Tonight at The Bulldog Lyndale, Southern Tier Brewing Company will be taking over their taps! 13 delicious Southern Tier beers will be pouring starting at 7pm. Some of the brews include Phin & Matt’s, Pumking, Oat & Creme Brulee.
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NYE at Ngon
Once again, Hai over at Ngon Bistro has lined up quite the tasting menu for New Years Eve for only $40.
First Course: Coconut Cream & Acorn Squash Soup, candied walnuts and house-cured bacon
Second Course: House Cured Lamb Belly & Daikon Cake, local greens in a wasabi sauce
Third Course: Wild rice crusted Star Prairie Trout & oyster mushrooms with a spicy quava mint sauce
Fourth Course: Five spice Braised Fischer Farms Pork Shank with sweet potatoes & pickled greens
For an extra charge, your meal can be paired with your choice of wine ($20) or beer ($15)–but given that they’ll be tapping Surly Darkness, Surly Five & a firkin of Lift Bridge Farm Girl with Asian plums, I’d opt for the beer.
Reservations can be made at their website or their Facebook page, but make yours today, its sure to fill up!
New Beers & Growler Special at Barley John’s
Barley John’s currently has two new seasonal beers, Smoked Porter (7.4%), which is based on their Old 8 Porter recipe, but smoked malts are used in the mash and N. English Brown Ale (5.6%) is a dry brown ale brewed with toasted malts and English hops, fermented with a British strain. Coming soon: Winter Ale.
And for a gift that keeps on giving, now through New Years Eve, fill two grolwers and get a $5 gift card. Some for now, some for later!
Harriet Single Hopped West Side
Harriet is breaking out three varieties of Dry Hopped West Side IPA–with Simcoe, Amarillo & Cascade–for the holidays, growlers filled today and for sale during their normal growler sales:
Wednesday from 4-7pm
Thursday from 4-7pm
Friday from 4-7pm
Saturday from 1-6pm
Christmas Eve: 1-4 pm
New Years Eve: 1-6 pm
Also available are Divine Resolution, Holiday Abbey, Divine Oculust, Dark Abbey & West Side Belgian IPA.
NYE Dinner at Barley John’s
Say goodbye to 2011 with a great dinner at Barley John’s. The five-course meal is available a la carte with or without wine/beer pairings. Receive 10% off if you order all five courses. Reservations: 651-636-4670.
Course 1
Chilled Mediterranean Stye White Prawns with Cream Dill Sauce and Classic Red Cocktail Sauce served with steamed broccoli & cherry tomatoes – $15
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Hush Puppies & Grilled Zucchini with rémoulade – $8
(Wine | Beer Pairing: Champagne | Duval )Course 2
Sugar Snap Peas & Tomatoes with Salmon Tartare – $16
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Field Greens & Roasted Root Vegetables with Apple and Pear – $12
(Wine | Beer Pairing: Barnard Griffin Fume Blanc | Little Barley Bitter)Course 3
Florentine Stuffed Steelhead Trout & Sole with sage butter on pappardelle – $23
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Grilled Buffalo Tenderloin with MN Wild Rice, Roasted Celeriac & Parsnips with Wild Mushroom Ragout – $36
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Tuxedo Truffle Gnocchi with fresh peas, roasted walnuts, Parmigiano-Reggiano and crème fraîche with braised greens – $34
(Wine | Beer Pairing: Carpe Noctum Pinot Noir | Wild Brunette)Course 4
Cheese Plate
Freisago (Sheppards Way, MN) | Hook’s 15yr Cheddar (WI) | Bucheron Montchevré (CA) with Roasted Bell Pepper Pesto, Marinated Mushrooms – $22
(Wine | Beer Pairing: Ben Marco Expresivo – Smoked Porter)Course 5
Triple Layer Cheesecake -or- Chocolate & Cranberry Layer Cake -or- Pumpkin Cheesecake Tartlet -or- Coconut Cloud Cake
(Wine | Beer: Imperial Stout)