The legislature passed, and the governor signed into law, some changes to the state’s liquor laws Thursday. The most notable change, at least to this follower, legalizes pedal pubs to operate on streets and in parks, gives pedal pubs the same rights as limos and party buses with regard to consumption in public. Woo hoo! Oh yeah, you may have also heard that bars can now stay open until 4 a.m. during the Republican National Convention.
The entire bill can be viewed here.
Tonight (Thursday). 5-8pm. $2 pints of Summit, free brats. Mark Stutrud and the Summit crew will be on hand as well.
Longfellow Grill
2990 W. River Parkway, Minneapolis
In honor of American Craft Beer Week, all Granite City locations tapped their Ostara’s Spring Ale on Tuesday. This is a light golden, dry-hopped ale is meant for a warm spring day. With any luck, we’ll get some warm spring days soon!
ShamROCK is Finnegans’ second annual outdoor music event benefitting Heading Home Hennepin. ShamROCK 2008 is an afternoon-to-evening music extravaganza featuring up-and-coming local and national acts and a headline performance by Built to Spill. You’ll find Finnegans beer on tap, street entertainment and contests, food from The Cabooze & Whiskey Junction, and a day of partying for a great cause.Built to Spill will take the outdoor stage at 8:30 p.m.; the rest of the line-up is as follows: Ol’ Yeller, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, and Minneapolis favorites A Night In The Box and Romantica. For what it’s worth, I really like Built to Spill and Ol’ Yeller… of course before you try to pigeonhole me, I was just listening to Strike Anywhere in the car, but I digress…This year’s Finnegans ShamROCK will benefit Heading Home Hennepin, a community coalition to end homelessness in Minneapolis and Hennepin County by 2016. For tickets and more information, visit www.finnegansshamrock.org.
Here is the skinny: June 7th, 7PM – 10 Beers – Schell’s Caramel Bock and Firebrick, Surly Cynic Ale and Bender, Summit Extra Special Bitter and Hefeweizen, Whirlybird Oatmeal Stout and Scotch Ale from Brau Brothers and Angry Planet Pale Ale & Black Helicopter from Flat Earth. Each will be paired with a course of food. $75 per person + tax and gratuity. Advanced tickets can be purchased through localwineevents.com or reserved with a credit card through NorthCoast at 952.475.4960.
NorthCoast Restaurant
294 Grove Lane East Suite 130
Wayzata, MN 55391