The Beer Dabbler | Craft Beer Festivals

Jan 27

Tickets Sold Out

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Jan 23

Want a FREE ride to the Winter Carnival and your wristband early

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Jan 23

Boulevard Tank 7 Review

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As Craft Brewing has taken off in the states, many brewers have made their mark developing unique beers that fall outside the bounds of traditional styles. However, another trend has been to look to brewing history in Europe and to reinvent previously well-established styles, giving them an American twist. Boulevard has done just that with Tank 7, their tasty interpretation of a Belgian Saison.

Historically, saisons (French for “Season”) were brewed in Southern Belgium as a thirst-quencher for the summer field workers (saisonniers). Today, they no longer fulfill this purpose, but retain many of the characteristics which made them aptly suited to the task. Saisons are typically highly carbonated wheat beers with spicy notes from yeast or actual spices and a higher hop presence than is observed in most other Belgian styles. The combination of slight acidity, high carbonation, and hop bitterness gives the beverage a refreshing edge-perfect for a hard day’s work in the summer heat.

With Tank 7, Boulevard pays homage to the Saison, but in true American fashion, with a high ABV (8.0%) and a wallop of American hop flavor and aroma. The aroma abounds with grapefruit hops, with lemony-herbal notes not far behind. White pepper and clove phenolics complete the mélange-it smells heavenly. The flavor follows the aroma, with hints of bubblegum and rose-like alcohols to complement the fruity-spicy character of the beer. With its varied flavor hooks, Tank 7 makes an excellent food beer at any time of year. Complex, elegant, and quite refreshing, Tank 7 is not a beer to be missed.

- Pat Fahey

Beer Dabbler Beer Reviewer

Jan 23

SOLD OUT

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The Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival 2012 is 100% SOLD OUT. Thank you to everyone for their support. We look forward to seeing you there.

If you have already purchased tickets and have questions about printing, transferring, etc.; Please call Extreme Tix at (888) 695 – 0888.

Cheers and thank you,

The Beer Dabbler Team

Jan 19

Get Your Beer Dabbler Wristband Early & Enjoy Lowertown Bars/Restaurants

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In order to save you time in line, stop at participating Lowertown Entertainment District (LED) locations to get your wristband on Saturday afternoon. From 1:00-3:15pm on Saturday, January 28, stop by LED bars and find our Team FINNEGANS volunteers to show your ID and event ticket to get your Beer Dabbler wristband before heading over to the event. Many locations will have exclusive specials for Beer Dabbler participants!

Participating locations include:

• Black Dog Coffee & Wine Bar
308 Prince St # 100
blackdogstpaul.com

Founders Breakfast Stout with biscuits and sausage gravy for $6.50 as well as Hot Chili ( meat or vegetarian) with corn bread. Also beer specials and live music to drink by with Noah Strom and Sam Ryan from 5 -7.

• Bulldog
237 E 6th St
thebulldoglowertown.com

• Hat Trick Lounge
134 5th St E
www.robincommunications.com/hat_trick_lounge.htm
Food and drinks all day.
8:00pm Live music by Scattered Birdz ($5 cover)

• Senor Wong
111 Kellogg Boulevard East
www.senorwong.com
$1 off taps from 1:00-3:15pm
8:00pm Tapping of a special keg from Odell.
Bring in your Beer Dabbler wristband the evening of Jan 28 for $1 off taps.

• Station 4
201 East 4th Street
www.station-4.com

Jan 19

FREE Ride To & From The Beer Dabbler

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We’ve partnered with St. Paul SmartTrips & Metro Transit to provide you with a free ride to/from The Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival! Click here for your printable pass to ride Metro Transit buses & light rail trains FREE between 3:00-9:00pm on Saturday, January 28. Present the pass to the bus driver as you board or keep it with you if you ride the Light Rail. (Free Event Passes are not valid on the Northstar trains).

The Beer Dabbler Free Metro Transit Pass

Don’t forget to hold on to your pass for the ride home. To plan your route, visit www.metrotransit.org.

A special thank you to

Jan 04

Arts & Craft Beer w/ DWITT at The Black Dog Cafe & Wine Bar

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January 11, 2012 // 6-9 pm

When you purchase an original, hand-signed copy of the Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival poster for $15 (limited quantity), you will be entered to win a pair of tickets to the Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival on January 28, 2012. Our poster illustrator, DWITT — who also designed this year’s Winter Carnival buttons — will be in attendance to sign the original poster prints and showcase some of his other various works.

There will be live music from Big Trouble, a beer special or two, as well as an opportunity for you to buy (or win) tickets to the Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival on January 28, 2012.

This gathering is also an opportunity for you to buy your Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival tickets (w/o online fees) before they sell out! Also, The Saint Paul Winter Carnival will be on hand selling the WC buttons designed by DWITT. Please come join us for this free event.