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Continuing the epic journey across Belgium to find great beer: Castle Gravensteen Defensible walls! Our final day in Ghent was a free day on the tour.  We did spend much of it with our 5 tour mates and guide though.  We explored the grounds of the 1180 AD Castle Gravensteen in the morning, checking out the decorative and ...

Shiny steel and reflective glass take on a dull and ominous cast. Above looms a foreboding sky, promising chill rains and whipping winds. Earth's natural metallurgy turns gold to lead.   This is 30 Word Thursday:  Take a pic and write a 30 word story or poem.  It is that easy!  This week's pic was taken on a cloud ...

One of older brewpubs in Minnesota is The Herkimer, located on Lake St. and Lyndale in Uptown.  I tried the place out a few times several years ago and found their German style beers to be less than thrilling.  I'll admit I pretty much wrote them off in my book.  Being a local guy, I used to frequent this area of t ...

Continuing the epic Beertrip across Belgium and the Netherlands! Day 6 of our trip began with a slow moving breakfast in the hotel.  Trying to shake off the cobwebs from the previous night's festivities took much time and many cups of cappuccino.  The low pressure water from our shower was less than helpful with this process.  ...

Hey folks, the newest edition of Limited Release is out!  In this Episode Rob Wengler and Ron Johnson take a trip to Truckee, California for the special 5050 Eclipse release event.  As usual, brewer interviews and gratuitous animation scenes abound! Check the link below for the episode and check out the main Limited Releas ...

Local music needs a local beer. No other local brewery has more history than Schell’s and no other local radio station does more for Minnesota music than The Current. These two hometown heroes have teamed up to bring the you a brew to enjoy while The Current provides the summer soundtrack. Together they have created ... The post Schell&rs ...

Day 5 of our fabulous trip took us from Brussels to join the rest of our organized tour through Beertrips.com in Ghent.  We awoke this fine day to a return of sun and pleasant weather in the mid-60's.  We didn't have a lot of time left in my new favorite city, but were able to wander the cobbled streets and take in a bit more of t ...

A case of mistaken identity Somehow a gambling bill became a liquor bill Thursday when Rep Joe Atkins (D) added a bevvy of liquor provisions from the existing liquor omnibus liquor bill, but none that would include Sunday growlers for small Minnesota brewers. Rep Atkins tried to justify the unusual procedures by shifting blame to ... The post O ...

Full repeal falls short Senator Brandon Peterson (R) offered an amendment for full repeal of Sunday sales. Senator Peterson clearly realizes The Volstead Act is dead and it is time to put a final nail in the coffin. Video link - Amendment not adopted Those who voted in the affirmative were: Michelle R. Benson (31, R) Terri E ...

This past weekend Lucid Brewing in Minnetonka hosted the third American Homebrewer's Association (AHA) rally to be held in Minnesota.  The first was held by Surly several years back and they pioneered a new trend in rallies of giving away freshly brewed wort to the attendees.  The second rally was last year at Summit and included plen ...