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Every Minnesotan is familiar with the horror and tragedy we call the winter season here in our lovely home. That is why when the weather turns warm we carry our beers to the decks, docks, and patios to soak up as much Vitamin D as we can. Mosquitoes be damned, it is nice out and ... The post Northbound Brewpub announces patio picture contest ap ...

I thought I'd break out of my recent beer review mode and get back to homebrewing (mainly because I finally got a chance to brew again the other day.)  I brewed up a second version of my award winning English barleywine, coming in at 1.104 starting gravity, and realized I'd need to work hard on getting the fermentation temperatures just ri ...

Day 11 of our epic beer filled journey across The Netherlands and Belgium: We awoke early in the morning after a long night of debauchery the evening prior.  We were on the motorcoach by 10 AM and on our way out of Maastricht and back to Belgium.  Our first stop this morning was the Brouwerij Kerkom.  This is one of ...

Andrew talks with Certified Cicerone® Michael Agnew about his quest to profile 236 breweries in his new book from University of Illinois Press, A perfect Pint’s Beer Guide to the Heartland. A Perfect Pint’s Beer Guide to the Heartland official release party is at Town Hall Brewery on Monday, May 26th.  Michael wil ...

Beertrip day 10!  Maastricht central square is bustling with churches Back in The Netherlands, in the beautiful city of Maastricht, we began with a sunny and wonderful day.  Gone were to overcast skies and spitting rain of the previous day.  We gathered for a light breakfast in our hotel's main building and met up with our ...

    A monolithic stone wall defended the ancient city. Now coiled iron thorns protect this rocky eminence. Time and man have not been gentle. Life and beauty persist and thrive here.   This week's 30 Word Thursday entry pic was taken along the old city wall in Maastrict, Netherlands.  The wall and it's ...

Saint Paul Summer Beer Fest breweries have been announced for 2014. There some exciting new additions, some are from out of town, some from your own back yard. Of course there are a bunch of great breweries and beer to try. Just a few of the participating breweries of note include: Ballast Point Brewing Company ... The post Saint Paul Summer Be ...

Our trip across Belgium and back into The Netherlands continues: Day 9 of our trip began with a short motorcoach ride from our hotel in the Ardennes to the small town brewery of La Rulles.  At around 10:30 AM our tour group met with Olivier at the brewery and he gave us an extensive tour.  We started with t ...

Day 8 of our trip was a travel day, so we were fed, packed and on the motor coach  at 10 AM.  Our first stop was the town of Rochefort, home of the illustrious Trappist monastery and brewery.  We jumped off the bus and headed into a somewhat upscale French style café called La Gourmandise for an early lunch.  ...

The initiative to legalize Sunday liquor sales, a perennial issue at the Minnesota legislature, has once again met defeat at the hands of Minnesota lawmakers. Advocates for repeal tried a different approach for this year by offering a an array of bills ranging from full repeal to growler (64oz jugs) sales at qualifying small Minnesota ... The p ...