Author: ryan

Ryan Anderson (that's me!) is the editor & founder of MNBeer. Much has changed since the fall of 2005 and I'm proud to have been a part of it all. Sometime I'll tell you about my grand theory that links craft brewing to punk rock. Just ask.

Mpls St. Paul’s 40 Hot Spots…

The February issue of Mpls. St. Paul picks The Happy Gnome as one of its 40 hot spots in the Twin Cities. Fess up, which one of you looks like James Cromwell?

A man – the spitting image of James Cromwell – is sitting at the bar, and he’s spitting mad. “You’re out of it already?” he asks in disbelief, pointing to a sign advertising Brooklyn Center-brewed Surly Darkness…

Also, The Groveland Tap and The Happy Gnome get the nod in an short piece, “Where to Eat and Watch the Super Bowl.”

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Winterfest teaser no. 1… Fitger’s line-up

Fitger’s BrewhouseIt must be greater Minnesota day here at MNBeer… I’m sipping a bit of McCann’s Prairie Porter and just remembered that Dave sent me Fitger’s list of beers for Winterfest. Here they are… there might be a surprise as well, but we’re not telling. They all sound good, though I’ll confess that I’m looking forward to wheat wine and the Blue Label Grand Reserve as I like the wine-barrel aged beers more than bourbon.

The list is below the fold… later this week we’ll share McCann’s offerings…

Lake Superior Special Ale firkin at Hell’s Kitchen, Duluth

It’s times like these (sans this weekend’s arctic chill) that I wish I were in Duluth. Lake Superior Special Ale, a firkin, no less, and Hell’s Kitchen? I don’t think you can go wrong. Drink up, Duluth. I’ll be at home, nursing a bottle of Old Man Winter Warmer from 2005. 🙂

The details:

One firkin Lake Superior Special Ale, dry-hopped with Cascade hops. Hell’s Kitchen, Duluth. Tapped at 4pm, $3 pints until it’s gone. Tuesday January 22.