News & Updates

Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival

By on December 14, 2010in beer events, breweries

The Second Annual Beer Dabbler at The Winter Carnival offers an afternoon of craft and micro-brew tasting and awareness to adults yearning for a full spectrum of flavor and color in their beer. For $25 in advance and $35 day-of, beer enthusiasts can take in a great variety of liquid gold and other precious hues from fifty different local and regional small batch brewers. Dabblers get a miniature pint glass from which to sample and to keep as a souvenir.

Tickets here.

Or buy your tickets at one of these stores:
(Cash Only)
The Four Firkins
8009 Minnetonka Blvd
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55426
(952) 938-2847

Thomas Liquors
1941 Grand Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105-1433
(651) 699-1860

Ale Jail
1787 Saint Clair Avenue
Saint Paul, MN 55105-1941
(651) 698-9463

Station 4
201 4th Street East
Saint Paul, MN 55101-1603

TC Craft Beer
4455 Winnetka Avenue
New Hope, MN 55428-4928
(763) 537-0000

If you like to dress up or want to see how your home brew stacks up, click here for details on the costume contest (five categories) and home brew competition.

‘Tis The Seasons In The Abyss!!

By on December 13, 2010in bars/restaurants, beer events

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s the season of the Abyss! Finally! Deschutes Abyss will be here and we are having a “tour” to celebrate! Seven bars, games prizes and BEER, tons of beer!!!

Thursday December 16th

5:00 The Happy Gnome – Offering flights of Deschutes Beers featuring Black Butte Porter, Abyss, and Jubel 2010

5:45 Stub & Herbs – SLAYER TRIVIA*!!! Abyss, Jubelale, Hop Trip, and Hop Henge on tap!!

6:30 Pracna – Abyss, Obsidian Stout on Nitro, Jubelale plus Deschutes specials all month long with beer and prize giveaways!!**

7:15 Haute Dish – Abyss and Mirror Pond Pale Ale, features TBD

8:00 Mackenzie – Abyss, Inversion IPA, Jubelale, Jubel 2010 with Beer Trivia!!

9:00 Bryant Lake Bowl – Abyss & Black Butte Porter with Bowl for the Abyss (win free Abyss bottles!!)**

10:00 Buster’s on 28th – Black Butte Porter, Abyss, & Jubel 2010 with T-Shirt and beer Giveaway!!**

See you there!!!!

All bars will promptly tap their kegs of Abyss at 5pm so get on it!!!

*Slayer rules!

**visit any 3 bars on the list and get the bartender to initial off the special card and turn it in at Busters after 10pm for a free limited edition Abyss t-shirt (while supplies last, void where prohibited, no purchase necessary and all that crap!)

Dissident Keg a Pracna

By on December 10, 2010in bars/restaurants

Pracna will be tapping The Dissident from Deschutes today at 4pm. It’s a 1/6 barrel and one of only two in the state, so get there early so all the other jerks don’t drink it up. 🙂

After nearly two years aging in isolation, 2010 The Dissident has reached its pinnacle. Deschutes Brewery’s only wild yeast beer, brettanomyces and lactobacillus “critters” (a technical brewing term) create a …distinctive Oud Bruin, Flanders-style sour brown ale, with a fruity aroma and flavor. Along with the wild yeast “critters”, which help to create a strong Belgian flavor, this lavish brew has whole central Washington cherries – pits, stems and all – added to the mix.

Win St. Cloud Craft Beer Expo Tickets & Transportation

By on December 8, 2010in misc. mn beer

Would you like to take a hot date (or perhaps just your ugly buddy with the shitty “beard” you keep telling him to shave) to the St. Cloud Craft Beer Expo on Jan. 22nd? And better yet, would you like a ride? No sense in taking the risk of riding with beardy after a few dozen samples.

You’re in luck. We’re giving away two charter tickets to the ‘fest. Yup. A $100 value. This includes two general admission tickets and a chartered bus ride from Midway Stadium to St. Cloud & back.

So how do you win? Follow these simple instructions:

1. Send an email to ryan AT mnbeer.com with the following subject line: “I’d shave my beard for free tickets to the St. Cloud Craft Beer Expo.”

2. In the body of the message? Your name, mailing address and favorite Minnesota-made beer.

3. Deadline? Dec. 15th at midnight.

Winner will be notified via email. Losers won’t.

Cheers!