Tired of the crass commercialization of Christmas? Left feeling empty after beating up a fellow shopper over a doll?

Then join us on Monday, Dec. 23, for the celebration of Festivus!

With music by Sam Miltich and hosted by Ditty Wish, it will be a night where memories are made and grievances are aired! Come admire our unadorned aluminum poll and witness the easily explained phenomena that are Festivus miracles. Come for the potluck dinner but stay for the feats of strength!

We encourage you to bring a dish to share as we drink to this most auspicious of holidays! There will be a drop box where you can anonymously write down your grievances which will be randomly drawn to be read on stage, and host Ditty Wish will be calling on people to demonstrate feats of strength, including leg wrestling, of course. And all of this will be done to the jazz soundtrack of Sam Miltich.

And, of course, don’t forget to make donations to The Human Fund: Money for People.

Join Klockow and Ditty Wish for an hour of bar shanties and Christmas ditties following our monthly Open Mic!

The art of the group bar sing is all but lost, but we’re not gonna let it go quietly! We’re kicking off our monthly sing just before Christmas since we all know a few of these carols. And let’s face it, most of the classic old world Christmas tunes are just drinking songs anyway!

So let’s drink and make merry with a song in our hearts and a pint in our hands!

We’re pleased to announce Ditty Wish hosting open mic on the KBC stage on the last Sunday of the month! Either join her for some tunes, play on your own, or bring some friends! NOTE: This is not limited to music - showcase your poetry, standup, or whatever else!

Let’s celebrate queer excellence! Come to Klockow for a special after hours event, Radiance Drag Show.

Featuring Spectrum, ThatQueerIsa, Dixie Diamond, Aidy HG, Rocco Lanite, Rex Boyfriend, and Tomi St. James, Radiance promises to be a night of fabulous costumes, huge personalities, and, yes, queer excellence!

$15 at the door. And don’t forget to tip the performers! Show starts after normal business hours at 9 p.m. Stay afterward for a Winter Solstice dance party!

Think you got what it takes?

Think you know more useless BS than the other bar flies?

Then assemble your team and join us on the third Tuesday of every month for trivia!! In a partnership with Itasca Pride, Grand Rapids Area Freethinkers, and Itasca Area Indivisible, we’re hosting a trivia night run by members of the aforementioned nonprofits.

There’ll be two games per night, with multiple rounds each. Winning teams will receive tokens for free beer pints. Arrive early to sign up. Games start at 6 p.m.

Join us every third Sunday for storytelling on our stage! Each month has its own theme!

December’s Theme: Endings

Thanks to the voters of Minnesota and the Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund, this month’s production will be a joint venture between Klockow and Stay Human on 91.7 KAXE. Host Michael Goldberg will be bringing acclaimed storytellers from around the state to come to the Klockow stage to be recorded live for future episodes of Stay Human.

Invited writers include Terry O’Brien, Marsh Muirhead, Nathan Bergstedt, Sue Searing, Jane Gilbert, and Michael Goldberg.

No cost, all ages welcome! Come tell us your stories!

The sequel to last year’s “Very Chaotic Christmas” special, Ridley and the Rascal are back with a sack full of Christmas classics, crude opinions on holiday traditions, and plenty of booze! See the duo, along with their producer, Mike Muenster, take the Klockow stage once again for a live performance of their second album, “2 Chaotic to Christmas.”

This after-hours event is free to the public, though tips for performers are appreciated. This is NOT a family-friendly show.

Ditty Wish, normally of our monthly Open Mic fame, will be doing a new game show in our taproom on the second Thursday of each month! That’s right, all those classic games from television that you watched as a kid while home sick from school, such as Family Feud, the Newlywed Game, and The Weakest Link, will be brought live to Klockow Brewing Company.

This month, on Thursday, Dec. 12, starting at 6 p.m., will be $10,000 Pyramid! Teams have been pre-assembled to go head-to-head for bragging rights and a couple free beers, all for your entertainment!

During this workshop you will learn 2 beginner friendly earring designs using silver plated wire & clear quartz crystals!

-no previous experience needed.

-All supplies will be provided.

-A variety of earring hardware will be available. (Fishhooks, hugging hoops)

-Each student will leave with 2 or more pairs of earrings that were handmade by them! Perfect for yourself or to give as a gift this holiday season.

-While creating some gorgeous crystal earrings, enjoy some tasty brews from Klockow Brewing!

**must register online before the workshop. If you show up and did not register, I can not promise there will be enough room/supplies. So please register before hand! :)**

**workshops are non-refundable unless I cancel the class completely. If I end up needing to reschedule, you will get a credit for the new date, you can use it toward a different workshop**

Ditty Wish, normally of our monthly Open Mic fame, will be doing a new game show in our taproom on the second Thursday of each month! That’s right, all those classic games from television that you watched as a kid while home sick from school, such as Family Feud, the Newlywed Game, and The Weakest Link, will be brought live to Klockow Brewing Company.

This month, on Thursday, Nov. 14, starting at 6 p.m., will be Family Feud! Two groups have been pre-assembled to go head-to-head for bragging rights and a couple free beers, all for your entertainment!

Join us on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 5:00 p.m. to create your own masterpiece with step-by-step instruction!

All materials to paint a 16x20 canvas will be provided.

Enjoy refreshments from Klockow while you paint!

*Must register through the link provided.

It’s finally happening. We’re having a Rocky Horror Picture Show viewing party, and we’re dying with antici…

…pation! Join us on Saturday, Nov. 2, for an audience interactive viewing of this cult classic film!

Come early for music by The Time Warp feat. Don Vidal at 8 p.m., and stay for all the delights of the night!

Performing for the only under this name, “The Time Warp” is a new psychedelic groove band heralding from Grand Rapids, Minnesota.  Drawing inspiration from artist like Mulatu Astatke, Moondog, and the Sorcerers, they have planted their own seed in the ever-growing garden that is 1970s psychedelic jazz and beyond.  Expect to feel the absolute impulse to dance as they weave their web of groovy arrangements and tangled improvisations. Members include Kai Stenlund, Elle Albers, Joshua Parlanti, Dane Tuders, Angie Erickson, James Bujold, and Don Vidal.

It’s that time again: Minnesota Beer Day, 2024! A day to celebrate Minnesota craft beer and to honor the hard working people behind all that liquid gold coming out of a draft line near you.

Come to Klockow Brewing Company for your limited-edition MN Beer Day pint glass! Only $10 and that includes a free fill! Double points for loyalty club members. Supplies are limited, so be sure to get here early and get here often!

#drinklocal #shoplocal

Join us on Wednesday, Oct. 30, for our Biking for Beer: Spooky Spokes Bicycle Pub Crawl! This pub crawl, or in this case, pub roll, will be hitting three different beer-centric locations over the course of 7 miles: Rapids Brewing Company (brewpub), Klockow Brewing Company (brewery & taproom), and The Pickled Loon Saloon (gastropub). Each stop will have free beer drawings!
We’ll be meeting at RBC at 4 p.m. and spending 30 to 45 minutes at each location (more information on route and other details below), finishing by coming into town to Klockow Brewing.

And in honor of Halloween, we insist that all of you dress in your best costumes! Only catch is that you have to make sure nothing catches in your chain, so sorry, probably no Dementor costumes.
Remember, sun is setting earlier all the time, so be sure to have bike lights for the ride home!

Advice from a year-round bicycle commuter:
So you’re going to bike around town, utilizing streets, trails, and highways? Sound daunting? Perhaps, but then again, so does everything that you’ve never done before! Trust me, as a year-round bike commuter for the past 12 years, I’ve seen it all. And no matter what time of year, whether in a small town or a big city, commuting by bicycle is a fun way to get around, and as long as you follow a few basic rules, perfectly safe. 

First thing you keep in mind as being a part of Biking for Beer, you’re going to be with a group. Particularly when biking in a populated area, there is strength in numbers! The best thing you can do for bike safety is visibility, and the best thing you can do for visibility is for there to be too many of you to ignore.  
So you’re off to a good start with this ride! 

Sticking with visibility, there are a couple key things a bike commuter should do:

• Wear bright/reflective clothing.

• Have sufficiently bright lights on your bike, particularly a red light on the back.

Once you’re perfectly visible, the next key thing to do is always pay attention. You should always be aware of your surroundings, from any obstacles that might be on the path in front of you, to any cars that you might be sharing the road with. Making yourself seen is a great start, but in the end, you’re in control of your bicycle. Ride with purpose. 
Lastly, safety gear is always a must. Unless you’re about to tackle a mountain, this gear is actually quite simple:

• Helmet

• Protective glasses

The helmet is an obvious piece of equipment, but I would argue the glasses are just as, if not more, important. Depending on the day, there could be debris in the air when it’s windy or raindrops from a random shower. If you’re being kept from keeping your eyes open and on the road, your likelihood of a crash has just increased. That, of course, is where the helmet comes in! 

But enough of preparing for the worst. Bicycling is fun, after all! We’ll be riding as a group at a leisurely pace after seeing our friends at Rapids Brewing Company. If you win a free beer, we recommend saving it for next time so that you don’t drink too much on the ride, but you do you. We just want to make sure everyone’s safe (if at any point someone appears to be too intoxicated to ride safely, you’re out of the ride and we’re calling you a cab). We’ll ride across the footbridge over the Mississippi River and follow that trail nearly the entire way to Klockow Brewing, where another round of pints will be available. After about another half hour, and after another round of free pint drawings, we’ll hit the longest leg of our journey! First down 2nd Ave. S, then Airport Road once at the edge of town, we follow that to Harristown Road which connects to Hwy 169. We’ll ride the wide shoulder of the highway the rest of the way to the shore of Pokegama Lake and the Pickled Loon, for more pints, drawings for drinks, and a little bite to eat to refuel!

Last but not least, we’ll ride back into town and regroup again at Klockow Brewing, where we’ll likely have another pint, of course! If nothing else, we’ll all be safely back in town.  

The Brothers Burn Mountain are coming back to the KBC stage for our Anniversary Week, a raincheck from their unfortunate cancellation prior to Riverfest! The Brothers mix an eclectic soundscape of soothing lyricism to groove along with and then hard hitting percussion interludes to rile the senses. If you haven't seen them before, you won't want to miss your chance. If you have, we'll see you here!

It’s a beery book fair event at your favorite local brewery, this time for the spooky season! Join us as we host the fine folks of Wildflower Book Shop.
Enjoy books, beer specials, and even beer/book pairings!

This is a beginner friendly workshop where we will learn 2 different techniques to make a wire wrapped ring. The first design is with a crystal & the other is a crescent moon adjustable ring.

If someone does not know their ring size, there will be a sizer available to find your perfect fit.

There will be all kinds of crystals to choose from and a few metal options for wire.

All supplies will be provided. You will leave the class with 2 or more rings that were made by YOU!

Be sure to purchase tickets in advance here!

It’s time once again for the greatest beer-centric event in all of Itasca County: Klocktoberfest!

There will be games, there will be food, there will be music, there will be children’s bouncy castles for pete’s sake! We’re talking giant whack-a-mole here. Additional games will be run by local non-profits including the Itasca Curling Club, Great Tails Animal Rescue, and United Way 1000 Lakes. Think you have what it takes to win at Nagelspiel? Only one way to find out! Just be sure to bring cash to participate in the various non-profit run games!

But I hear you asking, will there be beer?? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes, including the return of our annual fest bier: MÜNCHKIN! It’s a perennial favorite, and will only be back for a limited time. So get it while the getting is good, particularly while at Klocktoberfest!

Music during the day will begin with the polka stylings of Nathan Neuman from noon until 4, setting the mood early for the day. Sandwiched in the middle are the talented Lindula Brothers from 4:30 to 6:30. And starting at 7, the return of that glorious folk trio, MorningBird! For food, we’ll have Singing Chihuahua Tacos and Borealis Creamery Ice Cream.

Come early, stay late, have a designated driver, and we’ll see you on the 28th!!

Come to Klockow Brewing to meet with the friendly folks of Great River Road Country Market for our first ever Flower Bar on Wednesday, Sept. 18!

This pop-up flower-arrangement party is a great chance for you to test your mettle at making beautiful bouquets, as well as simply just having said beautiful bouquet to bring home! Alaina of Great River Road is super excited about their sunflowers of all shapes and sizes and will be bringing them to the brewery for you to purchase.

$15 gets you the vessel, the blooms, advice on arrangements, and the chance to talk to the flower farmer herself about all things floral! And best of all, you can do all this and more with a pint of beer in your hand.

Let’s celebrate queer excellence! Come to Klockow for a special after hours event, Iron Range: Radiance Drag Show.

Featuring Spectrum, ThatQueerIsa, Dixie Diamond, IzzySain, and Clint Toures, Radiance promises to be a night of fabulous costumes, huge personalities, and, yes, queer excellence!

$15 at the door. And don’t forget to tip the performers! Show starts after normal business hours at 9 p.m.

5k Fun Run at Klockow Brewing Co | Saturday, August 17 @ 11AM | Grand Rapids | Part of the 2024 Minnesota Brewery Running Series®

Join us for a fun-filled, fun run at Klockow Brewing Co!

We've mapped out a 5k-ish course that starts and ends at this taproom in the BREWtiful Grand Rapids, MN. Run, walk or jog before celebrating with a locally-made craft beverage at the finish line!

Whether you're a seasoned runner or just looking for a good excuse to be active, this event is fun for everyone. All levels of runners, walkers and joggers are welcome.

So gather your friends and come join us at Klockow Brewing Co on Saturday, August 17!

This event is part of our 12th annual, 2024 Minnesota Brewery Running Series Season

All participants receive:
-(1) craft brew at the finish line from Klockow Brewing Co
-Choice of a collector’s pint glass or seasonal swag item from the Brewery Running Series
-A chance to win sweet prizes, like Brewery Running Series merchandise or beer to take home
-Access to event festivities like live music, games and goodies with our partners and sponsors
-And more!

Our mission is to be active, have fun and give back . A portion of all proceeds from our events supports local nonprofits - over $500k raised to date! This event will add to that tally by donating 10% to local organizations like: Run Minnesota. So not only do you get to enjoy some healthy activity and great, local beer - you are helping us support local organizations that do important work in our community.

Registration is limited to the size of the taproom and many of our events sell out. Sign up today!

Important details:
-This is an untimed, fun-run. All levels of walkers, runners and joggers are welcome.
-This is an open course, meaning roads will NOT be closed. You are responsible for obeying all traffic laws and regulations.
-We create each route to start and end at the brewery and to show off the surrounding neighborhood. The course will be marked with arrows to help you know where to go.
-You must bring a valid ID or driver's license. You do not need to be 21 to enjoy the event, but you must be 21 to enjoy the beer. Please drink responsibly. Registered, underage participants will receive a token for a FREE non-alcoholic beverage.
-Our events are rain or shine! If conditions become unsafe to run, we will still hang out and drink beer.
-There will not be a bag check; please plan accordingly and dress appropriately for the weather.
-Dogs and strollers are welcome on the course, with care and caution. Please remember - you are running at your own risk on city sidewalks / streets / trails, which might not be suitable for your 4-legged and /or pint size running buddies. You will also want to check with the brewery to make sure you can abide by their dog / underage policies. Please make the best decision possible for your crew.
-Please drink responsibly. We always encourage carpooling and safe, designated drivers.

Keep an eye on your inbox - we will send you all final event details via email the week of this event and share anything else you might need to know to participate.

Questions? Check out our FAQ | Contact us at morgan@breweryrunningseries.com

Cheers to beers! We’ll see you at Klockow Brewing Co

In preparation for the upcoming school year, United Way of 1000 Lakes is seeking donations of backpacks and school supplies as part of the annual Stuff the Bus drive.

Now through August, Walmart and Target Grand Rapids locations will be accepting donations of school supplies.

A push to fill the bus will be held in the Target parking lot on August 8th (3-7 p.m.) and August 13th (10 a.m.-2 p.m.), with a final packing party on August 15th (4-6 p.m.) at Klockow Brewing Co., where volunteers will pack donated supplies into backpacks in accordance with each schools’ supply lists.

Volunteers are needed to assist with collecting, inventorying, individually packing, and distributing the backpacks to students.

To learn more and sign up, visit Bonfire, the Itasca area’s volunteer platform, at volunteer.uwlakes.org or contact United Way staff at 218-999-7570.

Join us to talk rocks and fossils with the scientists from the Hill Annex Paleontology Project! They will bring some things to show but also will help you identify what you bring in to show!

Join me July 11 at 5:00 to create your own masterpiece with step-by-step instruction!

All materials to paint a 16x20 canvas will be provided.

Enjoy refreshments from Klockow while you paint!

*Must register through the link provided.

Back by popular demand, Klockow Brewing is once again hosting a tie dye party at the taproom! For just $5, you can bring in your own white shirt (or bandana, scarf, etc.), or for $15 you can buy a Klockow brand T-shirt to dye (dying included in the price)! Numerous colors, endless techniques, and all guided by our very own hippy guru, Therese!

Join us for a rare public gallery by local artist Tom Page. “Women with Attitude” is a series of portraits of women, all of whom exhibit their own form of “attitude,” a term Page himself admits to be amorphous.

“I don’t know what my original expectations were: women with prison ‘tats,’ hair on fire, female motorcycle gang members, female escapees from Fire Island? Not sure,” said Page in his artist statement.

The end result is meant to be one of honesty and subjectivity, where each model simply brought themselves forward as they saw fit for Page to capture.

“I had processed the general meaning of attitude, how it applies to all genders and sexes, how we all have one, positive, negative, or somewhere in between and how it can quickly change,” said Page.

In addition to an artists talk at 4 p.m., many of the actual models will be present and speaking as well.

PANOPTICON at Klockow Brewing Company, featuring WOMAN IS THE EARTH

Sunday, May 26th, $30, doors at 6pm

Tickets available at Eventbrite - VERY LIMITED AMOUNT!

https://www.eventbrite.com/.../panopticon-roads-further...

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PANOPTICON, an atmospheric black metal project originally from Kentucky, now Minnesota, is celebrating their 10 year anniversary of Roads to the North, and will be playing the entire album on our stage to kick of their European tour!

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Woman Is The Earth is a South Dakotan atmospheric black metal band that will be setting the tone for the evening.

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Panopticon is led by one of the minds of HammerHeart Brewing Company, our brother brewery, soon opening in Ely, MN (formerly Lino Lakes, MN). Our leader, Andy, started off his commercial brewing career at HammerHeart and also joined the live lineup of Panopticon in 2016. We are so pleased to bring our deep love of black metal to our stage and host such beautiful, genuine people. We hope you will join us!

Calling growers big and small who are looking to sell plants and rub elbows with fellow green thumbs: Have we got an event for you! Join us at Klockow Brewing for a plant exchange. Need some more marigolds? Gotcha covered. Want to sell some of your excessive marigolds? Consider it done. Any of the above questions, but pertaining to basically any other plant that isn't a marigold? Yep, that too!

Join Lily of Studio Evangeline in some loosely-guided art the first Sunday of every month!

Bring at least a pencil and paper. Feel free to bring whatever medium you'd like to work with. Some special supplies may be provided.

No skill or experience necessary! Just come hang out with other people interested in doing some art together!

This month’s theme is the art of coaster coloring!

Let's shake off the winter cobwebs and jolt into spring with the 2nd Annual Der Erste Mai Punk Show!

What is Der Erste Mai?! (AKA The First of May, May Day, Beltane) It's an ancient festival we have revived to welcome the spring weather and to drive away evil spirits that gathered up in your house over the winter. And what better way than to thrash around with some punk rock from a whole HEAP of Minnesota bands!

We are also celebrating Grand Rapids' own Underground 'til Sundown's new album release: An Orchestrated Chaos

Bands:
8:30-10:00 Underground 'til Sundown (Grand Rapids melodic hardcore/punk/thrash)
7:15-8:00 Battery Eyes (Mpls post-punk)
6:00-6:45 Loss Leader (Mpls punk)
4:45-5:30 Southpaw (Duluth mathcore/prog rock)
3:15-4:15 Smalltown Sindrome (Grand Rapids alt rock)
2:00-2:45 Modern Day Wasteland (Grand Rapids rock & roll)

Food:
Singing Chihuahua Tacos (first time out for the season!!!)
Borealis Creamery

Sound:
Itasca Light and Sound

Cost:
Donation-based! Suggested amount $15-20 - all cash put into the band box goes directly to the bands!

Join us for some good beer, music, food, & company to celebrate spring! Prost!