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The Great Minnesota State Fair  will again be the host the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild’s Land of 10,000 Beers, centrally located in the Agriculture/Horticulture Building from Thursday, August 21 through... Beer + Education + Fun = Land of 10,000 Beers at the Minnesota State Fair appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Writte ...

    Into the deep dark waters I plunge An endless dive with no finish  Around me, limitless ranks of others In free fall Plummeting Sailing Sinking Learn to dive with grace    This week's 30 Word Thursday picture was taken at Rosa Mexicano Restaurant in Minneapolis.  We tried this place ...

Signature Vodka Already Headed to Stores Years of planning and preparation are paying off for Brian Winter and Wander North Distillery. The new craft distillery has just announced the ribbon cutting... Wander North Distillery Announces Ribbon Cutting in NE Minneapolis appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Andrew

With our recent multiple trips down to the University/Seven Corners area for the Minnesota Fringe Festival, Sj and I finally got a chance to try out the Acadia Café.  This place has been around for a while and has a reputation for being a good beer bar.  They even have a sign that proclaims "No Crap On Tap!"  We met s ...

How does a pioneer in the craft beer industry like Sierra Nevada Brewing celebrate a west coast to east coast expansion? Road Trip! Chico, California’s Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is... Sierra Nevada’s Beer Camp Across America brings one-off collaboration beers to Minnesota appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Andr ...

Spent Grain Granola Spent grain is healthy and full of protein and fiber. Granola is healthy and full of protein and fiber. Combine the two and you have a tasty... Eating Spent Grain: Granola appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Jonathan Nyberg

“Brewing is continuing to boom in Saint Paul and I congratulate Lake Monster on joining this diverse and growing industry in our city,” said Mayor Chris Coleman. Lake Monster Brewing to open Saint Paul brewery and taproom in 2015 appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Andrew

Differing from my usual style of dark and moody use of shadow and monolith This scene of riotous paint drew my eye and sparked my interest A burst of color This week's 30 Word Thursday scene comes from a recent trip to Duluth.  The bright sun on these incredibly colorful tables and chairs just really interested me.  I tested o ...

Alright, back to my epic attempt to see as many shows in the Minnesota Fringe Festival as I can this year!  So far we are up to about 24 shows and the shenanigans continue through this coming Sunday.  I'm finding that writing short reviews of the shows makes me think a bit more critically about them, so I'll continue doing that.  ...

Continuing with my travelogues of beer based tourism for the summer, I thought I'd spend a bit of time talking about our recent trip to Duluth for the All Pints North beer festival.  Sj and I went to the fest last year after getting the combo pack of tickets for Autumn Brew Review, Winterfest, and APN.  We ended up having such a good ...