Big Wood Brewery hopes to set up a taproom in White Bear Lake (zoning code update required), Northgate Brewing is opening early this fall in Northeast and will make English session beers, DeRusha digs Cafe Levain and praises the short rib burger, a construction boom in Lowertown could bring some new restaurants and bars, Madison will soon be home to a local grenadine by Quince and Apple and a Death’s Door Spirits distillery, and why you should grill clams, cheese, and other crazy stuff.
The Captain’s beer blogging resolutions for 2010, looks like Mankato’s getting a brewery, an interesting upcoming eco-agriculture talk at the U of M, an intriguing lineup of guests for the South Lyndale Liquors Grapevine Wine Club, a St. Paul Hotel holiday party, Well Fed Guide to Life hits the Newsroom, Dara talks Irish pubs, the always helpful City Pages Month in Review, and Katie does New Year’s Eve at Sea Change.
