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The Cow’s proprietor, Norman Butler (no relation to this writer), recently took time to respond to some questions for mnbeeractivists.com. Take a (short) drive: Northfield British pub offers solid beer lineup, atmosphere appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Corey Butler

Local brewery Tin Whiskers has just released a Coffee Stout. This caffeinated version of their Short Circuit sweet stout is a collaboration with local Coffee roaster Tiny Footprint Coffee. Tin Whiskers Tiny Circuit Coffee Stout appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Jeremy Noble

Side Project Brewing's Saison du Fermier This week we take a step into territory we haven't really covered in this series of beer reviews--Saison!  First a little history of Side Project Brewing.  Brewer/owner Cory King is the head brewer at the amazing Perennial Brewing in St. Louis--not only one of the best breweries in the city ...

What do you do with a brewery that is over a century and a half old that does not want to deviate from its German heritage, but looks to stay... Schell’s Apparent Horizon appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Sean Cooke

Earlier this year for A Whale A Week I did a series on the Surly Anniversary beers starting with Surly Three.  I know, I know, I'm a Surly Fanboy...but hey they're my local brewery putting our sought-after beers that I can actually find! A quick recap of what came before:  The Surly Anniversary beers have been quite a mixed bag ...

Just a quick one this Monday.  The Photochallenge.org assignment for Week 41 was to take a macro shot of some type of fastener.  I struggled with time on this one and got mine in on Sunday.  I had planned on setting up some lighting in the basement and shooting some of my wife's fancy jewelry clasps...but that didn't happen. &n ...

The Rare Barrel's Ensorcelled This week's Whale A Week is an unusual sour beer from California--The Rare Barrel's Ensorcelled.  I first heard about The Rare Barrel when they were on The Brewing Network's Sunday Session podcast.  Just a day later I bought a large portion of a fellow beer hoarder's cellar from him and discovered a s ...

Hey folks,  here's a quick recap on the Jack Of All Brews homebrew club October meeting!  See every once in a while I use this blog for official club business! As always we started the meeting with the club responsibility statement to make sure members drink responsibly. Dave and Sarah have been finishing their basement and di ...

This week's entry into A Whale A Week is a rare little gem that has been hiding in my cellar for a while: Dark Horse Barrel Aged Plead The Fifth Dark Horse Brewing Company is a cool little brewery in Marshall, Michigan, that has been putting out unique beers since 1997.  They have a style all their own and are one of the more unusua ...

An Alt is a fun style. It's a traditional German beer that's brewed with an ale yeast strain, rather than a lager strain. After fermentation, Alts are conditioned cold, which gives a clean, lager-like flavor profile to the beer, making this style a unique hybrid. Lundell has gone one further and made this a Sticke Alt. Summit Unchained #20: ...