News & Updates

Various Good Things…

By on March 27, 2009in bars/restaurants
  • Ngon Vietnamese Bistro has Lift Bridge Kimono Girl Sason on cask.
  • Maifest, May 2nd at The Glockenspiel, St.Paul. Sampling beers & beer bratwurst. Door prizes… best legs in Lederhosen, best yodeler,hammerschlagen contest and lots of german fun. Live band and a few boots…
  • Bell’s Oberon release parties… Monday, March 30 8-11pm, Bryant Lake Bowl. Best fake tan will some prizes. Tuesday, March 31st, Bulldog Lowertown in St. Paul 7-10 pm.

Acadia Cafe First Anniversary on the West Bank

By on March 24, 2009in bars/restaurants, beer events, breweries

Acadia is celebrating its first anniversary on the West Bank with a 2-day celebration this Friday and Saturday (3-27 & 38). Each night, one lucky person can win a free beer for a year at Acadia. Basically, the winner gets one free beer of his/her choice every day for a year.

Saturday is the big beer day, with visits from brewers from Bells, Flat Earth, Rush River and Summit. Friday & Saturday features $2 Rogue Beers during the evening’s music beginning at about 7 p.m. Lots of beer swag and featured firkins.

Saturday Schedule
Starting 1:30pm thru 8pm Acadia will have alternating guest breweries/brewers who give a half hour introduction for their beer followed by an hour long music set. There will be $2 beers from each showcased brewery during that hour and a half. After 8pm – $2 Rogue and Summit beers.

1:30pm  Bells

3:30pm Rush River

5:00pm  Flat Earth

6:30pm Summit

See www.acadiacafe.com for music listings.

Firkin Fest Awards

By on March 24, 2009in breweries, general beer

BeerAdvocate, CAP, posted the winners from last Saturday’s Firkin Fest on the BA Forum.  For those of you who aren’t BAs and who are interested, here is that list:

Dark Ales:
1- Tyranena Dirty Old Man Imperial Rye Porter
2- Bell’s Porter
3- Boulder Porter

IPA (Non-Imperial):
1- Tyranena Bitter Woman IPA
2- Lagunitas IPA
3- Surly Tea-bagged Furious

Imperial and Strong Ale:
1- Avery Maharaja
2- Bell’s Hop Slam
3- Dark Horse Plead the 5th Imperial Russian Stout

Session and Eclectic Beers:
1- Two Brothers Bitter End Pale Ale
2- Big Sky Dry Hopped Scape Goat Ale
3- Flat Earth Double Hopped Angry Planet

And the People’s Choice,
voted by attendees at the Firkin Fest:
Tied for 1st:
Bell’s Hop Slam
Lift Bridge Kimono Girl Saison
Tied for 2nd:
Lagunitas Olde Gnarlywine
Surly 16 Grit
Tied for 3rd:
New Belgium La Folie Love
Surly Tea-bagged Furious

Thanks again, Happy Gnome, for an impressive event.

Maibock @ The Herkimer

By on March 24, 2009in brewpubs

Anyone on The Herkimer‘s e-mail distribution list will have seen the note that their Maibock is now on tap.  And if you’re not on their distribution list…well…now you’ve seen the note that their Maibock is nowe on tap.  Funny how this works.  Go.  Imbibe.  Report back.

Shirts

By on March 23, 2009in general beer

Okay here’s the deal. We’ll be taking pre-orders for the shirts for a few days. They’re nice Gildan t-shirts in black with the above graphic in white across the chest. I’m ordering these Friday and will have them in  a couple of weeks. Drop me a line if you want to pre-order a shirt. ryan AT mnbeer.com

Fear not, if you don’t order now, we’ll still have shirts.