As yet another sign that Minnesota is slowly but surely scratching and clawing its way up the hill towards brewing respectability, All American Grill and Brewhouse will be opening in Waverly, MN on November 12th. Okay, maybe that opening is a bit dramatic, but I get excited about these things. For those of you wondering, Waverly is about 30 miles west of Minnetonka on Highway 12. Now, my wife and I got burned a few years back by getting ourselves all excited about the opening of Bandana in Mankato and rushing down there to check it out, only to find out that they weren’t quite ready to tap their kegs. So, as to avoid any similar embarrassment, you may want to give All American to see if they’ll be serving their beer before you make the trip out there. If I weren’t so lazy, I’d call for you. But there it is… Maybe we’ll see some of you there???
Category: general beer
More draft at The Muddy Pig, Fat Tire kegs, and Utopias.
Apparently 32 draft lines aren’t quite enough, because The Muddy Pig just added another 16, bringing their total to 48. Some notable beers pouring are Ommegang Chocolate Indulgence Stout, Surly Darkness, Liefmans Frambozen, SN Harvest, Duchesse de Bourgogne, and so on….
Fat Tire will make it’s first Twin Cities draft appearance starting Monday.
For those into expensive extreme beer, on November 1st Sam Adams released their 2007 vintage Utopias, which is a whopping 25.6% abv. Only 12,000 numbered, collectible bottles were released worldwide. Expect to see limited numbers of bottles in the Twin Cities metro in time for the holidays retailing for somewhere around $130.
Pour some Finnegans
Dear Friends of Finnegans,
As a follow up to our recent e-newsletter, we have added another 11 tasting opportunities in the southern metro area, for a total of 35 tastings in the Twin Cities!! Thanks for the great response around the state for us to set up liquor store tastings – we even have friends in North Dakota who have stepped up to the plate to help us roll out Finnegans in North Dakota!!
Click here for the final liquore store tasting schedule for – we have loads more opportunities for folks to jump in and help!
Again the top prize for the most Finnegans sold at a tasting is $100 Target Gift Certificate for first place and 2 cases of Finnegans for second place!
We couldn’t do what we do without all of you fabulous volunteers!
Thanks so much for your ongoing support!!
jacquie
Finnegan’s 12 packs available
The 12 packs are here!! During the next two weeks the new Finnegans 12 packs will be hitting liquor store shelves across the state (and for the first time, into North Dakota too!)
As a part of the rollout of their new 12 packs, and in honor of their mission and the holiday spirit of giving, Finnegans has partnered with their beer distributors to kick off our 2007 Drink Like You Care Campaign. From November 1 to December 31st profits from the sale of Finnegans will go to local charities in each market where Finnegans is sold!
Summit firkin at Stub and Herb’s
Come try some hand pumped Summit ESB. Summit ESB, Extra Pale and Oatmeal Stouts all on special for $3 a pint. Wednesday, October 24 from 7 to 10 PM.