Freedom Stout and Recipe Roundup
Caramel pecan lace cookies, Freedom Stout, sweet and spicy apple slices, xanthan gum ravioli, homemade bread, and black bean chili with butternut squash.
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Surly’s Mega-Brewery Plan: The Day After
Commentary on Surly’s $20 million brewery / pub plan: “The real significance of Surly’s plan lies not with the thing itself, but with the implications of the proposed changes to the laws governing the three-tier system in Minnesota,” writes Michael Agnew, and the Minnesota Licensed Beverage Association opposes the plan, writing, in part: “By preventing […]
MoreCheeseheads, Triumphant and Morning Roundup
The New York Times explores beer culture up in Duluth-Superior (we took a similar, but much longer trip, late last year), Council Member Cam Gordon is seeking input on extending food carts into Ward 2 (Seward / Prospect Park / Cedar Riverside), ESPN did a pretty epic story on foam cheeseheads and Wisconsin cheese, some […]
MoreHarriet Brewing and Fulton Beer Steam Ahead and More Beer News
Harriet Brewing opened up its doors to the public this weekend in Longfellow, the Fulton Beer guys are ordering their brewery equipment (read our local brewing roundup featuring Harriet and our profile of Fulton), beer cicerone Michael Agnew has a couple intriguing Cooks of Crocus Hill beer classes coming up (including a beer and cheese […]
MoreLocal Beers Make Good in Ratebeer’s Best Brewers List
Three Upper Midwestern breweries make the cut in Ratebeer’s Best Brewers In The World 2011 list: Town Hall (#41), New Glarus (#35), and Surly (#22). That may not sound like a lot initially, but it’s really a worldwide list.
MoreGrilled Beer and Cheese Sandwich and Recipe Roundup
Corn chowder, luxe macaroons, chocolate stout bundt cake, crostini with roasted grape tomatoes and goat cheese, and a grilled beer and cheese sandwich.
MoreLefsemania and Morning Roundup
A profile of the Norsland lefse factory in Rushford, there are a lot of great Wisconsin beers being tasted at the Ale Jail this month, they’re coming out with a feature film focused on butter-sculpting, there’s a Haute Dish / Perennial Plate vegetarian dinner on Dec. 12, and Bill Roehl visits Bernie’s Grill in Faribault.
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Coffee Roasting at Flamenco Organic and Morning Roundup
Footage and details from the new Lift Bridge brewery in Stillwater, a profile of the Flamenco Organic coffee roastery in Northeast, another review of Capital Supper Club beer (“a gateway to quality”; our review here), Zimmern provides context for the Rick Nelson story on the sale of Solera, and a food blogger gets elected to […]
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