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Beer + Bikes with Hoigaard’s: Town Hall

By on June 1, 2011in beer events, brewpubs

Up for a pub ride Saturday? I’ll be joining some of the crew from Hoigaard’s & other friends for a nice little ride from the store to Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery on Saturday, June 4th. We’re doing a series of low-key “beer rides” this summer to combine two of our favorite things – bikes & beers.

Saturday, June 4th (that’s this Saturday, bucko) we’ll leave Hoigaard’s about 1:30pm and ride to Town Hall. At 3pm, we’ll tour the brewery, sample great beers and learn about the brewing process. $7 includes a tasting glass, a pint of beer, samples and a 10% food discount after the tour. If you don’t want to do the tour, you can still ride to the pub & enjoy some great beers with us.

If you want to join us for the tour you must sign up here. We’ve got about a dozen spots left, so please sign up quickly if you’re going to join us. You can also sign up for next month’s ride to Flat Earth.

Saturday, July 23rd – Flat Earth Brewing Co., St. Paul. – We’ll ride from Hoigaard’s over to St. Paul and tour this young craft brewery. Flat Earth opened their doors in 2007, not far from another St. Paul brewery, Summit Brewing Co. The tour & samples are free and perhaps we’ll stop for a beer on the way there and/or the way back. We’ll leave Hoigaard’s around 2:00pm.

Saturday, August 13th – TBD. We’re working on either touring a larger brewery or perhaps we’ll do a small bicycle pub crawl along the greenway. Watch this space & our Facebook page for details.

Millstream Coming to MN

By on May 31, 2011in breweries

Another brewery is making the jump over the state line to get their beer into the hands and mouths of thirsty Minnesotans. Millstream Brewery, out of Amana, Iowa has sent their first load of bottles and kegs north (go ahead and air your favorite Iowa-bashing jokes but note that their John’s White Ale did just pick up a Gold Medal in the Witbiers category at the Denver International Beer Competition). Check their website in the coming days to see where you’ll be able to pick it up at.

If you’re unfamiliar with Millstream but are looking for a weekend road trip idea, they have a BrewBQ and the Blues event this coming Saturday, June 4 and a Beer & Brat Festival June 25. Again, check their website for all the details.

Lucky Bucket Brewing at Zipp’s

By on May 27, 2011in beer events, beer stores
Join Zipp’s as they welcome the Lucky Bucket Brewing Co. to Minnesota! Representatives from Lucky Bucket will be on-hand pouring their beer including IPA, Pre-Prohibition Lager and Certified Evil (a cabernet barrel aged imperial porter)!

The tasting will be held on the main floor and open to the public (as long as you are over 21 with a valid ID).

Rush River Cask Dinner at Senor Wong’s RESCHEDULED

By on May 27, 2011in bars/restaurants, beer dinners, beer events

Senor Wong’s has announced their rescheduled cask dinner for June 8th. This is an all-cask four course Rush River beer dinner. Meet and greet starts at 6 pm, with featured casks of Uber Alt, Nevermore Chocolate Oatmeal Stout with coffee, Lyndale Brown Ale with pomegranate green tea and Bubblejack IPA. Check out the menu and more info here.

Tickets are $50 and reservations can be obtained by calling the restaurant at 651-224-2019.