News & Updates

GWBC 15th Anniversary

By on March 12, 2012in beer dinners, beer events, brewpubs, cask beer

Great Waters is coming up on a milestone, their 15th anniversary, and to celebrate they’re offering a week’s worth of celebrations. You don’t have any excuse not to make it over at least once.

Throughout the week, we’ll be releasing 15 different cask beers – 15 beers for 15 years, so every days cask list will be a little different. We’ve had 4 beer engines pumping everyday for the last 15 years, so this seemed a fitting tribute. Come in and get a “Caskport” and chart how many of the 15 you’ve tried. Try 10 or more throughout the week and you’ll be elligible to win a brew day with Bob & Chad where you get to name the beer and come back when it’s done to tap up the first firkin!

On Sunday, April 1st at 5PM we’ll be releasing one last keg of our ginger spiced Yuletide Ale (although given the date, maybe we’ll call it Fooltide Ale) with $1.50 pints of that all night.

Monday, April 2nd will feature our all-cask 5 course Beer Dinner. That’s right, each course will be paired with a Cask Ale. $65 regular/ $55 MBA Members. More details, including menu and exact start time will be released this week.

Tuesday, April 3rd is Old Home Night. All former GWBC staff is invited down for reunion to wax nostalgic and share a few pints. If you’ve been a regular for quite a while, there’ll be some old familiar faces to visit with that night.

Wednesday, April 4th will be a 15th anniversary MBA party. All active MBA members are invited down starting at 6PM for some free food, a bit of free beer followed by very cheap beer, and good company. Not an MBA member? There’s still time to join but only a few spaces remain at the moment!

The rest of the week will feature more Cask Ales released, drink specials, and possibly more events and giveaways. Stay tuned to this site or our Facebook and Twitter for more details.

Please note that we will be closed on Sunday, April 8th for Easter.

A big thanks to all of you that have supported us and made these 15 years possible!

Brewing TV #57: Snow Day in Denver

By on March 9, 2012in beer education, beer laws, beer travels, breweries, video

What happens when three Minnesotans are “snowed-in” during a roadtrip to Denver? SNOW DAY! Brewing TV is forced to abandon plans for one episode — but salvage a day in Denver with visits to Denver Beer Company, Great Divide Brewing Company, and our first distillery Stranahan’s Colorado Whiskey. And we sit down for a chat with beer writer Ed Sealover. Let’s hope we see more beer-friendly laws here in Minnesota that allow for a thriving taproom scene similar to this!

PS – this episode is followed by two hardcore homebrewing episodes back home in the Twin Cities. Get your fermentors sanitized and ready for it!

Ol’ Blarney at Town Hall

By on March 8, 2012in beer events, brewpubs

Town Hall gives you two opportunities to drink their Ol’ Blarney for the rock bottom price of $2.50. Check it out…

Hi All,

Monday 3/12 we will feature our annual mid march release of Ol’ Blarney. This is our version of an Irish Red……with a bit of the Town Hall twist—–We like them bold.

So come in for the release on Monday and start your St. Patricks week right! Pints of Ol’ Blarney just $2.50 on Monday from 5-6pm. ON SATURDAY 3/17 come and drink Ol’ Blarney from open to close for $2.50 per pint. Warning……this beer may offer you the gift of the gab!

Have a great St. Patrick’s Day! Please remember to be safe

Mike

Fulton Taproom Grand Opening Saturday

By on March 7, 2012in beer events, breweries

Fulton celebrates the grand opening of their taproom Saturday at noon. Drink up buttercup!

Update: more details from Fulton.

At noon on Saturday, March 10, Fulton Beer will open the first brewery taproom in Minneapolis. The taproom, located two blocks west of Target Field, will serve glasses of beer just steps away from where it was brewed. The grand opening menu will include Fulton’s Sweet Child of Vine, Lonely Blonde, and Worthy Adversary on draft, as well as food from the Barrio truck.

In the upcoming months, Fulton will brew taproom-exclusive beers to pair with order-in options from neighborhood restaurants and food trucks. The taproom will be open limited hours (3-10 pm on Fridays and 12-10 pm on Saturdays) during March, with days and hours expanding in early April to coincide with the Twins home opener.

Until the Minnesota legislature’s 2011 passage of the “Surly Bill”, Minnesota packaging breweries could not sell beer for consumption on brewery premises. The new state law and a similar ordinance passed by the Minneapolis City Council and Mayor RT Rybak will help Fulton and other small craft brewers increase production, attract new customers, and build Minnesota into a beer tourism destination.

Fulton Beer was founded by four homebrewers in a South Minneapolis garage in 2009 with the mantra “Ordinary Guys Brewing Extraordinary Beer.” Fulton’s beers are available on draft and in bottles at over 400 locations throughout the Twin Cities. In addition to on-premise sales, the taproom offers “growlers”, 64 oz refillable vessels of draft beer. Brewery tours will be available in the near future. Information regarding hours of operation, beer availability, tours, special events and more can be found at www.fultonbeer.com.