by Dio Cramer A full two years into legal-liquor buying, I consider myself to be somewhat of an expert. Just kidding! The truth is that…read more
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Going Back to Cali: The West Coast IPA
by Bennett Porter The year is 2021, the Beer planet continues to circle a galactic vortex that top astronomers have named “Hazy IPA.” The planet,…read more
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Sportsball Beers
Hey fellow sportsball fan! Excited about the big game coming up? I heard there’s a GOAT playing quarterback for the Panhandle Pirates. Who knew they…read more
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New Beer Resolutions
2020 sure was a doozy. I could list all the reasons why, but I’m guessing that you are quite familiar. Having normal life pulled out…read more
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Drink Local!
The holiday shopping season officially commenced last Friday. Small Business Saturday and Small Brewery Sunday were friendly reminders to shop local businesses over the weekend,…read more
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Stout Season
written by Bennett I’m calling it. Yes, it is unofficially the official start to stout season. This past weekend was one final hoorah of basking…read more
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Cold-Brewed
You have seen the commercials: a vendor shouting “ice cold beer, here” while navigating through the football stadium; two arctic explorers abseiling into a crevasse…read more
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Beer Cooler Picks
For the beer staff these days, the only constant has been change. On any given week we are likely to receive north of 50 new…read more
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Style Spotlight: Cream Ales
Written by Bennett Revived in Minnesota’s beer culture by Castle Danger Brewery from Two Harbors, cream ales have a rather mysterious ethos for such a…read more
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Backyard Beers
We talk a lot about the weather here in Minnesota, it’s a go-to icebreaker that frequently segues into another Midwestern topic like the goin’ up…read more
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Old-World Beer, New-School Cans
Thanks to a few dedicated importers, a recent surge of shiny, fresh cans of old world beer styles have been pouring onto our shelves from…read more
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Make it a double
…IPA, that is. The seemingly annual tradition lives on. February has low-key become the seasonal month of Double IPA releases. It’s probably because Midwesterners are…read more
