While one shouldn’t anticipate craft beer an event where challenges include “alcohol tolerance” and offers a $10 all-you-can-drink option for spectators, it’s hard to pass up the opportunity to watch (or participate in) another of the challenges, “ride a kiddie trike.” Teams of five can sign up or if you want to participate but can’t convince any of your buddies to take the plunge, you can sign up as a free agent.
Whiskey Junction
901 Cedar Ave S, Minneapolis
This week’s Thursday tasting at Heritage? Three nice beers from Liefman’s for all you wild-beer loving fools… as well as those of you who don’t quite know whether or not this kind of beer is for you. Try it…
For all of you that say ‘I don’t like beer” well this is a tasting you have to make it to. The return of Belgium’s Liefmans to American stores is a welcome sight, nothing quite matches the Belgian technique of open fermentation, proprietary yeast & wild yeasts that produce tart, sour notes in the finished beer. The 3 brews currently available all use a brown ale base, with Goudenband being a complex blend of various vintages of strong Belgian brown ale, Cuvee Brut essentially a Kriek since it is refermented with cherries, and Fruitesse, which is also matured on fresh cherries, but enriched with natural juices of raspberry, strawberry, bilberry and elderberry. For this Thursday’s tasting we’ll have market manager Shaun Wolf in-store answering questions and pouring samples of all 3.
Looking for some cask action? Here it is! Brewing TV will premiere their latest episode “Brewing TV – Episode 38: None More Cask” Thursday, June 2nd at Stanley’s in Minneapolis. The episode follows the homebrewing hosts as they prepare and serve a cask version of a homebrewed oatmeal stout. During the party, which runs from 9-11 p.m., Stanley’s will tap a firkin of Summit Horizon Red and also play an encore presentation of “Brewing TV – Episode 36: Gone Firkin,” in which the BTV boys learn straight from Summit’s cask guru Damian McConn how to prepare and present cask ales. Join Brewing TV for some cask beer, a couple of fun episodes and some good times.
Hoooo, I never get tired of posting “FFF” and having folks think we’re talking about that brewery from Indiana…
No, we’re talking about Fitty’s First Friday at Thomas Liquors, when chief beer guy Fitty opens some beers for you all to try. This Friday kicks off the summer season with Abita for the June installment of FFF. They’ll be tasting five vastly different offerings from the folks who are known for their benevolence as much as their quality. See ya there!
Join Fitty and native Minnesotan and brew master Zac Triemert for the first ever tasting of Lucky Bucket in the state of Minnesota. Zac will be tasting out their flagship Pre-Prohibition Lager, IPA, and the mega-complex Certified Evil Stout. The first shipment to Minnesota is scheduled to arrive on Thursday and they’ll have it at the store to sample at 3:30. Now that’s fresh!