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Brooklyn Brewery Announces “The Brooklyn Brewery Mash” (June 17-23)

Posted By The Growler // May 23, 2013

Brooklyn Brewery, one of the nation's top craft breweries, will be making their way to the Twin Cities about halfway through an 11-stop tour called "The Brooklyn Brewery MASH." Brooklyn's President and Co-founder Steve Hindy describes the weeklong event ... Continue reading →

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Notables at the Nomad: Flipping it on Dessa

Posted By bkaufenberg // May 8, 2013

By Gabriel Douglas

Photography by Brian Kaufenberg

Gabriel Douglas Interviews Dessa // Photo by Brian Kaufenberg

Dessa. She is an artist. She is a wordsmith. She is in a hip-hop collective called Doomtree. She hosts a TPT & MN Original ... Continue reading →

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Tagged as 4onthefloor, A Badly Broken Code, Castor the Twin, Dessa, Doomtree, Gabriel Douglas, No Kings, Nomad World Pub, Parts of Speech

Louie The Loon – By DWITT

Posted By The Growler // April 11, 2013

Louie the Loon points out a few silver linings of our staying-longer-than-its-welcome spring.

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Tagged as Beer, cartoon, louie the loon, Minnesota, winter

Featured Event: Brewer’s Craft at Altered Esthetics & Indeed Brewery

Posted By The Growler // March 14, 2013

Brewers’ Craft at Altered Esthetics & Indeed Brewery Brew up some art with an exhibition that celebrates beer culture in the historic center of Minnesota's best known breweries.

Join us at Altered Esthetics as we pair with Indeed Brewing Company to celebrate the art and craft of beer. Works will be displayed at both Indeed and Ae, featuring over twenty artists ... Continue reading →

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Tagged as Altered Esthetics, Art Gallery in Minneapolis, Art Opening, Beer Art, Brewer's Craft

Chasing the Beer Scene in the Dakotas

Posted By The Growler // March 8, 2013

By Emily Weiss

In previous issues of The Growler, we’ve played match-up with fun and interesting outdoor (and sometimes indoor, because we all need an occasional break from the weather) activities with craft beers from our neighboring cities and states.

Now that we’ve covered Duluth to our north, Wisconsin to our west, and Iowa to the south, it’s only natural that we ... Continue reading →

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Tagged as Chasing the Beer Scene, North Dakota, South Dakota

Notables at the Nomad: Chef Alex Roberts Chats with Dessa

Posted By The Growler // March 6, 2013

by Dessa

Photos by Stacy Schwartz

Each issue, Dessa sits down at the Nomad World Pub with a notable Minnesota figure. For this issue, she chatted with Twin Cities chef Alex Roberts

There are few professions in which a trim physique could be considered a liability. Alex Roberts is a clear-eyed, dark-haired ... Continue reading →

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Tagged as Brasa Premium Rotisserie, Chef, Chef Alex Roberts, Dessa, Interview, Minnesota, Restaurant, Restaurant Alma

Farm to Table Recipe presented by Dinner on the Farm

Posted By The Growler // February 28, 2013

Beer Braised Rabbit

adapted by Khaiti French of L.T.D. Farm from the "Joy of Cooking" by Rombauer and Becker

Rabbit meat is one of the most healthy & sustainable local meat choices. Rabbit meat is an eco-friendly option, as pastured rabbit produces meat from a grass-based diet, not grain-based.

Unlike grass-fed beef, pastured rabbit meat has a very mild, versatile flavor. Living The ... Continue reading →

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Tagged as Beer, Beer Braised Rabbit, dinner on the farm, Duck Egg Mayonnaise, Farm to Table, Food, recipe

Tuned In, Brewed In

Posted By The Growler // February 12, 2013

Live Music and Fresh Beer at Harriet Brewing Co.’s Taproom

By Brian Kaufenberg

One of the chief joys of craft beer is the mental space it affords a person as they sip their favorite pint.

Craft beer allows its drinkers to slow down, soak in their surroundings and contemplate not just the flavors and ... Continue reading →

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Tagged as Bernie King & the Guilty Pleasures, craft beer, Harriet Brewing Co., i like you., Live Music, Taproom, William Within, Zacc Harris Group

The Growler’s Official Duluth Launch Party

Posted By The Growler // February 1, 2013

The Growler is hitting the streets of Duluth!

Join us on February 8 for Duluth Launch Party of The Growler at Tycoon's Alehouse & Eatery. Black-Eyed Snakes and Silverback Colony with lead singer Gabriel Douglas of 4ontheFloor will be performing. Beer is tapped at 9:00pm with music starting at ... Continue reading →

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Tuned In, Brewed In

Posted By The Growler // January 29, 2013

By Brian Kaufenberg

It’s time to turn the page on 2012, but there are at least five albums that you should bring with you into 2013, and it just so happens they are the very same albums reviewed for this edition of the Growler—it’s weird how that works. Let’s get to it.

Two Albums You May Have Missed:

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Tagged as Albums, Andrew Bird, Cat Power, Gary Clark Jr., Grizzly Bear, music, Reviews, Titus Andronicus

10 Most Popular Stories of 2012

Posted By The Growler // December 28, 2012

As 2012 comes to a close, we look back on the most popular (online) stories we published in our inaugural year.

1. Kind-of-a-Big-Deal

December 6, 2012
Minnesota’s growing craft beer scene would not be possible without the work of these people, places and beers, as well as your appreciation and support. Thank you to ... Continue reading →

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Holiday Theater (and Your Best Beer Bets Nearby)

Posted By The Growler // December 20, 2012

By Juliana Bryarly

A look at the many seasonal theater offerings and the best beer bets nearby
Long lines, present purchasing, and marketing madness can instigate that holiday havoc. Avoid stressing over the small details and remember to enjoy the season by dedicating an afternoon or evening for a live holiday ... Continue reading →

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Tagged as A Christmas Carol, All Is Calm: The Christmas Truce of 1914, Ballet Minnesota’s Nutcracker, Brave New Workshop, bryant lake bowl, Burger Moe’s, Cabaret Theater, Children’s Theater Company, Christmas Impossible, Don’t Hug Me Christmas Carol, Eagle Street Grille, Elf, Fifty Shades of White: A Minnesota XXXmas, Gluek’s, Great Waters Brewing, Grumpy’s Downtown, Guthrie Theater, Herkimer, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Illusion Theater, Jasmine 26, Lyndale Tap House, MacKenzie Pub, Miss Richfield 1981 “2012: We’ll All Be Dead by Christmas”, Moscow Ballet, muddy waters, New Century Theater, Ordway, Orpheum Theater, O’Shaughnessy, Pantages Theater, Rock Bottom Brewery, Senor Wong, State Theater, The Black Forest Inn, The Chatterbox, The Crooked Pint, The Groveland Tap, theater and beer, Tiffany Sports Lounge, Trailer Park Boys, Tuna Christmas

Ever wonder what happens to the hops grown at Target Field?

Posted By The Growler // November 28, 2012

If you went to a Twins game this season, you may have noticed the tall vines growing in the Target Field Plaza just outside of the ball park. Those vines are hops, Willamette hops to be specific. As Target Field was closed up for winter, one of the production crew ... Continue reading →

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Tagged as baseball, Beer, homebrew, hops

Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival 2013 Tickets on sale now!

Posted By The Growler // November 14, 2012

Its getting to be that time of year again. Minnesotans are packing the pantries and stocking the cellars for The Great State Hibernation. Rest comfortably, Dabblers. There will be time (and reason) to shake off the cobwebs come January. The Beer Dabbler, this magazine's parent company, is gearing up ... Continue reading →

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Tagged as Beer, beer babbler winter carnival, Beer dabbler, beer festival, craft beer, food and beer, growler events, lowertown event, Minnesota, minnesota beer, minnesota beer festival, northern brewer, saint paul winter carnival, st paul event, st. paul, winter beer festival, winter carnival

Tuned In, Brewed In

Posted By The Growler // October 29, 2012

A look at what was, what is, and what is to come on the musical horizon in 2013

By Brian Kaufenberg, Midwest Beer Collective
The year is winding down, but the great new music keeps coming. This is a good thing for music buffs and a bad thing for music reviewers like myself who need to choose which of the numerous worthy ... Continue reading →

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Tagged as japandroids, LCD sound system, passion pit, the xx

By Gabriel Douglas

Photography by Brian Kaufenberg

Dessa. She is an artist. She is a wordsmith. She is in a hip-hop collective called Doomtree. She hosts a TPT & MN Original ... Continue reading →

Brewers’ Craft at Altered Esthetics & Indeed Brewery Brew up some art with an exhibition that celebrates beer culture in the historic center of Minnesota's best known breweries.

By Emily Weiss

In previous issues of The Growler, we’ve played match-up with fun and interesting outdoor (and sometimes indoor, because we all need an occasional break from the weather) activities with craft beers from our neighboring cities and states.

by Dessa

Photos by Stacy Schwartz

Each issue, Dessa sits down at the Nomad World Pub with a notable Minnesota figure. For this issue, she chatted with Twin Cities chef Alex Roberts

There are few professions in which a trim physique could be considered a liability. Alex Roberts is a clear-eyed, dark-haired ... Continue reading →

Beer Braised Rabbit

adapted by Khaiti French of L.T.D. Farm from the "Joy of Cooking" by Rombauer and Becker

Rabbit meat is one of the most healthy & sustainable local meat choices. Rabbit meat is an eco-friendly option, as pastured rabbit produces meat from a grass-based diet, not grain-based.

Live Music and Fresh Beer at Harriet Brewing Co.’s Taproom

By Brian Kaufenberg

One of the chief joys of craft beer is the mental space it affords a person as they sip their favorite pint.

The Growler is hitting the streets of Duluth!

By Brian Kaufenberg

Two Albums You May Have Missed:

As 2012 comes to a close, we look back on the most popular (online) stories we published in our inaugural year.

1. Kind-of-a-Big-Deal

By Juliana Bryarly

A look at the many seasonal theater offerings and the best beer bets nearby

A look at what was, what is, and what is to come on the musical horizon in 2013

By Brian Kaufenberg, Midwest Beer Collective

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