Yup, that about sums it up. On Friday, from 4-6 you can sample all three of Boom Island‘s beer (Silvius Pale Ale, Throprock IPA and Hoodoo Dubbel) at France 44 in Minneapolis. Enjoy!
News & Updates
Great Waters Cask Beer Dinner Monday
We mentioned Great Waters’ 15th Anniversary in an earlier post, but below you’ll find some specifics on their special five-course, five-cask dinner. The menu, created by Great Waters’ chef Ernesto, has been carefully planned alongside five specially chosen beers by Brewmaster Bob.
Details of the dinner, which takes place at 7pm on Monday, April 2, at Great Waters Brewing Co., are below:
1. Smoked Tomato Capsicum with Great Waters House Ale
2. Carnitas Lettuce Wrap with Blackwatch Oat Stout (with Cacao Nibs)
3. Almond Encrusted Walleye & Tomato Scallop Sauce with Dry-Hopped Timma IPA
4. Pork Tenderloin, Polenta & Mild Chipotle Sauce with O’Byrne’s Irish Red
5. Fruit Pizza & Bacon Chocolate Chip Cookie with Scotch Ale
Tickets are still available for the event at $65, http://www.greatwatersbc.com.
Pig & Fiddle’s First Firkin!
Join the Pig & Fiddle tonight when they tap their first firkin! Well, it’s actually a Pin, but it’s still going to be delicious. At 4pm, they will be pouring Rush River’s Batch 1000, a red rye ale. One of the owners and brewers from Rush River will be on site to answer any questions you might have about their beer or the brewery. Cheers!
Dueling Casks at the Republic
Tonight at 5pm, The Republic will be tapping TWO Rush River casks. One will be a Bubblejack IPA infused with Lavender, a winner at this year’s Firkin Fest & the other will be Uber Alt infused with cinnamon and clove. Try both infused casks and meet one of the owners and brewers from the brewery!
Brewing TV #58: Guess That Beer
What’s this: a homebrew challenge? In the latest episode of Brewing TV, Keeler and Dawson go head-to-head brewing mystery beers on a subzero brew day. Two months later, they put each other’s keen sense of beer dorkery to task with a taste-test. Plus, Fox 9’s M.A. Rosko stops by Jake’s kitchen and we bust out the guitar.