Resurrecting the Country Bar

The Country Bar is dead. Long live the Country Bar. Some have bemoaned the conversion of the grody dive into a more polished hangout—yet another victim of the suburb-ification of Uptown Minneapolis. But the redux of the infamous Country Bar isn’t trying to put on airs, despite the temerity of serving—gasp—barrel-aged cocktails. The space received a desperately needed … [ Read more]

Fried Goat Cheese with Wittekerke White Ale at Muddy Waters

Food Meets Beer Visits a Post-Renovation Muddy Waters Written by Jason Walker, The Heavy Table About a year ago, Muddy Waters, a much-loved but somewhat grungy Minneapolis coffee shop,moved a few blocks down Lyndale Ave. The owners kept the coffee but undertook a massive makeover: adding a full bar, an ambitious craft beer and whiskey … [ Read more]