Why yes son, now that you’re 21, it’s perfectly acceptable to get Surly!

Hello Surly Nation,

I know this is a long email, but it’s important, it’s about beer. Keep
reading and you can find out how to get a couple free tickets to our Beer
Dinner at the Craftsman Restaurant on October 3rd.

SurlyFest is now out and about in the Twin Cities! We only brewed one batch
of this hoppy lager, so go ask for it at your favorite Surly bar.

Coffe Bender and our Cask Beers will continue to pop up over the city. Keep
checking out our web-site, www.surlybrewing.com We don’t always send out
emails for cask beer events.

Beer Dinner at The Craftsman Restaurant on Tuesday October 3rd.
Join us on our Patio in the waning days of summer as Executive Chef Mike
Phillips prepares a
“Grilled” Five-course Tasting Dinner to compliment the beers of Surly
Brewing in Brooklyn Center.
Minnesota’s first new brewery west of the Mississippi since 1987.
The Craftsman Restaurant will welcome Owners/Brewers Omar Ansari and Todd
Haug to present the beers-including a preview of their new Russian Imperial
Stout “Darkness”.

Two Dinners will be served.
The first one will begin at 5:30 and cost $45 per person,
and the last at 8:15 (with an aperitif at the bar to kick it off)
will cost $50 per person. (Gratuity is not included in either seating)

Please RSVP at 612.722.0175 as soon as possible as there will be limited
seating.

Additional Information on this and other upcoming events can be found at
www.craftsmanrestaurant.com or by calling 612-722-0175.

Here is the menu-
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Bender served with
Eggplant Caponata on Grilled Rustica Bread

Furious served with
Grilled Garlic Sausage with Saurkraut and Potato

Surlyfest served with
Grilled Pork Sirloin with Hoch Orchard Apple Chutney and Spaghetti Squash

Darkness served with
Grilled Thousand Hills Flat Iron Steak with Stout Baked Beans

Coffee Bender served with
Ginger Stout Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Want to join us for beer and dinner and the Craftsman – for free? Well send
us an email at beer@surlybrewing.com and we will randomly pick one emailer
to receive 2 tickets to the 8:15 dinner. What’s the catch you ask, nothing
really – just wanna thank people for supporting the Surly beer.

Catch the beer train in Duluth and Get Surly, September 15th. The North
Shore Scenic Railroad departs at 5:30 and returns around 8:00. Check
www.northshorescenicrailroad.org for more info. Call 218.722.1273 for
details and tickets.

We will be up in the Duluth area again next week, Sep. 23rd, for the Big
Lake Brewfest, http://www.biglakebrewfest.com We will be bringing up some
cask beer and Coffee Bender. Look for us at a bar that night pouring more
cask beer!

And finally this,

Wanna Sample Fine Beer?

Do we really have to ask? Please mark your calendars for Saturday, October
7 for this year’s Autumn Brew Review. The event, which will feature 100+
beers from more than 30 regional craft brewers, will again be held in
Downtown Minneapolis at Peavey Plaza (located on Nicollet Avenue and 11th
Street).

The event is a perfect venue to sample several unique flavors of fresh craft
beer, many of which are not available in liquor stores. Attendees receive a
commemorative glass and unlimited samples throughout the day. The event
also features live music from a variety of Twin Cities bands and several
food vendors.

Tickets are $25 in advance for general admission (1 p.m. – 6 p.m.) or $35
for VIP tickets (which allows you to enter the event one hour early to start
sampling and have more “quality time” with the brewmasters).

For tickets, visit www.mncraftbrew.org. (Please know that tickets are
limited so advanced ticket purchases are encouraged.)

All ticket proceeds benefit the Minnesota Craft Brewer’s Guild, a non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting Minnesota breweries and the importance
of carrying on the tradition of brewing for future generations to enjoy.

Hope to see you October 7th!

The fall has been keeping us busy and our next tour will happen sometime the
end of October.

One more thing, new Surly Bars:
J. Cousineaus in Maple Grove
Pizza Nea in NorthEast

See you drinking,

Omar

Perhaps this is only vaguely beer-related, but since it’s happening at Fitger’s and you get a half pint snit of beer with your Bloody Mary, we can’t help but to pass along the information.

Howdy,
The Brewhouse has a new Sunday scene for folks that like beer, Bloody Marys and football.

Each Sunday we will add Bloody Marys to our menu. In our backroom we have a 40″ plasma tv with Surround Sound. Said tube will show NFL games all day and night until the end of the last game.

During this time our Bloody Mary will be available for the price of $6.00 including a 1/2 pint snit of your choice filled with Brewhouse beer.

Thanks, see you down at the Brewhouse.

Once again, the proverbial paddle has been broken over at Minneapolis Town Hall, and we couldn’t be more pleased to hear the news.

Hey All,
Great turn out for the coffee porter yesterday! Gotta love that Peace Coffee.

Next Wednesday 9/20, we will release the Broken Paddle ESB. Broken Paddle has now moved to production in our British style open fermenter and the beer liked it that way. Come and give it a try next wednesday 5-6pm pints $2 (pint club discount does apply).

SUNDAY BRUNCH-
Don’t forget about our Sunday brunch 9-noon. All you can eat and a bloody or beer just $10. For those of you headed to the dome……remember the parking ramp next door. Easy in / easy out and just a 10 min walk to the game. What a great way to watch the Vikings win!

AUTUMN BREW REVIEW TICKETS ARE HERE
Remember that really cool beer fest in Peavy Plaza each fall? That is the AUTUMN BREW REVIEW. We are happy to offer tickets to you here at the Town Hall Brewery. Details- Sat. October 7 @ 1:00pm…Downtown Minneapolis at Peavy Plaza (next to Orchestra Hall). Get your tickets here (in hand) in advance for $25….they are $30 at the door. Those of you that want to beat the crowds……Buy you ABR VIP Ticket for just $10 more. That allows you in the door to sample all those special brews 1 hour before the general public. (available via www.ticketworks.com)

Cheers all, enjoy the fall!
Mike

P.s. Be real good and drink lots of beer and we should be able to release Fresh Hop 2006 on 9/27. Last year we used 150lbs. of freshly picked wet Cascade hops…this year we used 204lbs. of freshly picked wet Centennial hops. WOW! Not for the faint of heart……..

Wanna Sample Fine Beer?

Do we really have to ask? Please mark your calendars for Saturday, October 7 for this year’s Autumn Brew Review. The event, which will feature 100+ beers from more than 30 regional craft brewers, will again be held in Downtown Minneapolis at Peavey Plaza (located on Nicollet Avenue and 11th Street).

The event is a perfect venue to sample several unique flavors of fresh craft beer, many of which are not available in liquor stores. Attendees receive a commemorative glass and unlimited samples throughout the day. The event also features live music from a variety of Twin Cities bands and several food vendors.

Tickets are $25 in advance for general admission (1 p.m. – 6 p.m.) or $35 for VIP tickets (which allows you to enter the event one hour early to start sampling and have more “quality time” with the brewmasters).

For tickets, visit www.mncraftbrew.org. (Please know that tickets are limited so advanced ticket purchases are encouraged.)

All ticket proceeds benefit the Minnesota Craft Brewer’s Guild, a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting Minnesota breweries and the importance of carrying on the tradition of brewing for future generations to enjoy.

Hope to see you October 7th!

AND…

1. VIP tickets get you an extra hour [of BEER!] (ABR begins at noon), but more importantly, an hour without crowds (Only 300 tickets will be sold!).

2. It appears that the VIP time on the tickets is incorrect. VIP begins
at Noon.

3. New this year – Cask Row. We have a few breweries bringing cask beer,
so we’re going to place them in the same area. Who is bringing casks, you
wonder? How’s this for a line-up: Town Hall, Great Waters, Fitger’s,
Barley John’s (I think), Summit, probably Surly and you heard it here
first, I’m bringing two of Schell’s beers on cask, one of which will be this
year’s Snowstorm, a London Stout.

See you there!

David Berg

And of course, here is the list you’ve all been asking about, the 2006 Autumn Brew Review lineup:

O’Hara’s Brew Pub & Restaurant

Barley John’s Brewpub

Finnegan’s Inc

Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery

Granite City

Breckenridge Brewery

Leinenkugel Brewing

Sierra Nevada Brewing

Fitger’s Brewhouse

Surly Brewing

Rush River Brewing

Summit Brewing Company

White Winter Winery

Pig’s Eye Beer Company

Viking Brewing Company

South Shore Brewery

Boulevard Brewing

Kalamazoo Brewing

City Brewing

August Schell Brewing

Lakefront Brewery

Avery Brewing

Aracadia Brewing

Great Divide Brewing

Gluek Brewing

Rock Bottom Brewery

The Brauhaus

New Holland Brewing

Muskie Capital

Enjoy!

After two days of cool, damp weather, nothing sounds better than a pint of Minneapolis Town Hall’s Black Snow Coffee Porter. For the moment, I’ll just have to settle for a mug of Peace Coffee, though once Wednesday rolls around, I may have to pick up a growler of the good stuff.

Hey all,
This coming Wednesday 9/13 we will release our popular Black Snow Coffee Porter. This Robust American porter is infused with cold press coffee from our pals at Peace Coffee here in Mnpls. Check out their website for more info(www.peacecoffee.com).

****Release on Wednesday 5-6pm will now be $2 per pint. Pint club discount will apply. A pint of freshly made hand-crafted for $2 a glass…..still the best deal in town******

Football Sunday at the Town Hall. Every Sunday enjoy brunch with a drink for $10 9-noon and watch any of the 4 differerent games you want. We even got another 50 inch hd tv just so we could give you the oppertunity to watch both of the games that are broadcast with an hd signal. Food, friends, football, and fun at the Town Hall Brwery each Sunday. Oops, nearly forgot we’ve got beer too!

Cheers
Mike

Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
1430 Washington Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN