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 'Yeasty Beers' Category
Le Merle: One Interesting Bird
February 28, 2008Dark Wheat: it’s what’s for dinner
January 21, 2008Ms. BeerGeek and I began gearing up for judging at this weekend’s Upper-Mississippi Mashout. One of the categories we’re assigned to judge is German wheat beers.
So, to go with tonight’s dinner of braised short-ribs, we picked the Schneider’s Dunkelweizen. It has a characteristically big banana nose (75%) with substantial clove (25%) notes, too. [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
