Category: general beer

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!

$3 Pints at Buster’s on 28th

This week Buster’s is featuring Flat Earth Brewing and will be offering $3 pints all week. Next week their feature will be Bell’s Best Brown Ale and coming up in the near future, Rogue Dead Guy.

Minnesota wins at the Great American Beer Festival

Congrats to the four Minnesota brewery winners at the 2007 GABF.

Two golds were taken.  First was for Surly’s Coffee Bender in the category ‘Coffee Flavored Beer’.  The next was Herkimer ‘s  Alt in ‘German Style Brown Ale/Düsseldorf Style Altbier.’

Two bronzes were also grabbed… Summit for it’s Extra Pale Ale in ‘Classic English Style Pale Ale’ and Pigs Eye Pilsner in ‘International-Style Pilsener’.

Winners list here: http://www.beertown.org/events/gabf/medals/medalists.aspx

Saturday night party…

Okay, so it’s not your traditional Saturday night in MNBeer-land, but I’m going to share my Saturday night plans because I started this site, and dammit, I can.

Tomorrow night I’ll be working & hanging out at Hoigaard’s 3rd Annual Ski Fashion Party to benefit Children’s Cancer Research Fund. This event has consumed many of my office hours over the past week or so, and I’m glad that it’s finally coming to fruition (not to mention that I’ll get to move all of the silent auction goodies out of my office!). So, if you don’t have better plans and feel like throwing $45 at a good charity, come on down to Hoigaard’s at 7pm on Saturday. The food is by brix bistro & wine bar and there will be winter/ski fashion show, dj, dancing, give-aways and a huge silent auction. If you like ski & winter gear, this is the place my friends… silent auction items ranging from downhill ski packages to lift tickets to a 4-day trip to Moonlight Basin… hell, even an opportunity to brew with Jeff at Flat Earth Brewing Co. for a day. There are some other ways to win cool prizes as well… things like $50 at the Happy Gnome (x2, actually), Great Waters, etc., etc.

Did I mention bonfires and s’mores? 🙂 Now for full disclosure, the beer sponsor isn’t one of local craft breweries… we tried, but this weekend just happens to coincide with GABF, so as you can imagine, most of our Twin Cities friends are there. That being said, it’ll still be a good time. I’ll be busy, but it’s good work for a good cause, so if you don’t already have better plans and feel like throwing down $45, come on down… if not, please stop by about 1am as I will probably need a ride home! 😉