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Joel and Emily Vikre (pronounced veek-ruh) have turned what was once a cluttered storage space into a warm, inviting, two-level cocktail room and distillery. Duluth’s Vikre Distillery appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Brian Hayes

An Awe inspiring sunrise breaks silently over a sleeping landscape.  A surreal painter's palette appears from atmospheric magic. Perhaps an omen of wonderful things to come in the upcoming year.  This week's 30 Word Thursday picture was taken a few weeks ago on the way to the airport.  Sj pulled the car over on ...

We all know the sign. It is a piece of our heritage and our history. The Grain Belt sign IS Minneapolis, it IS Minnesota. Schell's has announced the fantastic news that the Marti Family, in cooperation with the Preservation Alliance of Minnesota, has announced the purchase and restoration of the iconic nordeast landmark. August Schell Brewing ...

Lift Bridge Brewing & Day Block Brewing are saying thanks to Veterans. Minnesota Brewers thanks to those that have served with Veterans Day rewards appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Andrew

Previously I wrote about the cool breweries we visited in Pittsburgh, PA.  Those entries are HERE and HERE.  While writing those I realized I wasn't quite done with my beer travelogue...and had some cool non-beer pics I wanted to post!  So here is the wrap up for our recent trip: Let us talk of Ligonier, Pennsylvania.  Th ...

Like most people, I understand words based on their intended definitions. When people twist the meaning a word from the original definition it is bothersome, disingenuous, and confusing for readers.... Domestic vs Local? Let’s Reclaim our Lexicon! appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Sean Cooke

Continuing the beery travelogue on our recent trip to the Pittsburgh area.  If you missed my previous post, check it out HERE. Day two of our trip to Ligonier found us eating a wonderful breakfast bread pudding and sipping pumpkin spiced lattes at Thistledown B&B, located right along the quaint main street.  ...

Yellow and orange leaves dropping from the sky, twirling along the street.  While encased in glass, like the Beast's rose, summer flowers remain in bloom.  A last gasp of color!  On our recent trip to Pittsburgh, we were able to visit the fantastic Phipps Conservatory.  I took this last chance to take pictur ...

This has been a month of travels.  Just on the heels of a wonderful adult childhood trip to Disneyland, Sj and I set sail (ok we flew) for Pittsburgh, PA.  The real reason we took this trip was to take part in a book club run by Andrew Thornton at his Allegory Gallery in small town Ligonier, PA.  A long way to go for a ...

  On a recent anniversary trip to Disneyland, I discovered that one of my favorite breweries was a short cab ride away from our temporary home of the Grand Californian Hotel.  I have tried several of The Bruery's amazing beers over the past few years, but there is no Minnesota distribution, so they are hard to get my hands on.&nbsp ...