News & Updates

Belgian Independence Day Bike Bar Crawl

By on July 20, 2012in bars/restaurants, beer events, contest

Bike from The Muddy Pig, stopping at Town Hall Tap, Harriet Brewing and ending up at the Pig & Fiddle!

Start off at The Muddy Pig and enjoy glasses of some wonderful Belgian and Belgian Style beer from the brewers at Duvel & Ommegang!  Enjoy a beautiful Saturday ride traveling from St Paul to Minneapolis and soak in the last day of Belgian Independence Week at these great beer hotspots.  Some bars will even be giving away an authentic Duvel or Ommegang Cycling jersey!  So grab your riding buddy(ies) and join up for this epic bike ride!

Deschutes Base Camp Events in Minnesota July 20-28th

By on July 19, 2012in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events, homebrew

After a short stint in the Fargo/Moorhead area, Deschutes’ Base Camp (and of course Woody) head to St. Cloud on Friday for a handful of events and then off to the Twin Cities starting Saturday, making appearances at The Beer Dabbler & Tiffany’s and continuing on throughout the Twin Cities, hitting bars, restaurants, homebrew shops like Northern Brewer and Beer stores. For the complete list of events, check out the press release PDF..

Woody with friends from SockGuy (who, by the way, make great custom cycling socks).

Minnesota Foodtruck Fair August 5th

By on July 19, 2012in beer events, breweries, MN

…and juicy lucys and craft beer and wine…

The first annual Minnesota Foodtruck Fair is happening on Sunday, August 5th from 12:30-5:30pm in Downtown Minneapolis. This new event will, of course, highlight metro area food trucks and will also include 25+ breweries (9+ from Minnesota), stuffed burger samples from our buds at Blue Door Pub and jazz & blues music. Tickets range from $15-$80 (you want VIP tickets for unlimited beer samples).

Bonus: Right now they’ve got a Groupon offer going that’ll get you a half-price discount.

Craft Beer at the Minnesota State Fair Horticulture Building

By on July 17, 2012in breweries, brewpubs, MN

Wait. What? Beer is an agricultural product? Well regardless of what you believe (and I’m kidding, btw), we’ve just learned that the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild will be at this year’s Minnesota State Fair in the Horticulture Building. Their exhibit will highlight Minnesota’s brewing history, how beer is made and what’s going on in Minnesota beer. Brewers will be present, and we’re told there will be sample beer flights too. The Minnesota State Fair just got a little bit cooler!

Summit 26th Anniversary Backyard Bash Sept. 8th

By on July 17, 2012in beer events, breweries, cask beer, MN

 

One of Minnesota’s “senior” breweries, Summit Brewing Co. turns 26 this fall. In the craft beer world, especially in Minnesota, 26 seems OLD with a grey capital O. In truth, though, they’re spring chickens compared to Schell’s. Regardless, it takes a lot to get to 26 in the beer industry, and we’re glad to see these “old farts” chugging along.

In proper form, Summit is celebrating their 26th anniversary this fall with a Backyard Bash at the brewery from 11-6pm on Saturday, September 8th. Tickets are $14 and will be available starting on Monday, July 23rd at www.summitbrewing.com.

Throwing down at the Bash this year will be locals like Doomtree, Caroline Smith & the Goodnight Sleeps, Halloween Alaska, Now Now, Heartbeats & Summit’s own Hotpants DJs. The Current’s Mark Wheat will emcee the event in a decidedly non-Minnesotan accent (we forgive you).

And yes, there will be beer… I’ll give you one guess as to who might be providing the beer… Look for special cask offerings as well. Local food vendors will be present as well.

Half of all ticket sales will benefit the Minnesota Music Coalition. Pretty cool, eh?