St. Paul Summer Beer Fest 2012 will be here before you know it. Fest tickets go on sale March 30th at 5 p.m. Here’s a little video to remind us all how much fun it is! If you were there last year, you may see yourself here.
Category: general beer
This Week In Minnesota Beer…
Thirsty? Here’s what’s going on this week in Minnesota Beer. Missing something? Throw it in the comments. Cheers!
Monday:
Minnesota Mondays at Grumpy’s NE
Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery will be tapping Ol’ Blarney, their Irish red at 5pm.
Lucid will be tapping Air & Camo at 3 Squares in Maple Grove from 7-10pm.
Sean from Lagunitas will be at The Four Firkins from 6-8, sampling the good stuff.
Tuesday:
Cask Ale Fest at Brit’s Pub at 6pm ($40).
Alaskan Birch Bock Sampling at The Ale Jail
Wednesday:
Lucid Air Tapping at Lone Spur Grill, 5pm
Lager of DeVine Destruction release at Staples Mill Brewery, 4pm
Midweek Beer Geek at Nomad Pub with Brooklyn Blast, Maple Bock & MNBeerActivists 6pm
Thursday:
Summit Tap Invasion at Ngon Vietnamese Bistro, 4pm
Minnesota Beer Dinner at Pig & Fiddle, 6:30pm
Friday:
Flat Earth Fifth Anniversary Two Fingers Double IPA growlers, noon
Saturday:
St. Patrick’s Day – free rides on Metrotransit
$2.50 Ol’ Blarney all day at Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
Happy Gnome St. Patrick’s Day
St. Patrick’s Day fun at Groveland Tap
…and probably a lot of other shenanigans. Be safe!
MPR Chat Thursday: The entrepreneurial genius of Minnesota beer makers Live
Join us for a chat from 11:30am – 1pm Thursday with Tim Nelson from Fitger’s Brewhouse, Dan from Lift Bridge and Julia Hertz from the Brewers Association hosted by Minnesota Public Radio. See you tomorrow. It sounds like Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl and Chip from Brewing TV will be joining us as well.
Summit Unchained 09 (Brewing TV Beer Review)
Brewing TV was lucky enough to get in on a sneak peek at Summit Brewing Company‘s Unchained Batch 09 – Dunkel Weizen. The beer is available on draught starting next week and in bottles the week of March 19th.
How to Pour a Proper Pint
Better Beer Society and Brewing TV worked together on this video on “How to Pour a Proper Pint.” It’s produced more for restaurant and bar staff usage, but is still good advice for anyone serving beer from a tap — commercially or at home. Raise a glass to beer bars, taphouses and industry servers doing it proper! (#pouritproper)