Ted Marti, CEO of Schell’s, and Doug Hoverson, author of “Land of Amber Waters” were guests on MPR yesterday morning to discuss MN’s brewing history. Thanks, Dave, for sending us the link. It’d be nice if you’d send us some beer every now again, but the links, tips, etc. will suffice…I guess…for now.
News & Updates
Surly Beer Dinner @Ngon
Beer dinner lovers, mark your calendars! Ngon Bistro will be hosting a six course Surly beer dinner later this month for 42 lucky diners.
Food Menu:
Course 1 – BLT
House-cured anise bacon, pea shoots, spicy aioli, & Bushel Boy tomatoes, on baguette
Course 2 – Star Prairie Rainbow Trout
Smoked rainbow trout cured with fennel & curry, micro greens, and a mango chutney
Course 3 – Nem Nuong
House-made Vietnamese sweet pork sausage, fried free range egg & pickled mustard greens with a cilantro sauce
Course 4 – Lamb Belly
Iowa lamb belly with sauté Brussels sprouts & daikon cake with a hoisin ginger sauce
Course 5 – Duck Cassoulet de l’Indochine
Wild Acres duck confit with great northern beans, grape tomatoes, garden carrots, shiitake mushrooms, & pork belly with a pho spiced duck broth
Course 6 – Surly Coffee Bender Ice Cream
Beer Menu: TBA, but it has been confirmed that Darkness will be included.
Cost: $65/person (or reserve a table of six for $60/person)
Call 651-222-3301 for reservations
6:30 Meet & Greet
7:00 Dinner
If the beer, the menu or the date just don’t work for you, keep your eyes open for an April dinner with Flat Earth Brewing and a May patio dinner with Lift Bridge Brewing.
SSBF Contest from HopChart
The St. Paul Summer Beer Festival, which debuted in 2009, will be held Sunday, June 20th and if you want to go, FOR FREE, then check out the contest HopChart is running.
Do you want to go to the St. Paul Summer Beer Festival? If you answered yes to that question then you should definitely check out the contest HopChart is putting on. HopChart was lucky enough to receive not 1 set, not even 2 sets, but 4 sets of tickets to this awesome beer festival!
Now let it be known that HopChart loves its users, but we really want to share this love with people who have never heard of us. So unlike our Winterfest Contest which awarded a set of tickets to the top point getter this contest is a member drive. We want to know how many people we can sign up from March 1st until March 20th.
1st and 10
The first user who gets 10 new members to join will win a set of tickets.(*)Members Only
The top 2 users who get the most new members to join will each win a set of tickets.(* & **)You’re Quite Inviting
We know it’s hard to get people to sign up for things they don’t understand, so the top 3 people who send invites will be entered into a drawing to win a set of tickets.(* & ***)
Additional details, including how you go about inviting people to join HopChart and of course all the rules, can be found on the site.
Flat Earth Brewery Tours
The tours over at Flat Earth are getting quite popular these days and with that you’ll now need a reservation if you’d like to take part in a tour. They’re working on online tour sign up, but in the meantime, just give ’em a call at 651-698-1945 to reserve a spot. Don’t forget to bring your ID and remember they will have growlers for sale afterward.
UPDATE – As of 3/11, both tours for March are full.
Flat Earth March Update
It’s beginning to feel like Spring!
Flat Earth will be celebrating 3 years of making beer tonight at The Happy Gnome on St. Paul. The event starts at 6 p.m. and will feature 6 beers from us.
We will be pouring:
Belgian Pale Ale – The one that started it all
Double Hopped Angry Planet – Winner at Firkinfest 2009
Sunburst Ale – Winner of Best of the Fest St. Paul Summer Beer Festival
Grand Design – S’more infused Cygnus X-1 Porter – Winner of Best of the Fest Winterfest 2010
Ovni Biere de Garde – The only Biere de Garde from a production brewery in MN
Winter Warlock Barley-wine – The only Barley-wine from a production brewery in MNWe hope to see you out there this week!
We have 2 tours this month the 13th & the 27th. Unfortunately due to the over flow crowd at our last tour you will need a reservation for the tour from now on. You can call 651-698-1945 to reserve a tour spot. We hope to have an online tour sign up available soon.
Growler sales are every Tuesday & Thursday from 330 – 630 and Saturdays noon – 3 and after tours.
Thank you for all of your support!
Jeff & Cathie Williamson
Flat Earth Brewing Company