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Two Brothers & Japanese Cuisine Beer Dinner at Masu

By on August 29, 2012in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events, food pairing

Masu will be hosting their first beer dinner on Monday, September 10th featuring Two Brothers beers! The menu is all set (however is subject to change) and looks like this:

Course One: Domaine DuPage Country Ale paired with a Sushi Assortment

Course Two: Take Two Hybrid Pale Lager paired with a duo of Ebi, Robata grilled Blue Prawn with Cucumber Kimchee.  Tempura Shrimp with lotus root.

Course Three: Incinerator Blonde Doppelbock with Black Peppercorns paired with a Beef Ramen with grilled trumpet mushroom, organic egg, and shabu shabu style beef ribeye.

Course Four: Pahoehoe Coconut Golden Ale paired with roasted pineapple with coconut puree cereal milk ice cream and toasted rice.

Tickets are $60 (gratuity not included) and just went on sale. Contact Masu at 612-332-6278 or email Greg at gmueller@masusushiandrobata.com for reservations.

State Fair Beer Guide: Tuesday

By on August 28, 2012in breweries

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“Dude I know! Hey I always thought it would be cool to have a house in the Space Tower. How about that?”

“Yeah, man. Let’s go get a pronto pup.”

Today at the Minnesota Craft Brewers Exhibit in the Ag. Building.

3:00pm: Craft Beer 100 – Michael Agnew, A Perfect Pint, certified cicerone

6:00pm: Beer Tourism – Dan Justesen, Vine Park Brewery. This is another presentation that’s definitely worth checking out. Dan is no stranger to beer tourism.

Today’s beer flights in Land of 10,000 Beers:

HOPPY:
Leech Lake 47 Degrees North
Fulton Sweet Child Of Vine
Excelsior XLCR

LIGHTER:
Finnegans Blonde
Schell’s Pilsner
Steel Toe Provider
Surly Hell

BELGIAN STYLE/SWEETER:
Lucid Summertide,
Lift Bridge Farm Girl
Lake Superior North Shore Wheat
Surly Cynic Ale

DARKER:
Brau Brothers Moo Joos
Lift Bridge Chestnut Hill
Schell’s Oktoberfest
Brau Brothers Bancreagie

To keep up to  date with Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild events, speakers, flights and other fun things at the Fair, be sure to follow @mncraftbrew on Twitter and check out their Facebook page!

 

 

Sour Flight Night at Ginger Hop

By on August 28, 2012in bars/restaurants, beer events

Ginger Hop continues their series of flight nights this month by letting you sample 3 different sour beers! The beers being featured on Thursday will be Petrus Oud Bruin, Monk’s Cafe and Petrus Aged Pale. If you’re not familiar with sours this will be a great opportunity to try a variety that range from only slightly sour, to mouth puckering! The flight will only cost you $5.

Bryant Lake Bowl Stout Bout

By on August 28, 2012in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

Bryant Lake Bowl is set to host a Stout Bout putting the Midwest up against the rest at 6pm on Wednesday, September 12th.

Stouts include Surly Darkness, Bell’s Black Note, Founder’s RIS, Central Waters Bourbon Barrel Stout, Odell Bourbon Barrel Aged Stout, Dark Horse Plead the 5th, Deschutes Abyss and Great Lakes Black Out Stout.

Flights will also be available.

State Fair Guide for Monday

By on August 27, 2012in breweries, MN

There’s your tip of the day. The Fair does have drinkable water, and as much as we respect (and often support) your right to substitute water with beer, it may hurt the next day, even at 2.8%. Thanks to Joe for willingness to serve as a guinea pig.

Check out the Minnesota Craft Brewers Exhibit in the Ag. Building.

3:00pm: Hop Agriculture in Minnesota – Charlie Rohwer, PhD, U of M Scientist. Charlie’s job is cooler than your job. Among other things, he’s a hop researcher with the U of M. You can read more about him here.

6:00pm: Beer Tourism – Dan Justesen, Vine Park Brewery. This is another presentation that’s definitely worth checking out. Dan is no stranger to beer tourism. For the

Today’s beer flights in Land of 10,000 Beers:

HOPPY:
Summit Horizon Red Ale
Indeed Brewing Midnight Ryder
Third Street Bitter Neighbor
Excelsior XLCR

LIGHTER:
Fulton Lonely Blonde
Mankato Original
Schell’s Pilsner
Brau Brothers Old 56

BELGIAN STYLE/SWEETER:
Lucid Summertide,
Flat Earth Belgian Pale Ale
Flat Earth Bermuda Triangle Tripel
Surly Cynic Ale

DARKER:
Flat Earth Cygnus X1
Third Street Brewhouse Brown Trout
Schell’s Firebrick
Finnengans Irish Amber

To keep up to  date with Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild events, speakers, flights and other fun things at the Fair, be sure to follow @mncraftbrew on Twitter and check out their Facebook page!