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A Surly Husband and Wife Q&A
Rebecca Sheldon Ansari (Carleton ’94) gets some journalistic attention from her school’s alumni mag, which has published a nicely written dual profile of the wife / husband team behind Surly.
MoreBeers with Bell’s
Larry Bell — brewmaster and founder of regional brewing powerhouse Bell’s Brewery — will be making a couple local appearances this month. Nov. 10, meet Bell at the Happy Gnome as part of a six-beer coursed meal prepared by Chef Matthew Hinman. ($65, reserve via happygnomeevents@gmail.com.) More affordable option: Join Larry Bell for some beers […]
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September 28 Morning Roundup
Cafe Cyan celebrates the magic of Lapsang Souchong (smoke tea), celebrate the Strib Food section’s 40th year with a special screening this week of Mildred Pierce, apparently bitter balls are just plain inedible, all hail cardamom, and Aaron from The Captain’s Chair reports back from the Great American Beer Festival in Denver.
MoreSeptember 14 Morning Roundup Part II
The beers of Autumn Brew Review via The Captain’s Chair, some gory pig prep photos from Simple, Good, and Tasty, the little-known Abetto’s of St. Paul is carrying some fine craft brew, all hail the Furthermore Shitty Barn Party [via MNBeer], and it looks like Heartland is staying in St. Paul.
MoreSeptember 2 Morning Roundup
Bill Roehl pits Milwaukee’s Best Light against Lake Superior Oatmeal Stout (invoking seven pretty solid cursewords in the process), good marks from a chowhound for D’Amico Kitchen at Chambers (other than the ladies’ bathroom), Burger Time (yet another chain) enters the arena with a planned 40 local stores, and Macy’s tells Kathie Jenkins to go […]
MoreBrew News in Breadth
The Brewers Association has coughed up a variety of interesting little facts for us to consider: The volume of craft brewed beer sold grew 5 percent for the first six months in 2009, compared to 6.5 percent growth in the first half of 2008. Barrels sold by craft brewers for the first half of the […]
MoreMoaten: Flemish Beer For Local Gullets
Hildegard Van Ostaden from Urthel Brewing got together with Jason Ebel at Two Brothers and came up with Moaten, an oak-aged Flemish Style Red Ale. A four-beer, three-course dinner on Aug. 6 at 6pm at the Happy Gnome celebrates the new beer — call 651.287.2018 to reserve your spot or email happygnomeevents@gmail.com. Tickets are $38. […]
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July 14 Morning Roundup
Red Pepper uses a blind date as an excuse to check out Grand Ole Creamery, Sue makes some wicked good-looking Italian peppered strawberry pavlovas, The Captain’s Chair tastes and absolutely loves Founders Kentucky Breakfast Stout, some Cherry Lime Cocktails over on A Crafty Lass, and a long reflection on summer beers, local and otherwise, at […]
MoreJuly 9 Morning Roundup
Rick heralds the arrival of Anchor Fish & Chips in Northeast, a quick Q&A with Wolfgang Puck from AndrewZimmern.com (check out our interview, too, if you missed it), a big ol’ Strib tour of Wisconsin microbreweries, Mecca visits Bulldog St. Paul, and Common Roots writes about (and produces a video on) Riverbend Farm.
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