Oktoberfest Celebration at The Happy Gnome

Celebrate Oktoberfest at The Happy Gnome on Saturday, September 23. [They’ll] have a large tent set up in the parking lot with plenty of beer, food and live music. Just like in Munich….well, sort of like Munich. The party begins at 11:00.

It’s time to celebrate Oktoberfest, folks, and Surdyk’s is ready to celebrate as well! They will have free tasting of 30 different beers from 11:00 to 7:30 this Friday and Saturday. They will also have a “Wurst Kart” with grilled bockwurst, bratwurst, and knackwurst as well as kraut, German potato salad, hot pretzels, caramel apples and hot cider from 11-5 this Friday & Saturday as well as next Friday & Saturday.

Where’s the music you ask? Fear not, as Surdyk’s will have live music on the 16th and 23rd from noon to 3:00.

And of course what is a beer tasting without a sale? Surdyk’s will have over 100 beers on sale from Sept. 14th to the 23rd. Head on over to Surdyk’s and get your Okt on.

This is the perfect excuse to visit Surdyk’s to refill your beer reserves. Prost!

This sounds like a good time…

Lake Superior Brewing Company will be holding a product release party for our newest addition to our seasonal beer lineup. Oktoberfest!! This will be the very first time we have ever done an Oktoberfest and the first time we will have a full temporary liquor license and be able to sell pints of beer at our brewery. We will have Speedy Weenie vending cart providing food. We’ll also have a bonfire, along with a “cowboy golf” tournament. Prizes to be given away as well. Here is the best part $3 Pints with a $1 suggested donation at the door to benefit a local non profit, Lutheran Social Services (LSS) Renaissance.

Saturday, September 30th from 4-10PM at the brewery located at 2711 W Superior St. behind the subway restaurant.

Why yes son, now that you’re 21, it’s perfectly acceptable to get Surly!

Hello Surly Nation,

I know this is a long email, but it’s important, it’s about beer. Keep
reading and you can find out how to get a couple free tickets to our Beer
Dinner at the Craftsman Restaurant on October 3rd.

SurlyFest is now out and about in the Twin Cities! We only brewed one batch
of this hoppy lager, so go ask for it at your favorite Surly bar.

Coffe Bender and our Cask Beers will continue to pop up over the city. Keep
checking out our web-site, www.surlybrewing.com We don’t always send out
emails for cask beer events.

Beer Dinner at The Craftsman Restaurant on Tuesday October 3rd.
Join us on our Patio in the waning days of summer as Executive Chef Mike
Phillips prepares a
“Grilled” Five-course Tasting Dinner to compliment the beers of Surly
Brewing in Brooklyn Center.
Minnesota’s first new brewery west of the Mississippi since 1987.
The Craftsman Restaurant will welcome Owners/Brewers Omar Ansari and Todd
Haug to present the beers-including a preview of their new Russian Imperial
Stout “Darkness”.

Two Dinners will be served.
The first one will begin at 5:30 and cost $45 per person,
and the last at 8:15 (with an aperitif at the bar to kick it off)
will cost $50 per person. (Gratuity is not included in either seating)

Please RSVP at 612.722.0175 as soon as possible as there will be limited
seating.

Additional Information on this and other upcoming events can be found at
www.craftsmanrestaurant.com or by calling 612-722-0175.

Here is the menu-
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Bender served with
Eggplant Caponata on Grilled Rustica Bread

Furious served with
Grilled Garlic Sausage with Saurkraut and Potato

Surlyfest served with
Grilled Pork Sirloin with Hoch Orchard Apple Chutney and Spaghetti Squash

Darkness served with
Grilled Thousand Hills Flat Iron Steak with Stout Baked Beans

Coffee Bender served with
Ginger Stout Cake with Chocolate Ganache

Want to join us for beer and dinner and the Craftsman – for free? Well send
us an email at beer@surlybrewing.com and we will randomly pick one emailer
to receive 2 tickets to the 8:15 dinner. What’s the catch you ask, nothing
really – just wanna thank people for supporting the Surly beer.

Catch the beer train in Duluth and Get Surly, September 15th. The North
Shore Scenic Railroad departs at 5:30 and returns around 8:00. Check
www.northshorescenicrailroad.org for more info. Call 218.722.1273 for
details and tickets.

We will be up in the Duluth area again next week, Sep. 23rd, for the Big
Lake Brewfest, http://www.biglakebrewfest.com We will be bringing up some
cask beer and Coffee Bender. Look for us at a bar that night pouring more
cask beer!

And finally this,

Wanna Sample Fine Beer?

Do we really have to ask? Please mark your calendars for Saturday, October
7 for this year’s Autumn Brew Review. The event, which will feature 100+
beers from more than 30 regional craft brewers, will again be held in
Downtown Minneapolis at Peavey Plaza (located on Nicollet Avenue and 11th
Street).

The event is a perfect venue to sample several unique flavors of fresh craft
beer, many of which are not available in liquor stores. Attendees receive a
commemorative glass and unlimited samples throughout the day. The event
also features live music from a variety of Twin Cities bands and several
food vendors.

Tickets are $25 in advance for general admission (1 p.m. – 6 p.m.) or $35
for VIP tickets (which allows you to enter the event one hour early to start
sampling and have more “quality time” with the brewmasters).

For tickets, visit www.mncraftbrew.org. (Please know that tickets are
limited so advanced ticket purchases are encouraged.)

All ticket proceeds benefit the Minnesota Craft Brewer’s Guild, a non-profit
organization dedicated to promoting Minnesota breweries and the importance
of carrying on the tradition of brewing for future generations to enjoy.

Hope to see you October 7th!

The fall has been keeping us busy and our next tour will happen sometime the
end of October.

One more thing, new Surly Bars:
J. Cousineaus in Maple Grove
Pizza Nea in NorthEast

See you drinking,

Omar

Perhaps this is only vaguely beer-related, but since it’s happening at Fitger’s and you get a half pint snit of beer with your Bloody Mary, we can’t help but to pass along the information.

Howdy,
The Brewhouse has a new Sunday scene for folks that like beer, Bloody Marys and football.

Each Sunday we will add Bloody Marys to our menu. In our backroom we have a 40″ plasma tv with Surround Sound. Said tube will show NFL games all day and night until the end of the last game.

During this time our Bloody Mary will be available for the price of $6.00 including a 1/2 pint snit of your choice filled with Brewhouse beer.

Thanks, see you down at the Brewhouse.