Here’s a little note from Juno at Northern Brewer:
Northern Brewer has just received hop rhizomes (root cuttings) from Oregon! Now you can grow your own hops at home for use in beer or for decorative purposes. Stop by our retail store in St. Paul at 1150 Grand Avenue. Each rhizome is $5.99 and we have the following varieties available: Cascade, Centennial, Crystal, Goldings, Mt. Hood, Magnum, Nugget, Sterling and Willamette.They will only be available for the next week or so!
The fifth installment of Gastro Non Grata will take place at Memory Lanes in the Seward Neighborhood of Minneapolis on March 30 from 6-9. Musical guests will be Self-Evident and Total Fucking Blood. Pat Starr from the Wienery will be dispensing knowledge and hot dogs while Corey Shovein of Hohenstein Distributing will be offering up an old school lager tasting. Don’t forget about the meat raffle or the special guest The Hamm’s Bear.
In case any of you are unsure about how to actually visit a brewery or how to comport yourselves while there, this helpful guide from wikihow provides some pointers. *sigh* One major flaw identified thus far, at least for MN visitors, is the suggestion that one buy several cases of beer if one would like to continue tasting at home. Be sure to “exit the brewery in an orderly fashion!”
A friend who knows my love of beer handed me the most recent edition of Edible Twin Cities with the caveat, “You probably know most of the stuff in this article, but it’s still pretty interesting.” Indeed, I did, and indeed it was. The article gives an overview of the beer scene in Minnesota, brewing 101 and other resources to check out. While the full article isn’t on-line, they site does feature a web-only preview.
Pick up the issue on news stands at co-ops, natural food stores, and other fine food establishments.
Acadia Cafe is having it’s Grand Re-Opening (or is it Re-Grand Opening???) next Friday, 3/28. Same great beers, same friendly staff, same live music, just a new location. I’ve had a chance to stop in several times and have enjoyed all my visits….sober or otherwise.