Twin Cities Bottle Hunt - 2017

I've got a buddy coming up to do some fishing and would like to get some Hop Star for the boat... Anyone have leads on getting some? or is it not that hard to find?

 

Most liquor Stores I went to this last weekend had it.....it was selling fast, but they looked to have ample amounts.

 

Surly Eleven at Princeton's. No Limit.

 

Shocking!! I hope liquor stores are prepared to dedicate shelf space long-term to this beer.

 

Anyone know if Hooey is still around in Minneapolis/St. Paul?

 

I found it at United Liquors on 89th and Penn Ave in Bloomington....it's in one of the standing coolers....top shelf

 

Zipps F44, Lyndale, have it as do most stores,should have no problem.

 

The Surly anniversary series provides a great opportunity for them to put out interesting beers that ALSO sound likely to be very good (based on style/description alone), and therefore sell a metric shit-ton of them.

Instead, they persist in these bizarre concoctions that collectively sound kinda-sorta-maybe interesting which linger for months on shelves or in the cellars of people who foolishly thought they should stock up when they saw them. It's not that they have been particularly bad, but they have mostly been unremarkable and overpriced.

Such an obvious missed opportunity.

 

Agreed. I haven't tried Five or Eleven yet, but the only one I would buy again would be Eight. And that's even a bit scary considering the infected bottles I've heard about.

 

Have not bought any since 8 for alot of your reasons, price point included. I will/have tried them on tap and that's fine by me, no need to purchase bottle.

 

I have only picked up one of the Surly anniversary beers for a while now just to have the bottle art.

 

Total Wine - Roseville is doing a rare beer sale on Saturday.

 

For bourbon fans, they will also be raffling off 3 RVW Rye, 28 RVW 10, 29 RVW 12, 6 PVW 15, and 1 PVW 20.

 

Where was this posted? It looks like a janky fake poster haha

 

That's what I thought. I mean, it says Deschuted.

 

Oh, sure. Take my snarky post & turn it into something reasonable & accurate. That's just like you.

 

Hey All,

I'll be staying at the Loews Minneapolis Hotel this weekend. Any recommendations for bottle shops/pubs close by? Thanks in advace!

 

I'd probably say Red Cow North Loop is your best bet (probably a 6 block walk or so) as far as beer bars. The Depot is practically across the street, and will have a solid (if unspectacular) beer selection, if you don't want to venture that far. Butcher and the Boar is definitely walkable as well, but their beer garden is occasionally closed for private events, so its worth calling or checking out their twitter feed ahead of time.

Maybe scope out Haskells or Whole Foods for bottles? I'm not an expert on downtown bottle shops so someone else may be able to speak to this better than I could.

 

Awesome! I appreciate the info!

 

In addition to Whole Foods and Haskells, there's also North Loop Wine & Spirits. They have a bad rep on here because of notoriously higher prices than other bottle shops, but that also means limited releases sometimes stick around a bit longer - if you're willing to pay a bit more, it might be worth checking as an out of towner.

I would also recommend stopping at Modist and Fulton breweries in the North Loop. For an incredible burger and often surprisingly good taplist, go to Borough and sit at the bar. Can't go wrong with Red Cow either, as mentioned above.