It's been a while since my last email, so hold on to your hats and clear your calendars, because we've got some big events coming up. MONDAY, MAY 6 -- TAPPING OF OUR MAIBOCK Get $2 pints of Maibock ($2 off) all day long. MAY 6 to 20 -- NAMING CONTEST FOR OUR MAIBOCK As always, stop in from 4-6pm Monday-Friday and get a $1 off a pint of Maibock (or any other Vine Park beer for that matter). And while you're here, get creative and help us name our Maibock. The winner will get 2 Vine Park pint glasses, 2 t-shirts and dinner for 2. MONDAY, MAY 20 -- MAIBOCK JUDGING CONTEST The Mayor will be here at noon (tentatively) to select the winning entry. (Winner does not need to be present to win.) WEDNESDAY, MAY 22 -- OFFICIAL MAIBOCK PATIO PARTY Join us on our patio as we announce the winning name. Enjoy $1 off pints of Maibock all day. And while you're at it, stay for dinner. SATURDAY, JUNE 1 -- GRAND OPENING OF THE RAMSEY BAR Save the date. More details to come. JUNE 12 -- WORLD BEER CUP AWARDS Brian Schiebe, our Brewer, submitted three of our beers into the World Beer Cup competition. 1173 entries were received from 379 breweries and 38 countries. We were notified that at least one of our beers is a finalist. The winners will be announced on June 12. Log onto www.beertown.org/WBC/wbc.htm for more information. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ TUESDAY, MAY 14 -- 10-COURSE "TWIN CITIES ORIGINAL" DINNER Come celebrate the best of the original cuisine and enjoy a 10-course meal brought to you by the chefs of Twin City Originals. Tickets are $125 and includes hors d'oeuvres, entrees, dessert, wine and coffee. Participating restaurants: Murray's, Jax Cafe, Cafe Un Deux Trois, Dish, Giorgio, Bravo, Goodfellows, Joe's Garage, Ristorante Luci Ancora, Vine Park Brewing Company, Tejas and Broder's Southside Pasta Bar. For tickets or more information, call Allyson at (651) 228-0298 BREW-HA-HA WINNER Susan Amidon is the winner of a party for 12 people. Want to win? Just drop us your business card with email address. It's that easy! NEW SUMMER MENU AND HOURS We unveiled our new Spring and Summer menu this week. Back by popular demand are our Stout Steam Chipotle Mussels, Spicy Crab Cakes, Strawberry Spinach Salad and other mouth-watering selections. Swing by and check it out. We're now open Monday - Saturday 11am-1am. Serving Lunch and Dinner on the patio, all 6 days. That's all for now. Watch for our cool drink specials and hot summer promotions in the next email. Cheers! Allyson and the rest of the Brew Crew