All craft beer samples are included in your ticket price. Each Food Truck will highlight one menu item specially paired with a local brew for $3 each, in addition to their regular menu offerings. (Food is not included in the ticket price.)

Presale Party

Wednesday, May 2^nd
Tiffany Sports Lounge – 2051 Ford Parkway, Saint Paul
6:00-9:00pm

Beers tapped at 6pm – Ticket sales start at 7pm

Special Releases Available:

- Tasman Red
- Griffin Bow
- Cinder Bock
- Norse Legend
- Dark Depths
- Imperial White
- Double Bock
- Belgian Session
- East West Kolsch
- New World
- Cherry Wheat
- Latitude 48
- Sam Summer

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The Beer Dabbler at Twin Cities Pride
Friday, June 22, 2012 | Loring Park | Minneapolis, MN | 5:30 pm to 9:30 pm
Must be 21 to enter | Event Held Outdoors (rain or shine)

The Beer Dabbler is proud to announce The 1st Annual Beer Dabbler at Twin Cities Pride on Friday, June 22 from 5:30-9:30pm. This event offers a unique opportunity to sample street fare from 20 of Minnesota’s now infamous gourmet food trucks (and food carts) paired with great craft beer from 20 local breweries. This event will be the official kick-off for the 2012 Twin Cities Pride Celebration at Loring Park.

For $35 advance or $45 day-of, ticketholders will receive a souvenir sampling glass, unlimited craft beer samples, access to 20 of Minnesota’s favorite Food Trucks as well as live DJs, a Silent Disco, games, food demos, and much more. A portion of all tickets sold support Twin Cities Pride, with the mission of creating experiences that bring the community together to commemorate our diverse heritage, foster inclusion, educate awareness of issues, and celebrate achievements in equality.

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The Summer Beer Dabbler at Highland Fest
Saturday, July 21, 2012 | Hillcrest Park | St. Paul, MN | 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Doors 12:30 pm)
Must be 21 to enter | Event Held Outdoors (rain or shine)

This 4th annual festival has become a staple of summer in St. Paul. The event – held outdoors in partnership with Highland Fest and the Highland Business Association – offers and afternoon of craft beer sampling from more than 50 local, regional and national breweries. In addition to great craft beer and gourmet food trucks, the event will also feature beer education, live music, games & activities, and some very special releases from your favorite breweries. This will also be your only opportunity to enter the Beer Dabbler’s free 4th annual Highland Fest Home Brew Competition. This BJCP / AMA sanctioned contest is free to enter with the purchase of a ticket to the festival.

A portion of all ticket sales supports The Highland Business Association, a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit organization that serves as an advocate and a resource for business in St. Paul’s Highland Park neighborhood.

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• The Beer Dabbler at Twin Cities Pride // Friday, June 22, 2012 // Loring Park, Minneapolis

The Beer Dabbler is teaming up with one of the nation’s largest Pride Celebrations to host a unique event highlighting 20 Minnesota Breweries paired with 20 of Minnesota’s favorite food trucks. The event promises a perfect union of Beer & Food. Held on the Friday night of Pride weekend – outdoors in beautiful Loring Park – this new celebration welcomes people from all walks of life. Join us as we discover all the wonderful reasons Minnesota should be proud.

• The Summer Beer Dabbler at Highland Fest // Saturday, July 21, 2012 // Hillcrest Park, St. Paul

This 4th annual festival has become a staple of summer in St. Paul. The event – held outdoors in partnership with Highland Fest and the Highland Business Association – offers and afternoon of craft beer sampling from more than 50 local, regional and national breweries. In addition to great craft beer and gourmet food trucks, the event will also feature beer education, live music, games & activities, and some very special releases from your favorite breweries.

The Beer Dabbler is launching a regional craft beer publication in the Twin Cities. The Growler will be a free, bi-monthly Twin Cities publication presented by The Beer Dabbler® about craft beer and the community surrounding it. We will feature content about many of the things craft beer drinkers love – such as events, dining, music, homebrewing and the latest buzz in the Minnesota beer community. Sign up for our email list to stay up to date. If you have content ideas or are interested in contributing, please email growler@thebeerdabbler.com.

Dabbler Store

Can’t tell you much yet, but keep in touch to hear details about the new Beer Dabbler storefront. Let’s just say St. Paul will soon have a one-stop beer gear shop.

As Hopslam pours, you can’t help but notice the incredible hop aromas that burst from the glass-citrus, pine, pineapple, and grapefruit are a few that come to mind. The palate is smooth with piney-resiny flavors up front and citrus hops folded into light, bready, caramelly malt sweetness in the center. The finish is pretty bitter as you would expect from a double IPA, but exceptionally smooth and pleasant.

This beer is always highly anticipated and sells through quickly each year, so if you want to get some, make sure to keep your eyes peeled in the next week or so. The $15-$20 price tag per 6-pack may seem hefty, but I promise you that if you get it within a month of it hitting shelves, it’s more than worth it. I never intended to bookend this review with quips about Valentine’s Day, but hey-if that special someone in your life happens to be a hardcore hophead, you may have just found the perfect gift!

- Pat Fahey – Certified Cicerone

Beer Dabbler Beer Reviews presented by:

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Category winners here.

Grand Prize

Nick Rondeau – Queen Korova Stout

2nd Place

Dan Larkin – Hopportunity Nox

3rd Place

Lazy Cherry Sour – Kailee Petersen

If you have any questions about the contest or the results, please email Pat at: homebrew@thebeerdabbler.com

As is evidenced by the many other winter seasonals available, many breweries stick to the “Winter Warmer” theme and brew big and boozy beers for the holidays, usually with a handful of spices thrown in for good measure. Rather than choosing to brew another strong lager, Capital created Winter Skal, an easy drinking amber lager. Winter Skal is malt forward with notes of caramel, toasted biscuits, sweet cereal and butter toffee. The brew also features spicy Liberty hops which lend a pleasant floral-woody character to the finish. Kirby chuckles when asked what spices he used to brew this beer-there’s nothing but the four traditional ingredients (malt, hops, yeast, and water) here, and what most people interpret to be spices is in fact the Liberty hops.

Although it’s nothing to write home about, Winter Skal is a solid, easy-drinking lager and a nice change-up from the heavier beers of the season. Skal, which is Scandinavian for “Cheers”, embodies the spirit of this beer-which seems to be made for drinking in quantity with good company.

- Pat Fahey — Certified Cicerone
 

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