Congratulations to the September winner and runner-up of Summit’s Get to the Bottom of It contest.
Winner:
Colleen Dolphin, Minneapolis, MN
“Do bees even have knees?”
Runner-Up:
Stephanie Asher, Richfield, MN
“If a mime swears, does his mother wash his hands with soap?”
I don’t know about you, but this blustery weather makes me want to hole up somewhere warm with a good stash of beer and something warm to eat.
It’s time to start thinking about holiday parties as we roll in to October and remember that Flat Earth is an excellent source of liquid libations.
Additionally there is some kind of game being played between some pro sports teams from MN & WI on Monday so we will be open for growler sales on Monday until 6:30 PM instead of Tuesday.
Tonight we’ll have:
Belgian Pale Ale
Bermuda Triangle Triple
Black Helicopter Coffee Stout
Unfiltered Cygnus X-1 Porter
Element 115 Lager
Monkey Business – Coconut Porter
Mummy Train Pumpkin AleSodas: Birch Beer, Sarsaparilla, Orange, Tropical Lime, Orange Ginger, Apricola, Cherry Cola & Rootbeer
Cheers!
The tomatoes looked really good last week and I expect it to be the same this week at the farmer’s market. So, we’ll be having another tomato tasting this weekend.
3 Course Farmer’s Market Tomato Tasting Fri, Sat, & Sun (Oct 2-4)
First Course: Honeycrisp apple slices & pear tomatoes salad with a Thai basil vinaigrette
Second Course: Lemongrass shrimp with an heirloom tomato slice, okra, gourd, & bean sprouts with a tamarind broth
Third Course: Fischer Farms pork chop with tempura green tomatoes & five spice beets sauce
Three Course Tasting $30
MN Beer pairing $8
MN Wine pairing $13Beer Pairings:
Summit Scandia
Liftbridge Chestnut Brown
Surly FuriousWine Pairings:
St. Croix Vineyards La Crescent
Alexis Baily Seyval Blanc
Alexis Bailey Frontenac
The Dining Studio, which previously hosted an amazing Flat Earth beer dinner, is hosting an Oktoberfest beer dinner with co-host Michael Agnew, Minnesota’s only certified Cicerone.
The beers: Victory, Ayinger, Surly, Kostritzer and Wiehenstephan.
The food: Signature soft pretzels, passed hors d’oeuvres and four paired courses.
According to owner Philip Dorwart, “We take an original approach to beer dinners and use very little beer in the actual cooking of paired courses. Instead, we use more of a wine dinner model by highlighting a flavor in the beer with food. By implementing this practice we are able to offer unique beer to food matching without relying on the “just add some beer” ethos.”
Cost: $65 + tax
Call 612-331-3310 to reserve your seat.
It’s not Minnesota, but it’s a saison and quite tasty… I picked up some at The Four Firkins today… Here’s a note from Paul at Capital Beverage…
Goose Island is releasing Sofie, one of their wine barrel aged brews, in the Twin Cities for the first time next week in very limited quantities. While Goose Island is looking to make it available year-round here it will only be available in limited quantities to start and only in 650mL bottles. Sofie is a Saison fermented with wild yeasts and aged in wine barrels with orange peels. It is a tart, dry, sparkling ale with a subtle, spicy white pepper note, a hint of citrus from the orange peel and a creamy vanilla finish making Sofie an intriguing brew. When Goose Island first released Sofie in Chicago it sold out the first day.
The following stores are receiving shipments next week:
Heritage Liquor
Surdyk’s
South Lyndale Liquor
Zipp’s Liquor
France 44
Big Top University
Thomas Liquor
St. Anthony Liquor #1 by Village Pub
Cellars Roseville
1st Grand Liquor
MGM Calhoun