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Last fall, Stan Hieronymus alerted us to a new commercially-available strain of native North American hops. It is one of the most interesting developments in the beer world in recent memory, and so when a few of these precious gems came on the market, I invested in a strain called "Latir." I finally got around to brewing with them, and I have a ...

As it seems every year, Saint Paddy’s was going to come and go without a related post by me. I seem to say this every year, and then pull one out at the last minute, but this year I’d pretty much resigned myself to the fact that I was just going to pass this time. … Continue reading →

It’s late on a Saturday night and you wander into a neighborhood bar with two of your friends. It’s a quaint little room dimly lit by overhead lights and small... Certified Cicerone Exam – The Road Becoming a Beer Sommelier appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Sean Cooke

What's the deal with this new brewery Insight?  Suddenly I spot them on tap all over the Metro area and realize that I have not been to the brewery yet!  Well, this must be rectified... I actually got a chance to visit Insight Brewing a little over a month ago for the first summit of Minnesota beer journalists (organized ...

The second annual Collaboration Fest was a huge success. With 70 collaborations, 2000 attendees and a larger venue, this year’s festival was even bigger and better than last year. Welcome beer from Telluride Brewing and String Cheese Incident Collaboration Fest 2015 was held on the club level of Sports Authority Field at Mile High w ...

Bad Weather Brewing began with as alternating proprietorship, brewing at the Lucid Brewing facility. Is there any stigma from hardcore beer nerds about not having your own brewery? I don't know if there is a stigma as much as there has been a lack of visibility. For all the benefits that come with sharing a space, like lower costs, knowledge ...

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Friends of mine have long joked about my passion for craft beer, and how proud I am of the blossoming Irish Craft Beer Scene. However one of my mate's monikers for me, Beer Baron didn't really stick. Until Now. For those unfamiliar with the reference, I only need to refer you to that fateful episode of The Simpsons, where Springfield ...

WKYC-TV Cavaliers, local brewery release new beer WKYC-TV Russo declined to estimate how many bottles of the beer will be produced in its limited release. However, he expects that there will be plenty to go around for a championship run. "I truly have dreams of them winning the championship and spraying our ...

Upscale craft beer pub to open in northwest Rochester Post-Bulletin A Crooked Pint Ale House is on tap to open soon in Rochester's former Green Mill Restaurant building. Green Mill Restaurants CEO and Crooked Pint franchisor Paul Dzubnar announced this week that the "nouveau urban pub with a local neighborhood feel" ...