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Ok, so I posted some proper beer stuff yesterday to appease my beer-folk.  Now, back to my coverage of Fringe Festival 2014!  No travelogue today, just a bunch of reviews!  There is still plenty of time to check out some of these shows since Fringe goes through Sunday the 10th of August.  Old school Fringe show adver ...

On our recent trip to Duluth for All Pints North, I was able to make it to one of the older craft breweries in Minnesota: Lake Superior Brewing Company.  I've had a few of their beers over the years but will admit I haven't paid much attention to them recently.  This was a great excuse to re-acquaint myself with the beers and check ou ...

Day 3 of the Fringe!  Saturdays are a busy one, with the first show starting at 1:00 in the afternoon.  Our first stop this fine day was to the Theater in the Round (just down the street from Town Hall and Republic 7 Corners) for a showing of The Tourist Trap. Need some bloomers? The Tourist Trap was a really well done produc ...

Continuing my slipshod coverage of this year's Fringe Festival.  Please check out yesterday's entry for more info on the fest! Escaping from work early on Friday we beat some of the traffic (but not much…) from Waconia to the 7 Corners area near the University of Minnesota.  This area was to be our base of operations this fi ...

OK readers, this next week and a half is where most of your usual scheduled beer-centric programming goes down the tubes and is taken over by ART!  Sj ready to Fringe! The Minnesota Fringe Festival started Thursday the 31st and runs until 8/10/14.  For those unaware of this amazing performing arts resource right in our backyard h ...

One of the biggest questions I've been getting from my readers and friends over the past 4 months is "What do you know about the new distillery they are building in Waconia?"  Since I live within walking distance from the site and am usually on top of this type of thing, I decided that I should look into this mysterious project more closel ...

Sticking with what they do best, Schell's recently released a new lager to their arsenal. This time, however, it's getting the royal hop treatment. Arminius Hoppy Pale Lager is double dry-hopped and brewed with over 2.5 lbs per barrel of a combination of German, French, and American hops. At 6.5% ABV and 70 IBU, it weighs in like an IPA. Sc ...

The rise of the beer/bacon pairing has become standard on many menus throughout the Twin Cities. On Thursday we get a chance to raise our taste bud standards a notch with a beer/prosciutto pairing. This is not any ordinary prosciutto; Prosciutto di Parma is one of the world most distinguished prosciutto's. This is no ordinary pairing, either. C ...

The legendary Harpy tortured unwary travelers by stealing their precious food and drink. This year's cruel creature defends her cauldron of Darkness with razor claws and dead stare of malevolence. Don't mess with her Darkness. Surly Darkness 2014 Artwork – Updated appeared first on Minnesota Beer Activists. Written by Andrew

Sparkling blue waves Reach for clear cerulean sky Bright sun glints from metal and glass Reflective beams throw light and shadow Perspective and reality skews Warped river flows  Upward Icarus This week's 30 Word Thursday pic was taken right outside the J.W. Marriott hotel in Grand Rapids, MI.  I was struck by th ...