2010 Oktoberfest Events
as of 8/12/10
Prost! Night
Friday, September 24
The best way to start Oktoberfest is with a toast! Celebrate fall, beer, and each other with a toast.
Alphorns, celebrity keg tapper, and Burlesque round out the opening night fun.
Decadent Weimar Republic Kabarett Night
Saturday, September 25
The Weimar Republic was home to the artistic avant garde of Europe.They lit up the night with cabarets, concerts, performances and parties.
Le Cirque Rouge Performs at 10pm
Leech Lake Brewing in Walker is planning to open their tap room for the first time during Ethnic Fest in Walker – Friday, Sept. 10 & Sat., Sept. 11, from 10 AM to 8 PM both days. Their first two beers will be available for sampling and to take home in growlers. Eventually they expect to have five (or more) beers on tap.
Secondly, they kegged the first batch of beer, the Loch Leech Monster Scottish Ale on Sunday. From what I understand, you can expect to see their beer in a 75 mile radius of Walker at first and no doubt they’ll expand according to demand.
Darkness Day is still a few weeks away, but here’s a look at this year’s label.
And for more info on the beer and label designer, check it out on Beer News.
[Label designed by old MNBeer friends Aesthetic Apparatus. When they first relocated to the Twin Cities, Ryan used to occasionally trim posters for them at Source in exchange for beer.]
What’s an ERB? Keep reading to find out and then head to Town Hall Thursday to taste it for yourself.
And if you’re staying in town for the long weekend, you may be able to get in on a tour of the brewery.
Hey All,
One of the brewers just had a baby son. He wanted to make a beer to celebrate and we will release the beer brewed for Elliott Ryder Bischoff “ERB” this Thursday. That way you can get some to take with on your big holiday weekend. ERB is a Black IPA / Cascadian style beer brewed to be loaded with hops, just a touch of chocolate, and dark in color. A nice beer that proud papa designed to help celebrate the addition to his family. Yep, $2.50 pints from 5-6pm this Thursday, Sept. 2.
Also, I will be around this weekend and had some interest in a brewery tour. I will be offering one at 1pm this coming Saturday if there is anyone left in the city. Please call and make your resevation today and leave your phone number, if numbers are not high enough we will cancel.
Cheers
Mike
Juno and Mark are back at it again (these are the fella’s behind the St. Paul Summer Beer Fest) with the 1st Annual St Cloud Craft Beer Expo at the St Cloud Civic Center. It’ll take place from 4-8pm on January 22nd 2011. Mark says they’re planning to set up a charter service for people in the Twin Cities with a couple different launch spots. More details as they become available!