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Figlio to host summer beer series

By Emily Weiss Wed., May 22 2013 at 11:10 AM
Categories: Beer, Events
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Eat, drink, and be merry at Figlio's Summer Beer Series starting May 30

Figlio, in its new incarnation at the Shops at the West End in St. Louis Park, is partnering with some favorite local breweries to host a summer beer series, featuring monthly tastings and food pairings from Figlio's executive chef J.P. Samuelson. The events will take place on Thursdays each month throughout the summer and run from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. All the festivities lead up to Figlio's Fall Beer Fest in October.

Here are more details on the breweries that will be featured and information on how to get tickets.

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10,000 Minutes of Minnesota Craft Beer 2013: Weekend Events

By Tatiana Craine Fri., May 17 2013 at 3:04 PM
Categories: Beer

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Finally, it's Friday, it's the start of Art-A-Whirl, and it's time to celebrate the end of Craft Beer Week with a cold brew or two... or more. With dozens of events, tappings, and releases going on all weekend, we picked a handful of events that are sure to be filled to the brim with fun and hops.

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10,000 Minutes of Minnesota Craft Beer 2013: Wednesday Events

By Tatiana Craine Wed., May 15 2013 at 4:01 PM
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You've made it over the mid-week uphill battle, and it's time to go treat yourself to something ice-cold, refreshing, and definitely full o' hops. Since it's Craft Beer Week, this is the week to go out and indulge in some new craft beers and meet the brewing geniuses behind the beer.

We've compiled a list of today's best brew-related events around the state so you can take this chance to refine your taste buds and truly figure out what's the deal with hops, malt, barley, and all that good stuff.

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10,000 Minutes of Minnesota Craft Beer 2013: Tuesday Events

By Tatiana Craine Tue., May 14 2013 at 3:45 PM
Categories: Beer

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Whether you're celebrating the gorgeous weather or marriage equality today, there's just something about the way an ice-cold craft beer can soothe that summer-starved thirst that's been hanging around all spring winter. Here are today's smattering of events around the Twin Cities and greater Minnesota celebrating the glory of our hometown brews.

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10,000 Minutes of Minnesota Craft Beer 2013: Monday Events

By Tatiana Craine Mon., May 13 2013 at 2:47 PM
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From ales and porters to stouts and lagers, we're crazy about craft beer. And this week, we're especially excited because it's American Craft Beer Week. To celebrate this week-long festival of tasty libations in our neck of the woods, the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild are presenting 10,000 Minutes of Minnesota Craft Beer this year.

Technically the week began on Saturday at Kieran's, but things are really kicking off today with a bunch of beer-soaked fun to banish that case of the Mondaze away. We'll be posting the schedule and a little taste of what to expect at each event every day this week so you can plan out which tastings and tappings you'll want to check out.

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Lift Bridge Brewery expands production by 200 percent

By Keane Amdahl Tue., Apr. 23 2013 at 9:40 AM
Categories: Beer

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The brewery news just keeps flowing these days and as the flow of beer related happenings continues to expand, so does Lift Bridge Brewery. The Stillwater brewery recently underwent a transformation that will now allow them to increase their annual production capacity by over 200 percent.

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Liftbridge is rising

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Indeed's Burr Grinder Coffee Ale at Grumpy's: A drink of the week steeped in local flavor

By Kelly Moritz Thu., Apr. 18 2013 at 1:39 PM
Categories: Beer, Coffee Snob, Drink of the Week
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Perk up with this Indeed and Dogwood coffee ale collaboration

Indeed Burr Grinder Coffee Ale
Grumpy's Bar and Grill
$5

It's hump day, the vintage "Country Club Malt Liquor" sconces are illuminated over the kitsch crimson damask wall paper, and it's down to the wire in the audio round of your weekly trivia battle at the original Grumpy's in Northeast: quick, what are you drinking? Smart beer imbibers will be reaching for the Burr Grinder from Indeed while it lasts on tap, the Dogwood collaboration coffee ale that will keep you on point until the last points are counted.

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Brau Brothers reveal new brewery details

By Loren Green Wed., Apr. 17 2013 at 11:19 AM
Categories: Beer, Interview
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A few weeks back, we chatted with Brau Brothers Brewing Company just as the announcement of its relocation from Lucan to Marshall was made official. While the last talk focused on its beer and its history, The Hot Dish wanted to hear about the new brewery location as well. Uprooting a brewery--one previously identified with its dot-on-the-map home in Lucan--is no easy task, but it's a task that promises a big future. More space, more beers, and more amenities for the beer tourists are just a few of the topics that CEO and head brewer Dustin Brau has in mind as they move from 5,000 square feet to nearly 37,000 and break ground on the first brewery in Lyon County history.

Work has begun on pilot beers for the new opening and plans are underway for Braufest in Lucan this June.

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Brau Brothers: Getting ready for move to Marshall
Great Waters Brewpub: "It's never a straight path."


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Finnegans to package its beers in cans

By Keane Amdahl Tue., Apr. 16 2013 at 9:22 AM
Categories: Beer, Food, News
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By the end of the month, local craft brewer Finnegans will release its beer in cans

Finnegans will be releasing both its classic Irish Amber and Blonde Ale in can form. The new cans could hit stores as early as next week, but the company will officially kick off the can release May 1.

Finnegans was Minnesota's first nonprofit brewery, with 100 percent of its proceeds going toward hunger charities in all five of the company's major markets, which include Minnesota, Wisconsin, North and South Dakota, and Florida. Finnegans also works with the Emergency Food Shelf Network's Harvests for the Hungry program to help distribute locally grown produce to food shelves around the state.


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Surly confirms Prospect Park for new brewery location

By Keane Amdahl Tue., Apr. 16 2013 at 8:14 AM
Categories: Beer, Food, News
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Surly's proposed $20 million beer palace
The deal is done, and if you live in the Prospect Park area of Minneapolis, you'll be getting a new neighbor. MPR reported yesterday that craft brewery Surly Brewing Co. has confirmed the purchase of an eight-acre plot of land near the Minneapolis/St.Paul border and will begin building its $20 million brewery.

The transaction had previously been up in the air due to the conditions of the land left behind by the site's previous tenant. A former food processing plant contributed to an abundance of environmental hazards for which Surly has acquired over $2 million in grants to help clean up. 


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