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Olde Hickory Brewing For this A Whale A Week tasting we head to The South, for a rare beer from North Carolina.  Located in Hickory, NC, (north of Charlotte) the brewery opened in 1994 and has been very popular ever since.  Being a Midwest guy, I had never heard of Olde Hickory Brewery prior to getting a mysterious bottle of The E ...

Every month one of my friends, Andrew Thornton--of international jewelry design fame--hosts a book club.  This isn't just any old book club.  This is Inspired By Reading Book Club!  The members of this virtual club read the book each month (OK, who really finishes them?) and then are challenged to make something artistic/creati ...

Surly Darkness 2014 This week we return to our continuing A Whale A Week series on Surly Brewing's Darkness.  This beer is Surly's take on the Russian Imperial Stout, and was first brewed in 2006, in a very small batch and released in growlers.  I never got to try that first year's release, but at the time it was pret ...

Surly Darkness 2013 This week we return to our continuing A Whale A Week series on Surly Brewing's Darkness.  This beer is Surly's take on the Russian Imperial Stout, and was first brewed in 2006, in a very small batch and released in growlers.  I never got to try that first year's release, but at the time it was pret ...

Surly Darkness 2012 This week we return to our continuing A Whale A Week series on Surly Brewing's Darkness.  This beer is Surly's take on the Russian Imperial Stout, and was first brewed in 2006, in a very small batch and released in growlers.  I never got to try that first year's release, but at the time it was pr ...

So my readers may not know this about me (yes you do) but I'm a big geek.  I grew up reading Tolkien before the movies made it more accessible.  I played D&D.  I read every last tattered science fiction, fantasy, or horror book I could pick up at Goodwill or garage sales.  I read books on mythologies from various cultu ...

Bryn Mawr Brewing Co. is a craft brewery located in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood of west Minneapolis. Heading up the project is Minnesota craft beer veteran Dan Justesen. Bryn Mawr Brewing Company Launches Online Portal to Invest in New Minneapolis Craft Brewery and Tap Room appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Andrew

This is the third year in a row that on Sunday morning after All Pints North Beer Festival we visit the Thirsty Pagan for an early lunch before heading back home to the Twin Cities.  Located in the industrial town of Superior, Wisconsin, just over the bridge from Duluth, this brewery has been a staple in the local beer scene for many yea ...

Recently for A Whale A Week I've been going through the Surly Darkness vintages in order to make a dent in my stash, as well as to try them all in close proximity to decide which one is currently the "best".  Earlier this year I did a series on the Surly Anniversary beers starting with Surly Four.  I know, I know, I'm a Surly Fanboy ...

Last year about this time I discovered that Castle Danger Brewery was set to open a new taproom in Two Harbors, Minnesota.  I had been to the brewery during a trip out there in 2013 and HERE is my review of their old site from that trip.  The old location was in a small red shed well off the beaten path in the town of Castle Danger. ...