Lass, lad, bugger, bloody. The words pepper Damian McConn’s sentences as frequently as “for sure” and “ya know” flow from the mouths of native Midwesterners. It’s not surprising: Damian grew up in Ireland and lived there until moving to Edinburgh, Scotland, when he was 17. After Scotland came London, and, a few years later, Minnesota. … [ Read more]
Brewer Profile: Summit’s Damian McConn
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The Water Issue
A look at the role of water in beer, the state of freshwater in Minnesota, and issues affecting water both here, and around the globe. Minnesota: Land of 11,842 lakes of more than 10 acres in size. Land of 63,000 miles of rivers and streams, headwaters of three of the largest river basins in North … [ Read more]
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