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MIA Third Thursday: Craft Brews

By on May 1, 2012in beer events, breweries

Here’s another excuse for you to visit my favorite Twin Cities art museum – The Minneapolis Institute of Arts‘ Third Thursday in May involves craft beer! From 6-9pm on Thursday, May 17th Summit Brewing & The MIA will attempt to fuse beer, art and good times.

–Summit brewer Mike Lundell will be on hand to talk brewing.
-Cash bar featuring a variety of Summit beers.
-Learn about beer ingredients with Northern Brewer.
-Check out Summit’s guide to beer & art pairing.
-Music from locals, White Light Riot.
-No entry fee.

Two Liquor Store Bills Signed into Law By Gov. Dayton

By on April 28, 2012in beer laws, beer stores

Congrats to The Four Firkins and everyone else who supported two bills that give liquor stores in Minnesota a little more flexibility. We covered them a few months ago here…

So what will these bills allow? One will allow liquor stores to sell store-branded apparel. The other will allow liquor stores to charge a fee for tasting/education events in order to pay folks like myself big bucks to sample beer with their patrons special guest speakers.

Also included in the omnibus liquor bill are provisions to allow for beer sales at the U of M’s TCF Bank Stadium (and if I follow correctly, sales can’t be limited solely to the suites) as well as a bill allowing breweries that aren’t distributed in Minnesota to sample beer at one festival a year.

Between the Bluffs Homebrew Coverage

By on April 28, 2012in homebrew

Here’s a little press piece on the homebrew portion of Between The Bluffs Beer Wine and Cheese Fest in Lacrosse that features local judge and homebrewer, Steve Piatz. The fest is today should you find yourself bored, thirsty and hungry. The Cassanova Beer Cave Festival is today, too and is highly recommended, but sadly sold out. If you’re looking to stay a bit closer to home, there’s The Running Aces Beer Fest, in Columbus, MN from 4-7. $25.

Heritage Thursday Tasting: Brau Brothers

By on April 26, 2012in beer events, beer stores, breweries

This week’s Thursday Tasting at Heritage features Lucan’s Brau Brothers. They’ll be sampling some year-round beers as well as their new Rye Wyne Ale, a rye barleywine aged in Templeton Rye Whiskey barrels. It’s tasty. Check it out.

For this week’s Thursday Tasting on the 26th from 5-7PM, we’re going local with Brau Brothers. In addition to a couple of their year-round offerings, we’ll have samples of their newest big bottle release, Rye Wyne Ale, a big rye ale aged in Templeton Rye Whiskey barrels from Iowa. We love this unique beer, so come by and tell us what you think.