**Update**

The brewery list is finalized and current, the musical entertainment is posted and it’s supposed to be a gorgeous day for drinking beer outside! Checkout the St. Paul Summer Beer Fest site for all you need to know!

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I was looking at the calendar, realizing my in-laws will be in town in eight days, and then Father’s Day is in 10 days, which means the 2nd annual St. Paul Summer Beer Fest is almost here! Just in time for the arrival of my wife’s family Father’s Day!

The brewery list keeps growing, with new ones added every week. The boys at Chop Liver, LLC are updating the “notes” section of their Facebook page weekly with the additions, and we’ll post here when the list is complete.

A few tickets are still remaining so get yours today!

Snow-blower stored?  Check.  Patio furniture dusted off?  Check.  Mower blade sharpened?  Check?  Aloe vera purchased in anticipation of your first Minnesota-tan?  Check.  Now what to drink?

Michael Agnew has the answer in his Strib Lifestyle piece.

Here’s a story from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (found on the Pioneer Press website) about a beer-friendly hoody designed by Beer City Promotions.  I think Ryan outta get these damn things in MNBeer’s store ASAP, don’t you?  These’d be perfect for use at sporting events, funerals, your kids’ play, exercising, you name it.

If you’ve already decided you’ll be attending the Beer Dabbler Highland Fest, or are still on the fence, here’s one more reason to go – Beer Class.

A well-balanced variety of guest speakers will share their expertise on different beer-related topics. The guest speakers will be staged in The Classroom Tent separate from the beer tasting village. Each speaker will conduct a 20-minute crash course in his or her area of expertise. Michael Agnew, Certified Cicerone from Perfect Pint will serve as the classroom moderator for the Beer Class sessions.

Class passes will be sold apart from regular admission to the beer festival.
The cost is $3 per class.
100% of class pass money will go to Free Arts Minnesota and Rock the Cause, the two non-profit organizations partnering with this event.

Class passes are currently on sale at Thomas Liquors in St. Paul and the full class schedule can be found at the Beer Dabbler Highland Fest website.