News & Updates

Ommegang Rouge at The Corner Table Rest

By on July 30, 2008in bars/restaurants, free beer

Another fine ale from Ommegang is making it’s way to the Minnesota market. Corey over at Hohenstein’s posted the following over at beeradvocate.com:

Beer Folk,

We will be debuting the Ommegang Rouge on draft @ The Corner Table Rest 4257 Nicollet Ave Minneapolis (612) 823-0011 tomorrow July 31 @ 5:30 until 7:30. Scott from Hohenstein’s will be sampling people and obviously you can buy a glass of the Rouge too. I would HIGHLY reccomend eating there too as the Corner Table is one the Twin Cities best restaurants.

Monday Aug 4 we will be doing a beer and artisinal cheese pairing with 4 of Left Hand’s beers with Mike Walters from the brewery. That goes from 4-6 pm.

I will have the good fortune of going to Belgium comes to Coopperstown this weekend @ Brewery Ommegang. Damn I hate life.

Thanks,
Corey @ Hohenstein’s

Summit News: Augustfest

By on July 29, 2008in bars/restaurants, breweries

SummitI just got a note saying that 12 packs of Summit Oktoberfest are in the JJ Taylor warehouse and should be heading out to stores this week. Last year the beer sold out early, so this time around they got a bit of a jump on things. Man! Oktoberfest…in August. Phew.

On a related note (but from a different source), Mark Stutrud will be the guest speaking at the Summit tasting at Stub & Herb’s.  Summit will also be bringing a cask-conditioned ESB, dry-hopped with Spalt hops. See you there!

McCann’s Updates

By on July 28, 2008in brewpubs

McCann’sThree good reasons for me to find a #%*$&# open weekend to visit McCann’s in St. Cloud:

1. McCann’s now has a patio. Not a necessity, but always a welcomed addition.

2. 1 liter dimple mugs. Again, not a necessity, but there is indeed a time and a place foe everything.

3. Keg Hopped Deep Seven. As Chris puts it:

We cram fresh hops into a keg and fill it with our Deep Seven IPA. Let it sit a few days to meld with the hoppy goodness, then put it on tap-Yum! The first keg of the series is dry hopped with Pacific Northwest Cascade hops. Keg two will be dry hopped with Goldings and Fuggles from the UK. Test kegs have worked out great and feedback has been amazing. Come on St. Cloud, show me you love your hops!

Happy Gnome Mead Dinner

By on July 28, 2008in bars/restaurants, beer events

I think I just got a slight buzz just thinking about this…

$70 per person

The Happy Gnome
498 Selby Ave
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-287-2018

The kick-off for the Twin Cities NATIONAL MEAD WEEKEND will be the Mead Dinner at the Happy Gnome on Thursday, July 31 at 6pm.

Happy Gnome Executive Chef Matthew Hinman will prepare and serve a six-course feast paired with SEVEN meads from White Winter Winery, featuring fish, wild game, and local seasonal fare. A “meet and greet” will start promptly at 6pm with a selected White Winter mead.

* Ken Schramm, author of “The Compleat Meadmaker” will be on hand to talk about mead tasting.

* Jon Hamilton, meadmaker at White Winter Winery of Iron River, Wisconsin will be present to talk about each of his meads.

* Chef Matt hopefully can be coaxed to speak about his choices in creating the pairings.

Cost of this unique, star-studded event is $70 per person.

To reserve, call the Happy Gnome at 651-287-2018
Ask to reserve for “The Mead Dinner” on July 31.


Town Hall closed August 3 and 4

By on July 28, 2008in brewpubs

Hey all,

Just a reminder to our Sunday/Monday regulars, we will be closed on August 3rd and 4th for Town Hall’s summer outing.

We will keep normal hours Tuesday August 5th, although our servers may be a bit slow.

Older employees may take a few days to get back to normal, please be patient. Please pray for all employee’s safety and management’s sanity.

Also, don’t forget the Bocce Tourney and Pig Roast Saturday August 16th. Please come and cheer on all teams not the Corner Bar or Bullwinkles.

Cheers,
Pete