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Take 16 brewer Luke Rensink comes to Yankton Thursday for Yankton Beer University.Yankton Beer University started in the fall of 2015 as a way to connect beer geeks in the Yankton area. I knew that we had a lot of home-brewers, a handful of former commercial brewers, a couple hop farmers and other craft beer fans who hadn’t connected and ...

Hello! My name is Ben Hanten and I happy to say that I’m going to keep sodakbeer going. Dale has done the South Dakota beer world a great service over the last several years. He has tipped us all off to a number of new beers in the market and he has celebrated the people trying to move beer forward around here. I feel a part of ...

Hi friends! After some years it is time to sign out. Continue the quest for good beer!

2016 was another year of great beers! I have compiled this top 10 list. This is strictly my opinion from my check-ins on Untappd. These are beers that I was able to find or that great friends shared with me. 3 Floyds Bourbon Vanilla Dark Lord Bank Brewing Hop Lab series Deschutes Dissident 2015 Snobbery IPA from WoodGrain Bank Brew ...

  Fresh hop beer alert! Seriously folks – buy this and drink it now. Best fresh hop beer this year in our area so far. Simcoe, Citra & Mosaic hops. I have only found it in Sioux Falls. It is at Taylor’s, and JJ’s will have more tomorrow. You won’t be disappointed if you like this style! It is only available in ...

Eien Prosit Von Oktoberfet! (Cheers from Octoberfest) On Sept. 23rd my wife Samantha and I boarded a plane bound for München (Munich) Germany via Chicago for a 1 week Beerventure: Oktoberfest! It’s a party on a grand scale and one like no other in the world. Samantha and I had planned this trip for quite a few years and saved the mon ...

Camping outside of Surly Brewing   Each October brings fall weather, football games, changing leaves and Darkness Day at Surly Brewing! Darkness Day is a special event which brings beer geeks and groups of friends back to the original Surly Brewery in Brooklyn Center for the release of Darkness, a Russian Imperial Stout. Dedicated fan ...

University Bridge I was on a business trip to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada recently to attend a veterinary pathology conference. I have attended this conference many times. I always walk from the conference hotel to Winston’s Pub in the city center. It is located in the old Hotel Senator. Saskatoon is built on the South Saskatchewan&nb ...

  An Oktoberfest celebration happened at the Bank Brewing Company in Hendricks, MN September 24th. The weather early in the afternoon was gloomy and rainy forcing the party inside the brewery. No problem! There was plenty of beer, food & music.       Owner Jason Markkula on left   Everyone had a great time! There ...

Monks House of Ale Repute This go around of Beervana at Monks House of Ale Repute last Saturday had quite a few changes some good and some not-so-great depending on who you talked to.  I found it to be much more spread out this year which was really nice in my opinion.  They had several jockey boxes set up inside as well as outside in ...