This Sunday, December 9th Barley John’s is offering a rare chance to enjoy their food and brew on a Sunday. For those of you who haven’t been to a Sunday Night Supper you are in for a treat. They turn their kitchen over to great homestyle comfort food prepared lovingly by John’s Family. Reservations recommended – 651-636-4670
4:00 to 8:00 pm
$15 per person (beer extra)
Your Choice of:
Meatloaf, Baked Ham or Zucchini Quiche served with:
Apple Salad, John’s Special Mashed Potatos, Vegetable of the Day, and your choice of Dessert!
(Free Mac & Cheese for Kids!)
Category: general beer
You can brew your own at Vine Park TONIGHT
This afternoon a group canceled their 7PM reservation TONIGHT (November 30, 2007) for all six of our kettles due to illness. We were able to reschedule them for mid January but this creates a singular opportunity. This is the only kettle reservation available in the evening that will get you back to bottle before Christmas! If you can react quickly, call us to book any or all of the six. Bottling will be on Dec 13, again at 7PM. This is an unusual email for us. But so many people have been unable to get a brew time because they couldn’t get away from work and needed an evening brew time, we wanted to let people have a chance to grab this unique reservation. Please call 651.228.1355 to book a reservation.
Thanks Dan & Andy
www.vinepark.com
Hoverson’s “Land of Amber Waters” in the Star Tribune
Doug Hoverson’s “Land of Amber Waters” was featured in a brief story this evening on the Star Tribune’s website at http://www.startribune.com/people/story/1569454.html.
Town Hall vs. Barley John’s…A Newer, Tastier Cold War?
This evening Town Hall released their Piledriver double IPA…we were there. Last Thursday we were at Barley John’s to try out their double IPA. Is there some kind of weird arms race going on between brewpubs or are we just lucky? Next thing you know, we’re going to be forced to sample someone’s triple IPA. What kind of cruel world do we live in where beer lovers are forced to visit their favorite brewpubs frequently to share in the delicious one-upmanship? In any event, I think you’ll find both double IPA’s wonderful, so make an effort to stop in before these two great offerings run out.
Pioneer Press article on hop shortage
Tightening supply of hops could mean rising price of local beer by John Brewer
Combine that with rising barley prices and you can bet that your beer is going to be more expensive. No doubt our local breweries, brewpubs and homebrew shops are feeling this. Inevitably, some businesses will probably get squeezed out… let’s hope that it’s not any of our great Minnesota breweries, brewpubs and homebrew shops. Yet another reason to drink locally, drink early, drink often!