DoubleTree Suites Downtown Minneapolis on LaSalle

As far as bars go, you best bet is probably Mackenzies.

http://mackenziepub.com/

 

Devil's Advocate http://www.devilsadvocatebar.com/

Butcher and the Boar http://butcherandtheboar.com/

 

MacKenzie's is a dive. Good beer though. I like- for happy hour only, 8th St Grill. Good prices on Surly, Summit, Fulton, etc. I'll be there as well so that is what makes it good. LOL

 

Butcher & the Boar
The Bulldog (Downtown Location)
Devil's Advocate

 

Within 2 - 3 blocks are:
Butcher & the Boar, 12th & Hennepin (great food and nice taplist).
McKenzie's, 10th & Hennepin (nice taplist).
Devils Advocate, 10th & Marquette (decent taplist).

 

^ What they said

 

You speedy fuckers.

 

Just a heads up, MTHB is currently closed for renovations, but if you still want some of their beers, you can find them @town Hall Tap or Town Hall Lanes.

 

Right around the corner is Brit's. It gets pretty yuppie this time of day, but only place in town (I think) that has Fuller's stuff on tap. Up Nicollet Mall a block or 2 is The Local, an Irish type place. If food is your thing, try Vincent's (only 2 beers, but top end food and the Chef is a big rugby fan) or Masa which has $2.50 tacos for happy hour (but no great beers).

FYI, the main Town Hall brewery location is closed for renovations for another month.

For less than $10 cab you could go to one of my favorite places, Haute Dish ... top notch food and a great tap list.

 

Fulton isn't too far of a cab ride either

 

Also a just a few blocks from the skywalks leading to the Target Center/Target Field. Pretty sure you could do the majority of that walk from St. Thomas to there in 70 degree comfort!

 

as others have noted Butcher and the Boar also close with a good taplist is 8th st grill and if you need a Pkg store Haskells is around 9th st and nicolett

 

You should consider taking the relatively short cab ride (or bus line) to New Bohemia tomorrow. It is across the river on Hennepin Ave. Their tap list looks like this tomorrow:

The Friday Beer Dabbler Eve Winter Warmup lineup at New Bohemia Pours begin at 7 PM Friday:
1. Surly Darkness
2. Goose Island Bourbon County Stout
3. Deschutes Brewery Abyss
4. Squatters Outer Darkness
5. Founders Imperial Stout
6. Tyranena The Devil Made Me Do It Coffee Imperial Oatmeal Porter
7. Rush River Nevermore Chocolate Oatmeal Stout
8. Brooklyn Black Chocolate Stout
9. New Holland Dragon's Milk

Otherwise, as everyone else is saying, Butcher and the Boar is an excellent choice.