The Twin Cities brewery and taproom market has exploded over the past 7 years, and one of the most common questions that people ask is if we’re approaching saturation. As a case in point, on multiple occasions my Beer & Bikes group that I ride with will hit multiple breweries in an evening. If we […]
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I don’t exactly recall if I’ve talked about this before on the blog so directly, but I feel like I need to say something about the rise of bad craft beer lately. It’s something that I’ve been seeing more and more of as small little breweries pop up all over the place, trying to get […]
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One our way across Iowa last weekend, we stopped in at a place just north west of Ames called Alluvial Brewing. This is a beautiful little taproom that sits among vineyards and organic farms. You feel like you’re truly out in the country as you drive up to the front door. We went in and […]
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As all readers of this blog know, I’m a huge fan of beer. I’ve been drinking craft beer since the only game in town was Old Chicago and their Beer Tour. However, for many decades the only real craft producers in Minnesota were Surly, Schell’s, and Summit. There were a few small brewpubs around, but […]
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This past weekend the wife and I took a trip to the north shore to get away a bit before the holidays hit. As luck would have it, Minnesota got socked with a snowstorm the day before we were supposed to leave. We kept an eye on the forecast, and snow reports, and decided to […]
Read moreToday the wife and I headed out of town, straight west to the city of Delano. This is a small city about 30 minutes outside of the metro area, and despite its size it supports two different breweries; Lupine Brewing and South Fork Brewing. After a small breakfast at a small bistro we walked through […]
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