The tomatoes looked really good last week and I expect it to be the same this week at the farmer’s market. So, we’ll be having another tomato tasting this weekend.
3 Course Farmer’s Market Tomato Tasting Fri, Sat, & Sun (Oct 2-4)
First Course: Honeycrisp apple slices & pear tomatoes salad with a Thai basil vinaigrette
Second [...]

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Congrats to Surly for taking home a bronze medal at the Great American Beer Festival for Coffee Bender in Category: 6, Coffee Flavored Beer.

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Some news from Bill:
Hey all beer freaks,
Ok, so how many of you have been sitting there saying “Hey, I wonder what Bill at Princeton’s Liquors is doing right at this moment? I wish there was some kind of website on the world wide web that would allow me to get instant updates as to what [...]

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For all the faithful MNBeer readers, you’ve been getting glimpses of the treasures in store for Saturday’s Autumn Brew Review. Now it’s time to really get excited – the Tasting Guide is available.
And if you are going to be at ABR, please consider making a donation to the Emergency Food Shelf. In return [...]

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The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild is bringing beer festivals to a higher level at the Autumn Beer Review this year with new opportunities to learn a bit more about the beverage in your 5oz glass.
Ride the fabled Pedal Pub to and from the brewery and parking lot, join a brewer and a foodie on the [...]

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Congratulations to the 2009 State Fair Homebrew Contest winners!
Winners report is here.
Up next is Byggvir’s Big Beer Cup, the Minnesota Renaissance Festival’s Home Brew Competition, sponsored by the Minnesota Home Brewers Association. There’s still time to get yer brews in, as entries are accepted until this Monday, August 31st.

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…in fact, as of this morning there were only 70 tickets left. If you want to go to Autumn Brew Review, buy your tickets now!

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Do you still want to go to Thursday’s beer dinner at the Happy Gnome featuring the new beer that was the result of the collaboration between Two Brothers and Urthel? Then you better get on it–only 10 spots are left!
In addition to the collaborative beer (Moaten, an oak-aged Flander’s Red Ale), Two Bros Cane and [...]

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Hey, you got your beer in my politics!
Hey, you got your politics in my beer!
Here is an interesting WSJ story on the much-discussed Beer Summit with a craft-beer twist.

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Here’s your chance to let the Madison Homebrewers and Tasters Guild, those lovely folks that present the Great Taste of the Midwest, know what you think about how they sell tickets to this event.
Mail order tickets are in the mail! This year, we filled about 40% of requests, up from 25% in 2008. Nearly 40% [...]

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For those of you who don’t know much about Finnegans or wonder what the story is, there is a nice write up in today’s Strib.  It’s a good read.  Check it out.  Or Else.

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[ June 27, 2009; 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. ] This weekend the Beer Dabbler tour is hitting Sioux Falls.  The beer tasting runs from 1-5 and there are events to follow.  But hey, who cares what I say.  I damn near sunk the whole program ’cause I’m an idiot.  Anyway, head to the Beer Dabbler site for a listing of beers, sponsors, other tour [...]

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Here’s what’s coming up this week at Fitger’s Brewhouse in Duluth… Parr’s Porter on Cask and Bad Moon Ryzen
Red Star – Finn’s Triumph
Burrito Union – 4th and Long Wheat Lager, Bad Moon Ryzen

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Lift Bridge Brewery keeps raising the, er, bar, for brewing in Minnesota!
We are pleased to release our 3rd specialty beer called Minnesota Tan.  Those who attended the Lift Bridge Beer Dinner @ the Water Street Inn got a sneak taste.
Beer style: Infused Belgian Triple Ale
ABV: 8.5%
Description: Belgian Triple Ale infused with Lingonberries give this beer [...]

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The good folks sponsoring the St. Paul Summer Beer Fest let us know that there are still a few tickets left to attend what-is-sure-to-become a great annual event. More than 40 breweries and brew pubs have already signed up to bring you good beer, plus you get a commemorative glass, live music, food vendors from [...]

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