On 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 [...]
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August 16, 2007Flat 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 [...]
Fuller’s London Pride on a Patio (almost)
June 4, 2007Memorial Day weekend found Ms. BeerGeek and I working with friends and relatives (thankfully) to install a patio in our backyard. Saturday, at the conclusion of 10 hours of work, we met for my mother-in-law’s birthday. Since our own patio was as yet unfinished, we searched the city of St. Paul for patio [...]
Getting Surly at the Green Mill
April 20, 2007One 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
