Michael Agnew

Beer Meets Its Match(es)

Local beer expert Michael Agnew will be teaching two new beer pairing classes in October and November at The Chef’s Gallery in Stillwater. We’ve got a vested interest in this; my wife (photographer Becca Dilley) and I will be co-teaching  “A Perfect Pair: Local Brew and Cheese,” based on knowledge we picked up while researching […]

More

November 17 Morning Roundup

Saffron announces its Spice Trail spice blends (our story is on its way), local beer maven Michael Agnew will be contributing to a new Ratebeer.com feature, announcing Big Goddamn Steak Night 2009 (yeah, but will it measure up to Febgiving 2010?), Dara and Katie both spotlight some restaurants for the home-cooked Thanksgiving-phobic, the Skyway’s Cafe […]

More

October 15 Morning Roundup

“I could have smelled and looked at this beer all night. Unfortunately it got in my mouth,” writes beer maven Michael Agnew of Founders Harvest Ale 2009, a local happy pepper gains noteriety, Simple, Good, and Tasty writes up Pure Market Express (read our review here), reviews of Kona (“lots of obvious fusion-style trends, watered […]

More

All Hail the Beer God

Michael Agnew (of A Perfect Pint) recently became Minnesota’s first Certified Cicerone. In a nutshell, he’s an independently certified beer sommelier, a title obtained after a four-hour exam with a 250 question written section, a 12 beer tasting section, and a demonstration. Presumably the beer tasting section comes at the end of the test.

More