#MNBeer News Insider: Feb. 24

NEW LAKEVILLE BREWERY PLANNED

Angry Inch Brewing signed a lease Monday at 20841 Holyoke Ave. in Lakeville with plans to open a brewery and taproom by spring or summer of 2015.

The brewery is run by Jon Erickson and Josh Hebzynski.

The taproom is planning on having nine tap lines with six year-round beers, two rotating seasonals and one for experimental beers. The planned year-round beers include a Saison called Daddy's Honey Pot, a porter called 42 Short & Portly, a pale ale, an Irish red called Easy Amber, an India pale ale called Four Horsemen and a milk stout called Samoan Kisses.

In January, the brewery obtained its on-sale growler license from the Lakeville City Council.

LIFT BRIDGE ANNOUNCES RARE BEER FEST RELEASES

Lift Bridge Brewing Co. announced it will feature a pair of unique offerings on March 28 at the Northern Lights Rare Beer Festival.

The Stillwater brewery will have an English-style barleywine called Commander Un-Barreled. Normally, the beer is aged in bourbon barrels, but this offering isn't. The other is a 2014 Russian imperial stout called Silhouette that's been aged in barrels.

Limited advance tickets are still available online for the 7-10 p.m. event. Tickets are also available at the Ale Jail in St. Paul and the Four Firkins locations in Oakdale and St. Louis Park.

Lift Bridge is the 10th Minnesota brewery to announce its Northern Lights Rare Beer Festival lineup.

LUPINE GROWLER SALES APPROVED

Lupine Brewing Co. obtained its licenses for growlers and samples for its St. Cloud brewery at a City Council meeting Monday night.

Lupine hit the market in December and has released an IPA, a brown ale and a cranberry oatmeal stout and recently announced plans to release an Irish ale in March.

WINTERFEST ANNOUNCES FOOD OPTIONS

The Minnesota brewery exclusive event Winterfest that runs Friday and Saturday at Union Depot in St. Paul also features a menu from D'Amico Catering and Events.

The food options include Philly cheese steaks, pork belly sliders, jerk chicken sandwiches, a soft pretzel cart and a variety of soups.

Limited advance tickets remain for the event that runs from 7-10 p.m. Each day will feature pourings from more than 60 breweries.

TC BREWERY TOURS STARTING NEW TOUR

TC Brewery Tours will start a new tour route Saturday that includes stops at Boom Island Brewing, Bauhaus Brew Labs and NorthGate Brewing.

The four-hour tours run weekly starting at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday's through April.

The $70 ticket includes a luxury coach bus from Gray Line Transportation and multiple samples at each location, among other perks.

Advanced tickets are required and available online.

8-STOP ST. PAUL BREWERY BUS TOUR PLANNED

GetKnit Events will host an eight-stop St. Paul brewery tour called Brews & Buses from noon to 6 p.m. April 11.

The tour includes stops at Tin Whiskers Brewing Co., Bang Brewing, Urban Growler, Burning Brothers Brewing, Great Waters Brewing Co., Wabasha Brewing Co., Summit Brewing Co. and Flat Earth Brewing Co.

A $35 regular ticket covers two pints of beer, an all-access MetroTransit pass, discounts on food, beer and merchandise and other perks. A $45 VIP ticket includes a third pint of beer and an additional access to the brewery buses, among other perks.

Advance tickets are available online.

DANGEROUS MAN OFFERING STEIN CLASS

Dangerous Man Brewing Co. will be partnering with the Northern Clay Center to offer a stein making class from 6:30-9 p.m. May 4 in the brewery's Minneapolis taproom.

The $25 class fee includes a complimentary beer.

Two weeks after the steins are formed, participants pick up their stein and tour the Northern Clay Center from 6:30-8 p.m. May 18.

Advanced tickets can be purchased online.

Dangerous Man recently released a single hop IPA with Simcoe hops, a peanut butter porter and an imperial Hefeweizen.

KINNEY CREEK HOSTING TAPROOM PAINTING

Kinney Creek Brewery announced it will partner with The Urban Easel to host a 6:30-9:30 p.m. painting party March 12 in its Rochester taproom.

The cost is $35 per person, and spots can be reserved online.

Kinney Creek re-released its double IPA called Dock's End earlier this month.

MANKATO OFFERING INFUSED IPA

Mankato Brewery announced that the next in its Tuesday Nano series will be its Haymaker IPA infused with mango and passion fruit in its taproom Tuesday.

The brewery taproom opens at 4 p.m. and will also feature live music from Jason Helder starting at 6 p.m.

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