Category: general beer

Welcome HopChart!

By on December 21, 2009in general beer

If you haven’t heard about or had time to check out a great new site aimed at you, yes YOU, Craft Beer Lover, now is the time. HopChart is a social utility that lets you journal beer, rate beer, connect with other beer fans and more.

As an extra incentive to try it out, founder Andrew Kaiser is offering up his two coveted Winterfest tickets.

Here are the details for how to get your chance at Andrew’s tickets to this sold out event:
– Eligible to US residents 21 years of age and older.
– For each 10 points earned through HopChart you will receive *1* entry into a drawing for *2* tickets to Winterfest Friday, Feb 5 2010 7:00pm.
– Points earned between December 15, 2009 through January 20, 2010 will count toward the drawing.
– A Drawing will take place January 21, 2010 time and location TBD (check back here often) to select the winner.

Smoke in a Bottle

By on December 11, 2009in general beer

That’s right, a plan is in the works from our boys at Surly to begin bottling Smoke, [edit: with more than 4000 bottles] ending up on liquor store shelves. I guess that new bottler is getting quite a work out!

Nic Skrade at Uptown Tattoo did the art work, Al McCarty of Blue Nile fame wrote the text, but final label approval is pending from the, er, good folks at the TTB.  So….release date TBA.

More details as they roll in…but really, what else do you need to know?!

Flat Earth Tuesday Growlers

By on December 1, 2009in general beer

Did you get your hands on the hottest ticket of the day? Unofficial reports say Winterfest tickets sold out in 6-8 minutes. Whether you need to drown your sorrows because you were unable to get ’em or you’d like to celebrate, stop on over at Flat Earth for some brew to cure what ails you.

Week 5 of Porterfest brings another new infusion! Bravado is a cherry-fudge infusion.

We’ll also have the following goodies for sale:
Belgian Pale Ale
Cygnus X-1 Porter
Curly Tail Ale
Bermuda Triangle Triple
Black Helicopter Coffee Stout
Oatmeal Stout
Bravado – Cherry-Fudge Cygnus

Tailgating and Beer Tasting with the Lift Bridge Guys

By on November 19, 2009in beer events, breweries, general beer

Join Lift Bridge Brewery at The Chef’s Gallery in Stillwater Friday night for good eats and great beer.

The Lift Bridge crew is dedicated to eating and drinking with the utmost regard to pleasure – pure and simple! Learn about the brewing process and beer ingredients while sampling several distinct Lift Bridge beers that you will learn to taste from a culinary standpoint from the characters who brew it! They will prepare some of their favorite tailgating foods: Brad’s Famous Bloody Mary Bar, Crosscut Pork Lollipops (made with Crosscut Pale Ale), Bacon-wrapped Jalepeno Poppers, Mini Blucy Burgers (inspired by friends and owners of The Blue Door Pub in St. Paul), and Fall-spiced Vegetable Skewers, made with exclusively local produce.