Fall is officially upon us. The harvest season offers more than perfect sweatshirt weather, football on TV, and the scenic majesty of autumn in the Midwest. This time of year also happens to be a busy one in terms of beer. Craft breweries across the country (and the world) are releasing their varied versions of … [ Read more]
The Six-Pack Project: Minnesota’s Flight
August 29, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Here is a fun new blog about craft beer around the nation — it’s called The Six-Pack Project. The goal is to have writers from each state come up with a “flight” of six different beers that represent their state (and/or state beer culture). Paige Latham, who runs the blog Alcohol By Volume, got the … [ Read more]
Summit on KARE 11 (in 1986)
August 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A great throwback from the Summit Video Vault.
Braised Beef Carbonnade with Tilburg’s Dutch Brown Ale at Pig & Fiddle
February 5, 2013 by 2 Comments
Food Meets Beer Goes Whole Hog at Pig & Fiddle By Jason Walker, The Heavy Table Photos by Jamie Schumacher Known as one of the pioneering craft beer bars in the Twin Cities, Saint Paul’s Muddy Pig has devoted fans from all over the metro who keep coming back for its array of tap beers, Belgian … [ Read more]
Prost! Digging Down on the Origins of Oktoberfest
September 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Munich’s Oktoberfest is the biggest beer festival in the world. It’s been held nearly every year on the famous Theresienwiese since 1810 when Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig organized a series of horse races to celebrate his marriage to Princess Therese of Bavaria. Ironically, beer was reportedly not a central feature of that first fest—although I … [ Read more]
