of delicious Pale Ales and IPAs during their, Festival of Hops. Get there while the gettin’s good!

Our first big A-Side beer event of 2011 is the 3rd annual Festival of Hops. 43 draft lines turned over to Pale Ales, india Pale Ales and taste bud numbing Imperial IPAs. All beer served in flights of three 5oz glasses so you can make a run a tasting all 60 or so beers.

NYE at Barley Johns

By on December 30, 2010in beer events, brewpubs

Another cool and no doubt tasty New Year’s Eve event at Barley John’s:

Save the Date! Our Annual New Years Eve Dinner will happen December 31st. Celebrate the coming New Year with a special menu in a cozy atmosphere.

We are now taking reservations: 651-636-4670

The special menu is a la carte and will have a suggested beer and wine pairing for each dish.Prices will be posted closer to the dinner as we acquire the fresh ingredients

Appetizer
Seared Scallop wrapped in Lox served with a Lobster Bisque Sauce
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Corn Fritter Napoleon with White Bean Salsa

Salad
Sun Dried Tomato Chevre Terrine with Arugula
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Roasted Beet Salad with Carmelized Cashews and a Ginger-Serrano Chile Vinaigrette

Entrees
White Pumpkin & Black Truffle Ravioli
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Grassfed Beef Tenderloin, Mushroom Ragout & Savory Horseradish Breadpudding
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Seared Tuna with a Ponzu Sauce served over warmed Julienne Vegetable Salad

Cheese Plate
Assorted Cheese and Fruits

Dessert
Triple Layer Chocolate Cheesecake
More TBA

Winter Solstice and Other Unworldly Happenings

By on December 21, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events, beer stores, brewpubs, free beer

Man, there’s a lot going on today in the world of beer here in Minnesota. Releases, tastings and of course, celebration of the Winter Solstice, as Earth begins heading back towards the sun. I need a beer!

Who’s celebrating the Solstice? Haute Dish Fades to Black, Brasa enters the Darkest Day of the Year, and we just learned that the Blue Door Pub taps their keg of Darkness at 11 a.m. today.

How about releases? Surly gets things going at Pyscho Suzi’s with the Abrasive Release, Town Hall celebrates Festivus for the rest of us, and Rock Bottom kicks off the the Week Before Christmas.

Holiday Shopping? Hit the the Ale Jail, and while you’re at it, sample some Cucapah.

There’s lots of other stuff happening in the next couple weeks, so be sure to check out our events calendar too.

Cheers from mnbeer.com!