News & Updates

Beer & Cheese Pairing in Le Center

By on January 12, 2011in beer dinners, beer events

Join The Cheese Cave at Traxler’s Hunting Preserve in Le Center for an evening of beer and food. The Traxler’s culinary staff will be cooking up some of their favorites and pairing a selection of cheeses with Schells beers.

Check out the hearty hors d’oeuvres that will be offered: duck egg rolls, wild boar pig wings, sesame pheasant, blue cheese stuffed moose meatballs, ranch wings with parmesan cheese and bruschetta with Alaskan halibut and cheese crumbles.

Cost: $40/person
Call 507-357-6940 to reserve your space

Ice bar beer

By on January 12, 2011in beer events, brewpubs

Nothing makes you feel like a true Minnesotan quite like ordering a beer in January from an ice bar. Head over to Great Waters Thursday night, relax by the fire, and enjoy a pint.

Happy hump day everybody. In case you need a reason to tip a pint tomorrow evening, the Great Waters ice bar will be open tomorrow from 5-8pm serving winter warmers and shots by a roaring fire. Also, we’re planning to tap a special release dry-hopped firkin of cask pale ale. See you there!

Surly 5th Anniversary Events

By on January 10, 2011in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

Ok lets try this again..thanks Todd for the clarification and further teasing. This post will be updated yet again as we learn more, and I imagine we’ll make it easy for ya to keep track and add most of em to the calendar….

So what’s all the brew-haha about? Well Surly is turning five! Starting January 31st, look for events around town–special kegs, casks and more–to celebrate their 5th Anniversary (one of which is at the Blue Nile on Feb 2) 🙂

Al is reporting that the Blue Nile will host the 5th Anniversary party for Surly Brewing in a few weeks, with specials kegs and casks and more fun, yet to be determined. More details to come!

Festival of Hops at the Muddy Pig

By on January 9, 2011in beer events, brewpubs

The Muddy Pig will once again pleasure our taste buds with a full line up of delicious Pale Ales and IPAs during their, Festival of Hops. Get there while the gettin’s good!

Our first big A-Side beer event of 2011 is the 3rd annual Festival of Hops. 43 draft lines turned over to Pale Ales, india Pale Ales and taste bud numbing Imperial IPAs. All beer served in flights of three 5oz glasses so you can make a run a tasting all 60 or so beers.