Interesting. It’s a word Minnesotans often use to be nice. A former coworker and I had a joke about “interesting” and “different.” They’re words a segment of the population uses to avoid saying, “It was crap” or “I didn’t like it” or “Why would you ever put mayonnaise, snickers AND celery in [...]
Archive for the 'Belgian' Category
Le Merle: One Interesting Bird
February 28, 2008Bring on the Funk: Ommegeddon
January 13, 2008I’d been sitting on a bottle of Ommegang brewery’s Ommegeddon Funkhouse Ale with Brettanomyces for a while, thinking I should try it with some funky cheeses. Yesterday, Ms. BeerGeek, the new little BeerGeek-in-training and I were in NE Mpls. and got to Surdyk’s. Based on what I’d expected, the monger there actually suggested [...]
By Golly, a big Jolly Cask
August 16, 2007On the same night I tried Flat Earth’s Angry Earth, I also had the opportunity to try Jolly Pumpkin’s Calabaza Blanca on cask at the Happy Gnome. I was curious to get a third taste of Jolly Pumpkin.
The first bottle, I had over a year ago when Jolly Pumpkin first was distributed in MN, was [...]
Flat Earth’s Organic?!
August 13, 2007Last week, I jumped a technological hurdle on got “What Ale’s Thee” onto my iPod. This allowed me to use my commute to think about beer. In the latest edition, Phil and Alvey talk with the owners of Flat Earth Brewing. So, by the time I got to work, I was all excited to go [...]
CynicAle No More
July 13, 2007Last night, Ms. BeerGeek had the excellent idea that we bike over to try the Sea Salt Eatery in Minnehaha Park. I regret to say we hadn’t been there yet, despite good reviews and ample time.
While there, I tried Surly’s Cynic Ale, which they’ve claimed as a Saison. I had it last summer and wasn’t [...]
New Belgium lands the Mothership
July 4, 2007I gather there has been some excitement about the New Belgium beers coming to Minnesota. This enthusiasm is not without merit. New Belgium makes some great beers. In my opinion, though, their best beers aren’t coming to MN . . .yet. According to the Twin Cities Imbiber, only the 1554, Fat [...]
The 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 [...]
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 [...]
Saison + Chevre d’Or = Yummy
March 26, 2007Saturday night, I was hanging-out at a beer geek party to taste Saisons. The Saison is a French farmhouse style. Historically, it was brewed in the spring with enough alcohol to last through the summer but not so much that you couldn’t drink it for lunch and still work the fields (this was [...]
Heinekin is like La Chouffe in color only
March 16, 2007Last weekend, Ms. BeerGeek and I tried a new bar in Minneapolis, the Bulldog (401 E. Hennepin Ave). The place was reported by Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl in the Citypages to have upscale food including meticulously created burgers and a great beer list. When we arrived, we found the place alive with people and [...]
