Minnesota Monday is getting better! This coming Monday November 23rd, we will feature Kyle Matteson of morecowbell.net spinning local music from 7-9. Kyle goes to more shows than all of us combined, and will likely be playing stuff you will need to buy at the fetus on Tuesday.

This is of course in addition to the fact that we feature 1/2 price local brews every Monday from 5-9!

Grumpy's NE would like to officially welcome San Francisco's 21st Amendment brewery to the Twin Cities. Friday Nov 20th we will host the guys straight from San Francisco.

Commemorating the launch will be an evening of events starting at 4pm.

Including:
Beer Can Chicken
Gallagher Watermelon Can Smash
21 Can Salute (I'm told this is messy. Might also be a waste of beer, but it's probably pretty sweet.)
SF music. 

The Beer is the action. Friday we will have the following available
Hell or High Watermelon Wheat
Brew Free or Die IPA
Monk's Blood 
Back in Black

-=+Update 05/06/09+=-

ART-A-WHIRL MUSIC BONANZA AND BARBEQUE, MAY 16TH.

Looking for something to do during Art-A-Whirl? Grumpy's NE has got cha covered. We're holding an all-night barbeque and music showcase, with so many bands, it's gonna be hard to list 'em all: Guzzard, Fiero, Lady Hard On, Bastard Saint, Awesome Snakes, Gay Witch Abortion, and that's only about half of 'em. For the full list, click the flyer thumbnail to the left. Music starts at 1pm so get down early.

-=+Update 03/12/09+=-

Grumpy's Northeast is poised to do St. Patrick's festivities up right, with the St. Paddy's Bash on Tuesday, March 17th. There will be live music from the MN Police Pipe Band, Charlie Parr, Tea & Sympathy, and the Little Ripley Band. Want corn beef and cabbage? We got it! Irish soda bread too! Plus a whole bunch of drink specials - this is your St. Patrick's spot.

-=+Update 02/19/09+=-

This might or might not be a mistake, but we're gonna do it anyways. Never one to miss a party, Har Mar Superstar is coming back home to play some shows, and we're putting him to work. He's gonna be at Grumpy's (Northeast & Downtown) for some guest bartender shifts. If you have spent the last 8 years wondering when he would ever "be your special bartender, even just for only one night", I guess your dreams are about to come true.

-=+Update 02/12/09+=-

VALENTINE'S DAY: GRUMPY'S STYLE

Feel the free love for free at Grumpy's Valentine's Bash with the Larpenter's. Crispin drink specials. Starts at 7PM

-=+Update 01/11/09+=-

Tuesday, January 13th
Celebrate Russian New Year's Eve
with St. Mary's Balalaika Orchestra

Grumpy's Northeast 12th annual Russian New Year's Eve celebration. Free of charge. Stolichnaya specials all night. Dancing allowed. Singing permitted.

-=+Update 09/17/08+=-

T-Bone Bingo
Sunday Nights at 7 PM.
Starts September 9th.

Every Sunday at 7pm Faith Farrell and Rich Kronfeld twist up Bingo and
Meat Trivia to deliver free meat treats from Sentryz Meat Market and
Clancy's Butcher Shop.

-=+Update 08/22/08+=-

Michigan Fish Boil
Tuesday, August 26th 6pm

Celebrate Summer with fresh fish cooked the way they do it Michigan.
Drink Bell’s beer the way they do in Michigan!

Two, that’s two, casked conditioned ales from Bell’s.
First Firkin: Bell’s beautiful Two Hearted and then the gorgeous Bell’s Porter.
Still thirsty? Save some gulps for Bell’s Third Coast Old Ale on tap. This beast clocks in with a double digit ABV and will have you seeing Great Lake sunsets.
The Fish Boil will be a tasty spectacle. All you need to know is it involves heavy equipment, fire, fish and kerosene.
The full nonsense starts at 6pm, Tuesday.

-=+August 20th: Mega Update+=-

Surly Coffee Bender Is On Tap!

Regular Bender beer with a cold-press coffee-brewing process. Surly steeps 20 gallons of Bender at a time. The coffee is roasted locally at Coffee & Tea Limited in Linden Hills. Rated the number two American Brown Ale by members of BeerAdvocate.com and twenty second highest rated brown ale on RateBeer.com. Also available: Surly Cynic (Tap) and Furious, Bender, Bitter Brewer, Cynic (16oz. cans).

Surly Hell Coming This Week!

This is a very limited batch, and we got it! Available in only about 8 bars. Get here now and get to it!

"Surly goes to Hell. Our newest draft specialty comes out this week - Hell. The beer is inspired by the Munich Helles style of beer. Finally, a beer we have brewed that my German mother will like! It is a lager beer brewed by Todd, Sarah and Beaner. Check it out at your favorite Surly watering-hole. We brewed one batch, so it will go fast and no, it's not going to be canned."

Vikings Season Is Almost Upon Us!

Tony behind the bar, Pat on the grill. Free Purple Power Shots with each Vikes touchdown, Free Sentyrz Polish Sausage feed, Beer Specials, blah, blah, blah. Awesome times. Wear your purple. Nobody will tell. Every Vikings Sunday.

Lone Star Tall Boys Are Here!

Fueled by my many trips to Texas of late, Grumpy's has brought Lone Star Tall Boys to the Twin Cities for the first time. A fine addition to our ridiculous Tall Boy line up which includes PBR, Miller Lite, Budweiser, Old Style, and everyone's fave, Special Export.

-=+Update 07/19/08+=-

In case you didn't know, All 3 locations have amazing patio's, and if you needed more of an excuse to check 'em out they're now sporting some amazing stencil art murals by John Grider. You've seen his stuff around town, hell you might have even seen it in Paris, London, NYC etc. etc. We talked him into showing some hometown pride in laying down the vintage art from Grain Belt cans (when they we're still brewed in N.E.). The fact that John's a N.E. kid, meant the arm twisting wasn't too hard. Okay since Roseville is on the other side of the river, we also gave a nod to St. Paul's old school hometown brew Schmidt. So now you can have your drink, some tater Tots, and get your art fix too. Try that at the Walker!

Friday, June 27th, 6pm: Emerald Smiles with Alicia Corbett and Friends.

Pints, Smiles and Spirits from the Emerald Isle join Alicia Corbett, Simon Sheehan and friends.
Live Music: 6pm
Stumbling Jigs: 6:10pm
Free

Wednesday, July 15th 6pm: Hennepin Mussel Party
Ommegang Brewery and Grumpy’s Northeast will boil the mussels and pour Ommegang’s Hennepin Farmhouse Saison. All you have to do is show up order a glass of Hennepin and head to the patio for a bowl of steaming mussels prepared with Ommegang’s finest summer ale, Hennepin Farmhouse Saison.
The mussels start steaming at 6pm, appetites arrive early; mussels are limited.

Thursday, June 5th, 7pm: Two Brothers Brewing Company Meet and Eat
Free Maxwell (Northeast 4th) street style Polish sausage and Two Brothers Brew tasting.
Jim and Jason travel up from Chicago to introduce their craft and artisanal style beers to our great Northeast.
Be the first to slurp Two Brothers award winning Ebel’s Weiss, Bitter End Pale Ale and Cane, Ebel Red Rye Beer and any of their other amazing beers that make it across the borders.
Pat will man the grill and attempt to re-invent Maxwell Street Polish sausage with a unique Northeast twist. The sausage will be limited and free, but the Two Brothers’ brew will be in good supply.
Arrive early and thirsty.

Sunday, May 18th between 7 and 10pm: The Onion, Summit and Grumpy’s Northeast will celebrate and recoup from Art-A-Whirl 08 with $3.00 Summit pints and a rare Soundset Ticket giveaway. Five lucky winners will win a pair of tickets to attend Soundset 08 and meet Atmosphere. Show up early the tickets will go fast. Pints however will last all nite.

Grumpy's NE Backyard Bar-B-Que party during Art-A-Whirl has always been the party of the year in NE Minneapolis.
This year promises to be no different.

Surly Coffee Bender feed @ Noon, and then about 1pm we will begin with the Rock, BBQ, Artness, etc, featuring all the following: Noise Quean Ant, Chooglin, Awesome Snakes, Romantica, Blind Shake, Bastard Saint, Uberscenester, Gee As In Jesus, Lady Hard-On, Black Audience and Infested.

City Pages once has once again voted Grumpy's NE the best in town. Now is a perfect opportunity to high tail it to Northeast Minnaspolis to see why...

From the City Pages:
In February Grumpy's Bar & Grill celebrated its 10th birthday. For those who appreciate divey neighborhood bars, it's not hard to see how it's lasted so long. The crowd is a good mix of old veterans who have been there since mid-afternoon, Uptown hipsters cruising through Northeast, bar-hopping twentysomethings who probably walked to the bar from home, and a handful of punks. The jukebox has a little something for all of them, and the small, dark space is appropriately illuminated by neon beer signs. As in any good bar, there are wacky activities throughout the week. Tuesday nights feature a hot-dish happy hour from 5 to 9 p.m., where a dish will set you back $1. Wednesdays have a pub quiz hosted by some guy named Bernie. And if you bring in an old-school album for the DJ to spin on Thursday, they'll give you a free cocktail.

We are putting the finishing touches on our annual backyard Art-a-Whirl Party. Always the best day party during the festival! Confirmed acts this year include: Awesome Snakes, Romantica, and Chooglin. There will be around 10 bands in all.

For more info about Art-a-Whirl, go here.

Every Monday Night - At all Grumpy's locations! Buy a tap Summit and keep this swank hi end design beer glass for free! The special only runs from 6-9pm on Monday nights, and while supplies last. Otherwise if you want one of these Objects D'Art, you'll have to pony up $2 any other time. The reverse of the glass has the Summit logo on it as well.

While we're talking about swag, check out the latest Grumpy's Zippo design now available at all locations as well. You can order 'em online here. This is a limited edition of 50, so get a move on before it's too late!

Saint Patrick’s Day Grumpy’s Northeast
Monday, March 17th

The Little Ripley Band-1pm
Joe Schmidt-2pm
The Minnesota Police Pipe Band-3:45pm
Alicia Corbett- 5:30pm
Romantica-7pm

Music all day for Saint Patrick’s at Northeast! The doors open at Noon and the action begins immediately. Homemade Corned Beef and Cabbage, Mrs. Dwyer’s authentic Irish Soda Bread, Guinness, Smithwicks, Harp, Finnegans, Shamrocks, Bells of Ireland, plenty of real Irish Whiskeys and yes Music.
Free glorious music all day to celebrate our snake chasing Saint. The Little Ripley Band initiate the proceedings with two accordions and twice as many sisters serving charming polka pop that honors every Northeast garage. Joe Schmidt and his cello will harmonize with all your heartstrings even if you’re only Irish for a day.
Around 3:30 The Minnesota Police Pipe Band will gather on the Northeast streets and tune for a battle march right through our little bar. The Pipe Band boasts twenty plus troops armed with pipes, bodhrans, ceilidh dancers, drums and kilts aplenty; so arrive early grab a pint and hold onto a spot.
Alicia Corbett of Tea and Sympathy summons the Irish angels every Saint Pat’s at Grumpy’s Northeast. Have a Johnny Powers or a Red Breast ready there will toasting and dancin’ for certain.
Romantica return from South by Southwest in Texas just in time to grace our pub with beautiful americana pop by way of Belfast. If you haven’t seen Ben, Tony, Luke and Jim play in our intimate setting your missing history.
In between the the live music the house will be humming with The Pogues, The Chieftains, Thin Lizzy, The Wolfe Tones, The Clancy Brothers, Sinead O’Connor and all strains Irish; so please stop down and toast our favored Saint and all our friends.
Slainte’

Irish Whiskeys available:
John Powers • Jameson • Jameson 12 year • Jameson 18 year • Tullamore Dew • Bushmill’s • Black Bush • Red Breast 12 year • Feckin • Connemara single malt • Tyrconnel single malt • Michael Collins

Grumpy’s NE is finishing off its ten year anniversary celebration this week. SURLY kicked off the anniversary month with a keg of two and some cask beer. The celebration will climax with a free bottle of SURLY DARKNESS! How to get your hands on that bottle you ask, good question. Here is the latest;
Purchase a pint of Surly before 8pm daily to get your free raffle ticket. Be present at the drawing Friday Feb. 29 at 6pm to claim your bottle! Call Grumpys at 612.789.7429 for more details.

John Wills will also be performing for Free Friday 6pm.
Charlie Parr comes down from Duluth Thursday February 28th to play a No Cover Happy Hour at 7pm
Lady Hard On featuring Faith Farrell of Grumpy’s Risk Your Meat perform surreal siamese pop prior to Pub Trivia with Bernie the Trailer Park Queen.

Details: Saturday, February 23rd, 3 PM Cremation Service, 4-6 PM Music from The Tim Malloys, Free! 21+

Autopsy reveals Homegrown is indeed dead but will live on forever through posthumous compilation release!

The weekly local music radio program known as Homegrown first aired on October 29th, 1996 as one song by a local artist at 2 AM on KQRS. By July 27th of the following year, host Mei Young had pushed KQ to give her an hour and Homegrown, as most knew it, was born. After surviving two different stations, three timeslots, more co-hosts than Spinal Tap had drummers, and delivering the local rock n' roll gospel for over 10 years via more than 500 episodes, Homegrown went live on Drive 105 for the last time on May 6th, 2007. New parent company Citadel Broadcasting had decided it was time for a format change and Homegrown did not fit the new format, nor was it welcome back at KQRS. It was the end of an era. After a few months of much needed vacation for the current staff, they reassembled to decide what the future might hold for a radio show that now had no home. After considering all the available options for continuing terrestrial and online broadcast, the staff came to the sad conclusion that Homegrown?s time had passed. However, to properly commemorate the show's legacy, they'd release a second volume of some of the best live performances on the show over the ten years of its existence. The compilation would be entitled Silage: Foreclosure & Eviction (the first was simply called Silage and was released in Jan. of 2003). 100% of the proceeds from the sale of this volume of Silage will benefit D.E.M.O., the diverse emerging music organization.

Grumpy’s Northeast is celebrating A Decade Drinking all February with FREE live music, $2.00 Hamms taps, cask conditioned firkins on Friday and mondo other action. Stop by, call or stay tuned to this updated site.

Thursday February 14th, 9pm Alicia Corbett and Friends
Saturday February 16th 4pm Little Ripley Band
Thursday February 21st 8pm Baby Grant Johnson
Friday February 22nd 7pm Minnesota Police Pipe Band
Saturday February 23rd 4pm The Tim Malloys play The Homegrown Radio Funereal
Sunday February 24th 8pm Rich Mattson and The Bitter Spills
Thursday February 28th 8pm Charlie Parr

And now, an open letter.

Northeast Minneapolis was a lot different in 1998. One could still attend regular polka dances at Mayslacks, enjoy the over the top holiday décor at the Polish Palace. Maybe even more telling of those times was the vacant old A&W restaurant at Lowry & Marshall, which is now much better known as Psycho Suzi’s. The bar known as the “home of the 16oz. tap,” the 331, was in those days a haven for bikers not great live music.

Although Northeast has always been known for it’s vast array of bars, it is safe to say that until 1998, heading over to Northeast to go bar hopping may have been more of a novelty. Look at all the “old man bars” and enjoy some stiff drinks on the cheap.

In January of 1998, Andy & Phyllis Zurbey sold their place and Grumpy’s Bar opened at the corner of 22nd Avenue and 4th Street. It quickly became home to folks that did not have a home.
Tap lines expanded, (legend has it that Grumpy’s was the first in Northeast to pour a Guinness and to put that little microbrew from St. Paul, Summit, on tap). The new bottle beer selection might have thrown people for a loop, but it all worked. The old timers had new folks to bitch about, new beer to try, and new friends to make.

While Grumpy’s was steadying its bar legs things were changing in Northeast. Folks from South Minneapolis would soon discover the cheap housing, safe working class neighborhoods, and of course the bars. Musicians, artists, students, people from all walks of life would begin flocking to the neighborhood during the early Grumpy years. They were fixing up houses, renovating old warehouses to create just about everything you could imagine.

And there has been music. Yearly events such as the Art-A-Whirl all day party and the Northeast Folk Festival have become some of the best reasons to visit Grumpy‘s Northeast. During these and other special events, artists have been seen milling about some little stage or another. Folks like Spider John Koerner, The Dillinger Four (hosting outdoor Foosball), Sir Richard Bishop, The Awesome Snakes, Sean Na Na, Ouija Radio, Kruddler, Romantica, Baby Grant Johnson, Ol’ Yeller, Ear Candy, The Fuck Yeahs, The Seawhores, Noise Quean Ant, Alicia Corbett, Slim Dunlap, Mach Fox, God Damn Doo Wop Band, Mike Nicolai, John Wills, Jim Crego, Bernie the Trailer Park Queen, The Shockers, Jim Walsh and The Mad Ripple,The Infestations, Mike Gunther, Faux Jean, Drinking with Ian, Grant Hart, Charlie Parr, The Brass Kings, Billy Dankert, Ike Reilly, High on Stress, Mike Suade, Nikki Matteson & Rich Rue, Martin Devaney, Dan Israel, The Liquor Pigs, Paul Metsa, Lonesome Dan Kase, Bill Patten, SPMC, The Carpetbaggers, The Gleam, Gabe Barnett, Chooglin, and so many more.
Celebrating the decade with us will be Rich Mattson, Alicia Corbett, Charlie Parr, Minnesota Police Pipe Band, The Little Ripley Band and Baby Grant Johnson. Grant and gang shaped the pulsebeat at Grumpy’s Northeast and we couldn’t rightly reminisce without them; so please check in or call (612) 789-7429 about exact times. No Cover Charge. Never will be.
Hamms taps, cask conditioned Bell’s pints, John Powers Irish Whiskey
and Polish Sausage specials join the festivities all February. So please drop by and toast Grumpy’s Northeast A Decade of Drinking!
Thank You,
Tony Zaccardi, Grumpy Staff and Patron since the get go.