Beer: Firkin Fest 2011 @ the Happy Gnome

Sounds like tickets are going fast for this year’s Firkin Fest, which takes place in St. Paul at the Happy Gnome on Saturday, March 26th.  To assure your place “under the tent” go here and grab a ticket or two.  And according to the Fest’s website they’ve made a few changes to this year’s beer tasting event.  “This year we will try to push up the number of Firkins to over 70.  We are limiting the number of people and having a set entrance fee (so once you get in, you sample the beer you want and don’t worry about tickets or such).” So in other words, less people and more beer…. uh oh.

Beer: Festival of Hops @ the Muddy Pig

“Our first big A-Side beer event of 2011 is the 3rd annual Festival of Hops.  43 draft lines turned over to Pale Ales, india Pale Ales and taste bud numbing Imperial IPAs.  All beer served in flights of three 5oz glasses so you can make a run a tasting all 60 or so beers.”  - the Muddy Pig

This Weekend: St. Paul’s Winter Carnival Beer Dabbler

Though tickets have been sold out to this weekend’s Winter Beer Dabbler in Mear’s Park (downtown St. Paul) for some time, the event’s website has announced the availability of 300 tickets.  ”We will start selling the 300 tickets at 2:30. We’ll be posting on Facebook & the Website Friday afternoon where that line will be.

So yes, we’re saying there’s a chance…

Try This: Walbeern’s Dos IPA

Brewer: Walbeern’s Brewing Co | St. Paul, MN
Style: American IPA
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First Ave to get Botox?

Picture Courtesy of First-Avenue.com

No not really but if you’ve been by there lately you know they have been fast at work making some building updates and are hard at work finishing up the long awatied The Depot Tavern formally the UN-Bank Checking Cashing outfit.