Schell’s Starkeller Peach
June 17, 2015
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Trip Fontaine, ‘The Virgin Suicides” – “Peach schnapps. Babes love it.” Peach is one of those flavors we sometimes associate with sticky sweet things like wine coolers and the aforementioned schnapps. This, my friends, is not cut from that mold. ...
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Tin Whiskers to Expand
June 4, 2015
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Very cool. Our friends at Tin Whiskers are celebrating their One Year Anniversary on Saturday, June 6th from 1-6pm. 1-2pm — Brewery Tour w/ Co-Founder Jeff Moriarty 2pm — Watts Wheat Wine Release! Receive a special edition glass w/ purchase ...
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Opens Friday 5/22 – The Brewer’s Table at Surly Brewing Co.
May 20, 2015
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Located in the upper level of the brewery, The Brewer’s Table, Surly’s fine-dining sibling to the Beer Hall & Restaurant, opens this Friday and offers patrons a more ambitious menu and more intimate setting than what is found downstairs. Creating ...
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First Sunday Growler Sales… Sunday… at Montgomery Brewing
May 19, 2015
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Great news from Montgomery, MN. Last night the City of Montgomery passed a provision to allow for Sunday growler sales. The city worked quickly and Montgomery Brewing Co. will be open for the state’s first Sunday growler sales this Sunday, ...
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Town Hall Growler Spring Cleaning Program Continues
May 13, 2015
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How many empty growlers are squirreled away in your basement, in the back of your cupboard or in your garage? And of those growlers, how many do you actually use? If you’re up to your neck in old growlers, Minneapolis ...
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Sunday Beer Baby Steps: Sunday Growler Sales
May 2, 2015
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Exciting news for craft beer in Minnesota – on Friday, Governor Mark Dayton signed a bill that allows Sunday growler sales at breweries and brewpubs. While it’s not a full-on repeal of bans on Sunday sales, it’s a positive step ...
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Big Brew Day at Lucid Saturday
April 28, 2015
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Friends, Romans, homebrewers! Lend me your ears… er eyes. On Saturday, our friends at Lucid Brewing Co. will host a Big Brew Day celebration from 8am-5pm. Big Brew Day takes place around the country on the first Saturday in May ...
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More Art-A-Whirl Fun from the Beer World – Fair State, Grumpy’s NE, Bauhaus, Indeed
April 15, 2015
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For the uninitiated, take note. Art-A-Whirl is the largest open studio tour in the country. Cool, eh? Art-A-Whirl is your opportunity to tour tons of studios and galleries, connect with artists and of course buy their work. Breweries and craft ...
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Bauhaus at the Ballpark
April 9, 2015
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This video is an instant classic. Oh, and Bauhaus beers (Winderstuff & Sky Five) will be available at Target Field this year in section 116 (Twins Brews), 126 (Minnesota Brews) and 322 (also Minnesota Brews). They also plan to rotate ...
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612Brew Art Music & Beer
April 9, 2015
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612Brew has announced that their third annual Art, Music and Beer event as part of Northeast Minneapolis’ Art-A-Whirl. No surprise here, but the two-day event will include art, music, food and, duh… beer. Thirsty? 612 will be serving up 5 of its more ...
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Short Pour: Beer News Bites
April 9, 2015
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WCCO reports that Lakes & Legends Brewery is coming to Loring Park this summer. MPR reports that the Minnesota Dept of Public Safety predicts that the number of breweries in Minnesota will top 110 in 2015. In 2005, they reported ...
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Schell’s Stag Series No. 9
March 31, 2015
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The 9th beer in Schell’s Stag Series, is a nod to the 155 year old company’s 19th century brewing traditions. The limited edition offering is a dark lager aged in American whiskey barrels and stored in the brewery’s original lagering ...
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Summit Hopvale Organic Ale is Here!
March 31, 2015
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Back in January, we told you about Summit’s latest offering, Hopvale Organic Ale. Yesterday, Summit announced that this beer will be rolling out shortly with a series of release events. Hopvale will be available for your imbibing pleasure starting the ...
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Northern Lights Rare Beer Festival Saturday
March 26, 2015
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As of last night, tickets were still available for the Northern Lights Rare Beer Festival. And though the ticket price is decidedly steep, this is a festival that should make every beer nerd get a little giddy. For the uninitiated, ...
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Fulton Expat Returns
March 11, 2015
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Last night Fulton’s rye saison, The Expat made its triumphant return with a kick-off party at Smack Shack in Minneapolis. If you missed it, fear not. You’ll find this beer on tap at other fine establishments and, for the first ...
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