One of the occasional guilty pleasures Ms. BeerGeek and I enjoy is a trip to the St. Paul Green Mill’s happy hour (from 3-6 p.m. and 9-midnight daily), which includes our favorite $4.99 Dixie wings (their above average version of Buffalo wings). During this time, they also offer tall (22 oz) beers for the [...]
Archive for April, 2007
Getting Surly at the Green Mill
April 20, 2007The Bulldog Northeast Redeemed?
April 18, 2007On Friday night, we returned to the Bulldog for another great burger and to celebrate my birthday, beer geek style. I went straight back to the La Chouffe, which they now list on the menu as the Houblin IPA.
As our dinner arrived and I was nearing the end of my first beer, our server [...]
Surly shows its sweeter side at Cafe Twenty Eight
April 8, 2007I chose to celebrate my matriculation into the my 30s with my family at Cafe Twenty Eight this weekend. It’s a place Ms. Beergeek and I hadn’t been in a while but remembered fondly. We weren’t disappointed, as the food was excellent. Further, we agreed on our way home that the place [...]
Dubbels: Old World vs. New World
April 5, 2007I decided to participate in this month’s beer blogger “session.” The idea came from Stan over at Appellation Beer that each month the beer blog community would gather and post around a single style. This month’s session is hosted by A Good Beer Blog, with Dubbels chosen as the shared style.
I decided it [...]
Goats Collide
April 1, 2007On Friday night I was waiting for my fish at Mac’s in Roseville and headed over to the near-by Cellars. One of the beers I picked up was Victory St. Victorious Doppelbock. Doppelbocks are particularly strong bocks with extra malty flavors and plenty of alcoholic strength. I found Victory’s beer to be [...]
