Darkness

Beer Pricing Mania and Morning Roundup

The brewmaster at Schell’s “go[es] wild” in defense of Surdyk’s pricing of Surly Darkness, food writer Mecca Bos will be helping to open the new deli Rye, a taste of peach-wood aged saison from Dave’s BrewFarm (also see our Dave’s BrewFarm profile), the verdict is out as to whether this new “Minnesota Burrito” hotdish T-shirt […]

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Darkness Cometh and Morning Roundup

Kopplin’s Coffee seeks a (voluntary) handout from the public to finance its move, Dangerous Man Brewing Co. is the latest local proposed craft brewpub to throw its hat in the ring, Well Fed Guide to Life heads to Good Day Cafe, a story of local biking and eating, Slow Food gathers momentum on the UW-Madison […]

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Veg-Giving and October 26 Tweet Rodeo

@FACESMearsPark invites you to the BOOs Crawl in Lowertown this weekend, @CommonRoots taps @SurlyBrewing Darkness at 5pm, @CakeEaterBakery plans a Halloween party prior to their reset to winter hours, @BetsyKroon seeks a vegetarian Thanksgiving night out (via @DeRushaEats), and, if you’re in Duluth, @Brewhouse1 has 1/2 price wine bottles all day — so drink off […]

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Faux Shrimp and September 3 Tweet Rodeo

@BulldogNE starts composting, @France44Cheese touts Uplands Extra Aged, @KatentheKitchen recommends an “incredibly decadent” [and easy] dessert, @ForkKnifeSpoon samples vegan shrimp (note: only worth it for the shellfish-allergic), and @BeerPulse shows off the 2010 @SurlyBrewing Darkness label, designed by @TheApparatus.

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October 30 Morning Roundup

Michael Agnew, Surly Darkness skeptic, is won over by this year’s vintage, and serves up a thoughtful essay on pairing beer and cheese, the joy of reverse trick or treating, expect massive crowds downtown during Halloween this weekend, Kitchen Bitch critiques the ad campaign for the Affair, Tangled Noodle celebrates a year of blogging, Teddy […]

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October 27 Tweet Rodeo

@PubCoffeeHouse is watching the trading price of coffee and fair trade is… cheaper? Now there’s no excuse not to drink fair trade! @KingsWineBar’s Lift Bridge dinner is tonight, the St. Paul @BrasaRotisserie promotes their new Sunday brunch, @BulldogNE and @CommonRoots both have Darkness on tap, and @SanctuaryRest offers an intriguing “Halloween Thrills & Chills” tasting […]

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October 26 Morning Roundup

Agri is on its way out and the Doug Flicker restaurant Piccolo will fill the void, Aaron from the Captain’s Chair liveblogs Surly Darkness Day, Vy at The Kitchen Bitch has a stellar post-stage meal at Grand Cafe, in praise of carrots, a Lift Bridge beer dinner at Kings Wine Bar, Bill Roehl buys 44 […]

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October 12 Morning Roundup

Kramarczuk’s opens in White Bear Lake, Bill Roehl visits and enjoys the Minnesota Room in Mendota Heights and swoons for Fasika in St. Paul, Red Pepper is delighted by a deft vegetarian improv at Sea Change, Liz got 193 pounds of produce out of her garden this year, Pastureland Coop writes that it’s been a […]

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Surly Darkness Details

Fans of the annual coming of Surly’s big ol’ imperial stout take note. Via MNBeer: “2500+ bottles of Darkness will be sold to liquor stores November 2, in addition to the 5000 bottles to be sold at brewery Oct. 24, where the first 800 people will be able to buy up to 6 bottles.”

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