Twin Cities Beer Geek

I just caught this teaser post on mnbeer.com about Fitger’s Autumn Brew Review. For the record, I think Fitger’s brews the best beer in the state and does an amazing number of styles WELL. This teaser might just have convinced me to buy tickets.

Last week, I was able to write about Jolly Pumpkin’s Calabaza Blanca. I continue to be intrigued by the Jolly Pumpkin beers, so when a reader e-mailed to remind me that Bam Biere would be on cask at the Happy Gnome this week, I couldn’t resist (nor could I get there on Thursday).
When work finally [...]

I’ve been working my way through Marian Ogle’s “Ambitious Brew: the History of American Beer,” which is really the history of the American macrobrew. That works for me because I was interested in the book in part to find out how the dominant American beers came to be so uninteresting despite the brewing traditions of [...]

Appellation Beer has a thought provoking post today: 10 Beers that Changed America. I recommend it to anyone thinking about the evolution of American beer.
It got me thinking about the craft beers that have shaped Minnesota. Certainly, Summit’s Extra Pale Ale looms large. I also think Surly’s Furious and Bender, both for [...]