The ‘MN Drink Excise Tax’ (formally known as the ‘MN Alcoholic Beverages Excise Tax’) has been generating quite a buzz lately, having recently been included in the House version of the Tax Omnibus Bill passed on April 24 and left out of the Senate with the Tax Omnibus Bill passed onMonday, April 29. Advocates on [...]
Style Profile: Gluten Free Beer
April 16, 2013 by Leave a Comment
BY MICHAEL AGNEW, A Perfect Pint To readers of The Growler, the disease’s triggers are familiar: wheat, barley, rye, and oats. They just happen to be the main grains from which beer is made. This means that for the one percent of Americans suffering from celiac disease, a frosty-cold pint could be an admission ticket to [...]
Louie The Loon – By DWITT
April 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Louie the Loon points out a few silver linings of our staying-longer-than-its-welcome spring.
Farm to Table Recipe presented by Dinner on the Farm
February 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Brewer Profile: Mike Lundell of Summit Brewing Co.
January 28, 2013 by 1 Comment
By Joe Alton Name: Mike Lundell Hometown: Cannon Falls, MN Works at: Summit Brewing Company, Saint Paul, MN Turn-ons: Smiling, mischievous eyes and a sense of adventure Turn-offs: ‘I don’t drink beer’ types and video gamer haters. Growler: What’s in your fridge right now? Mike Lundell: Some various Unchained beers, Saga, and some homebrews from Sean, my curling [...]
Ever wonder what happens to the hops grown at Target Field?
November 28, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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 members inquired as to what [...]
Beer Dabbler Winter Carnival 2013 Tickets on sale now!
November 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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 to host its Fourth Annual [...]
Craft (beer at the) Fair
August 23, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The Minnesota State Fair embraces craft brews By Drew Kerr For years, the Minnesota State Fair has been dominated by the country’s largest brewers, leaving craft beer enthusiasts a limited menu of options from which to choose. That’s starting to change. In a nod to the state’s growing roster of breweries, the Great Minnesota Get [...]
Fighting A Male-Dominated Industry with a Set of Pink Boots
August 21, 2012 by 1 Comment
The Pink Boots Society empowers women in the industry, from home brewers to bartenders, to thrive in the world of craft beer. By Becky Lang A beer recently came out called “Chick Beer,” which claims to be “America’s Beer for Women.” The beer has a spiraled font and comes in a bright pink box designed [...]
Food Meets Beer: Butcher & The Boar
August 17, 2012 by Leave a Comment
By John Garland, Heavy Table It’s hard to imagine two things going together much better than grilled sausage and cold beer. So it’s no surprise that Butcher & The Boar, the instant-classic steakhouse on Hennepin Avenue, features such a thoughtful and thorough craft beer program. Opened in March 2012, the restaurant has become well known [...]
Which Bike Matches Your Beer?
August 13, 2012 by 1 Comment
By Liz Scholz We love our bikes and we love local beer, but what’s the correlation between the two? Beers and bikes pair like peanut butter and jelly, the two parts coming together to create a higher form. We bike to bars, our bikes are covered in brewery stickers, and there’s nothing better than biking [...]
Tuned In, Brewed In
August 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
A Look at a Few Great Albums of 2012 By Brian Kaufenberg, Midwest Beer Collective Musical tastes, like tastes in food, drink and favorite Star Wars episodes, change with the season and with the summer almost over it’s time to take a look at a few albums to relish in before the first snow arrives. [...]
Shared Love: How craft brewers and homebrewers just can’t live without each other
June 10, 2012 by 1 Comment
The golden age is right now. With the highest number of breweries in over a century and an embarrassment of riches in terms of quality and selection, there has never been a better time to be a cerevisaphile in America.
Twin Cities: Best Cities for Bicycling to Beer?
June 8, 2012 by 3 Comments
By Amber Collett, Northeast Ride Sure, Minneapolis has been declared one of Bicycling magazine’s top cities for bicycling—but I’d like to add to that honor by declaring the Twin Cities, as a whole, the best cities for bicycling to beer. Now I realize that my award may not carry the prestige Bicycling magazine’s does, but [...]
