Mark from Bigelo’s Bistro Mark from Bigelo’s Bistro is putting on another of his fabulous beer dinners, this time Mark will be hosting Left Hand Brewing.   Each of the five courses will be paired with a Left Hand beer, which will be described by Left Hand Brewing’s own Mike Walters.

The dinner will be taking place on Sunday, June 27th at 4PM.  Tickets, which must be purchased in advance, will be $38 each, not including gratuity.  You can make reservations by calling 618-655-1471.  Here’s a look at the dinner:

1st – Roasted Corn And Pablano Quesadilla With Chimmichurri Salsa
Polestar Pilsner

2nd – Asian Bbq Pulled Pork Over Creamy Ginger Coleslaw
Juju Ginger

3rd – Bratwurst Slider Topped With Grilled Onions And Sharp Cheddar, With Bourbon Baked White Beans
Sawtooth ESB

4th – Andoullie And Crawfish Jambalya
400 Pound Monkey IPA

5th – Peach Cobbler With Maple Syrup
Haystack Wheat

Cicero’s Italian Restaurant continues their Winter Beer School semester this Wednesday from 5:30-6:30PM. Cicero’s Beer School provides background about beers and beer styles usually directly from people directly in the beer industry. It’s perfect opportunity to learn more about a style you’re unfamiliar with or to just brush up on a style you haven’t enjoyed in a while.

This week’s school is being hosted by Chris Lennert from Left Hand Brewing. Chris will be on hand to discuss and sample some of their beers including Sawtooth, Polestar, Milk Stout and 400lb Monkey. Go out and take advantage of one of the few places where you can drink and learn!

If you can’t make it out to the Beer School, you can check out all of the classes via podcast at Cicerosbeerschool.com.

On Tuesday, March 23rd, Dressel’s Public House will be hosting a very special collaborative beer dinner which will feature beers from O’Fallon Brewery and Left Hand Brewery.   Beginning at 7PM, this six course meal will be paired with six different beers from O’Fallon and Left Hand.

The cost of this meal will be $40 per person (tax and gratuity not included) and reservations will be required.  You can make reservations by calling 314-361-1060.

Aperitif
Pate de Lapin
Paired With Left Hand Juju Ginger

1st Course
Rabbit Confit Pappardelle With Proscuitto, Fava Beans & Herb Butter Sauce
Served With Left Hand Polestar Pilsner

2nd Course
Duck Bresaola Salad With Arugula, Mizuna, Shaved Gouda and Walnut Vinagrette
Paired With Left Hand Sawtooth Amber Ale

3rd Course
Leg of Venison With Pancetta & Orange On Butternut-Spinach Hash
Served With O’Fallon Cherry Chocolate Ale

4th Course
Smoked Rack of Rabbit & Pork Belly On a Bed of Boxty Potatoes
Paired With O’Fallon Smoked Porter

Dessert
Left Hand Imperial Stout Float With Chocolate Ice Cream, Stilton Blue, Toasted Pecans and Honey

Love drives people crazy.  I can think of at least three love songs off the top of my head that have the word “crazy” in the title.  You want proof that love makes people do crazy things?  Here it is:

All this Valentine’s Day weekend at the International Tap House, they’ll be serving the Brouwerij Van Honsebrouck St. Louis Framboise for 50 cents a glass.  I know how much this keg costs, and let me tell you, it’s crazy.

If a Framboise isn’t your thing, they’ll also be serving the Left Hand Milk Stout for $4 a pint.  Sounds like the perfect accompaniment to the St. Louis Framboise.

If you love these beers, you would be crazy not to visit iTAP this weekend.

This is a right-handed world.  Don’t believe me?  Ask a lefty how they feel about wirebound notebooks, scissors or trackballs.

But, while the lefties of the world have to be annoyed by of life’s little quibbles, they can always fall back on the fact they have a brewery that sticks up for them.

Left Hand Brewing is throwing a Pint Night at the International Tap House on Wednesday, December 16th from 7PM to 9PM.   Mike Walters from Left Hand will be in town and they’ll be featuring 400lb Monkey IPA.

They’ll also be offering up vintage kegs of Oak Aged Imperial Stout and St. Vrain Tripel. (High gravity beers not to be served in pints, but in proper glassware.)

Luckily, a good beer can be enjoyed in either hand.  No special equipment is required.

You have to give it to The Stable’s beverage manager Jerad Gardner, he’s not one to rest upon the 2008 Best Beer Selection award from the Riverfront Times, he’s always trying to push the envelope.

When someone from the STL Hops Forums is looking for Capt. Sig’s Deadliest Ale from Rogue Brewing, Jerad finds a way to bring a keg in.  So it should be no surprise that his newest creation tugs at the beer geek’s heart.

Starting this Friday, Jerad begins a series of events he calls “Firkin Fridays.”  Over a number of different Fridays, Jerad will be bringing in different cask ales from different breweries around the nation.  This Friday, May 15th, beginning at 7PM, you’ll have a chance to purchase pints of Left Hand Brewing’s Sawtooth cask ale.

Many of us have been begging for more cask ale in the St. Louis area and Jerad, as always, has been listening.

Newstead Tower Public House is hosting another in their line of monthly beer dinners with this dinner featuring selections from Left Hand Brewing Company. The date of the dinner is January 21st at 7PM. The cost of this event is $40 and reservations are required. You can make reservations by calling 314-535-7771.