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Nick & the Feelin’ Band tonight upstairs from 9-midnight.   No Cover.

Come one, come all!  Nick & the Feelin’ band upstairs at The Happy Gnome from 9-midnight.

MASTER BREWERS & MASTER CHEESEMAKERS:
Craft Beer, Artisan Cheeses & Authors

Join us Wednesday, October 12, 5:30-7:30 pm for a social tasting and book signing by authors specializing in fermented foods. Thanks to the support of the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, the tasting is organized by Lucy Saunders, author of THE BEST OF AMERICAN BEER & FOOD and James Norton and Becca Dilley, authors of MASTER CHEESEMAKERS OF WISCONSIN. Sample five beers (Flat Earth Cygnus X-1 Porter, Lift Bridge Farm Girl Saison, Summit Octoberfest, Surly Bender, Schell Firebrick), assorted specialty cheeses from Caves of Faribault, Carr Valley, Saxon Farmstead Creamery, Hook’s and more. Just $12 for two hours of tasting and sampling.

So, let’s have some fun.  Nick Mzozinski & the Feelin’ Band join us every Wednesday from 9pm-midnight.   http://thefeelin.com/home.html

So, we have this wonderful upstairs at The Happy Gnome called the Firehouse Room, and on Wednesday nights, we are thinking the people of Saint Paul should have some fun up there. 
Nick Mzozinski & the Feelin’ Band join us every Wednesday from 9pm-midnight.   http://thefeelin.com/home.html

Who’s getting older…

SUMMIT BREWING!  Celebrating 25 years of brewing traditions right here in Saint Paul.  The Happy Gnome is excited to welcome Summit for an evening to explore their passion for beer, and specifically cask conditioned ale.  A beer dinner to try cask and draft side by side, to learn really what is put in these “firkins” and enjoy a 5 course meal from executive chef Scott Brink. 

Cost $65.  Tuesday, November 15.  6pm meet & greet, 7pm dinner.

We all know, not all beer is created equal. 

So come and learn why Goose Island has created their vintage and extreme beer line with Suzanne Wolcott and Tom Korder.  Suzanne is the “expert” on food and how to incorporate food with enjoying beer, while Tom has the huge responsibility of coming up with new brews for Goose Island.
And then add an amazing 5 course meal from The Happy Gnome’s executive chef Scott Brink…a night of true enjoyment.

Planned beer line up:  Matilda, Pere Jacques, Pepe Nero, Dominique, Nightstalker ’09 (yep, we’ve had this one waiting for the right night), and then Bourbon County Stout ’07 (the BCS is bottled, rest are kegs).

Tuesday, October 18.  6pm meet & greet, 7pm dinner served.  No assigned seating.  Tax, gratuity, and ticket service charge INCLUDED.  $85.

 Garrett Oliver is the Brewmaster of The Brooklyn Brewery, the author of The Brewmaster’s Table, and the foremost authority in the United States on the subject of traditional beer.   He recently authored the Oxford Companion to beer. 

So Sunday, October 9th, from 3-5pm you can come and meet Mr. Oliver at The Happy Gnome.  In the intimate setting of our upstairs Firehouse Room, you will be able to talk to Garrett, get a book signed (the Happy Gnome will have copies of the Oxford Companion to Beer available for sale), and try some crazy wonderful brews specially brought in for this event. 

Mark your calendars, keep posted, and please come welcome this beer pioneer to MN.

Well, our friends from Kansas are in town, so let’s drink to that!  Tallgrass Tap Takeover.  5-7pm, $3 pours.  Come one, come all, come drink.

Featuring their line up along with a special firkin of IPA with Apricot an Amarillo Hops. This was the A-Team at the last Firkin Fest.  (Almost won the golden firkin! so worth coming out to try again!)

So, as you all know, we like to have fun with Beer at the Gnome.  Well, our Gnometoberfest will be no exception.
Enjoy a line up of big, bold brews to celebrate the end of summer (yes, not something to really celebrate, but it happens every year so we might as well drink to that!)

On Tap for your enjoyment:
Victory Old Horizontal 2010
Bells Kalamazoo Hopsolution Ale
Bells Oracle DIPA
21st Amendment Mo’Tscho Risin’ Chocolate Stout
Big Sky Barley Wine aged in Buffalo  Trace Barrels
Two Brothers Bare Tree Weiss Wine 2010
New Holland Pilgrim’s Dole Wheat Wine 2010
Boulder Killer Penguin 2010

Stop in an ENJOY!  Even though there is a time frame on the event, we will be pouring these till they are gone.  Special $5 pours tonight, so come on in!