In many ways, Memorial Day weekend marks the return of the summer season. But this year, it also marks the re-release of a nostalgic Minnesota beer brand: Gluek’s Beer. On Friday, May 26, a local yoga instructor and nutrition consultant, Linda Rae Holcomb, is bringing the legacy of the 160-year-old beer brand back to life in Minnesota, when … [ Read more]
Gluek Beer is making a comeback
May 23, 2017 by The Growler
Filed Under: Beer, Beer Page, Drink Tagged With: Gluek, J.J. Taylor Distributing Company, Linda Rae Holcomb, Sleeping Giant Brewing Company
Nordeast: Then and Now
Northeast is the once and future home for brewing in Minneapolis. By Jeremy Zoss In the press release announcing that 612 Brewwould locate its new brewery in the heart of Northeast Minneapolis, the company referred to the area as the city’s new “Brew District.” That title was in reference to the high concentration of new … [ Read more]
Filed Under: Arts & Entertainment, Arts and Culture, Beer, Heritage Tagged With: 612Brew, August Schell Brewing, boom island brewery, cold spring, dangerous man, Doug Hoverson, Gluek, grain belt, Indeed Brewing Company, Land of Amber Waters, nordeast, northeast minneapolis, northgate brewing, psycho suzies