Style Spotlight: The Gose

Gose (pronounced go-suh), the historic German beer-style hailing from lower Saxony, can now be found sprinkled across the shelves of…

Where do I start? Part 1: The Whiskey Aisle

“Where do I start?” is a new series of blogs coming out over the next months to help navigate the…

• Meat
• Recipes and Pairings
• Wine

Grilling + Wine: Part 1

lovingly written by Eric the Meat Guy and Adam the Wine Guy This is a topic that needs no introduction…

• Beer

Backyard Beers

We talk a lot about the weather here in Minnesota, it’s a go-to icebreaker that frequently segues into another Midwestern…

• Spirits

State of the Agave Address

America is running out of Casamigos. Now what? Friends, family, fellow tequila drinkers, we are writing this message today to…

Father’s Day Essentials

Beer to meet you, I’m dad.  Dads can be hard to buy a gift for sometimes (most times) (all the…

To Future ‘Remember Whens’: A Commitment To Hope

photo credit: Dan Zeller, Minneapolis, May 2020 | @lacroixboix_ Recently our staff has taken to sharing ‘remember whens’ with each…

Virtual Happy Hour: Volume 5 with Jon Olson

It’s the fifth week of Live from France 44: Virtual Happy Hour! Tune into France 44’s Instagram, Facebook, or Zoom…

Virtual Happy Hour: Volume 4 with Kara Smith

It’s the fourth week of Live from France 44: Virtual Happy Hour! Tune into France 44’s Instagram, Facebook, or Zoom…