Ted Marti, CEO of Schell’s, and Doug Hoverson, author of “Land of Amber Waters” were guests on MPR yesterday morning to discuss MN’s brewing history.  Thanks, Dave, for sending us the link.  It’d be nice if you’d send us some beer every now again, but the links, tips, etc. will suffice…I guess…for now.

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I haven’t seen it yet, but Minneapolis/St. Paul was featured in an article in Imbibe Magazine about five up-and-coming beer scenes. Minneapolis/St. Paul is joined by Portland, Maine, Reno Nevada, Atlanta, Georgia and Austin, Texas. I’m looking forward to checking it out when I get a chance.

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Thanks to all of the well-wishers. Dawn and I extremely excited that baby MNBeer (..er Laura) is finally here. We came home on Wednesday afternoon and I finally had a chance to kick back with a beer and it was good.
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The Star Tribune reports that Jim Doyle and Tim Pawlenty have a friendly wager over tonight’s little football game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers. Not surprisingly, the wager involves beer. The Strib doesn’t report what beers the losing governor might share, but we know that Minnesota did its homework! I got [...]

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This is cool. Boyd Huppert’s piece for KARE-11, Beer Drinkers Get Surly, won a 2009 Regional Emmy Award for Business-Consumer: News Single Story-Series. Congrats!

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…and the commenters want local beer! Surprise! It’s a pipe dream to think that some (maybe any…) of our local breweries could afford the same sort of sponsorship that Budweiser could take on, but on the same note, I tend to think that Budweiser cheapens Target Field a bit and distracts from the “uniquely Minnesota [...]

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Hmm. Not sure if they’re listening. This doesn’t look terribly promising. Nothing says “ultimate Minnesota outdoor experience” like… uh… Budweiser?! Maybe not…
Target Field to feature Budweiser Roof Deck
This probably shouldn’t be looked upon as a final nail in the craft beer for having craft beer at the new stadium… Summit, Schell’s and Cold Spring lack [...]

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The Beer Dabbler events HAVE NOT, let me repeat HAVE NOT NOT NOT been canceled. Mag got scammed by an MNBeer.com comment by someone posting under the name “Matt Kenevan” saying that all of the events were canceled. This simply is not true and as a whole, MNBeer.com sincerely apologizes for any misunderstanding.
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Here are a couple of videos from Damon Bay that we think you should check out… First: Lift Bridge…

…and then… Winterfest… enjoy!

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I could really go for a pint of Don Osborn’s Steamin’ Wife Lager right about now. Thanks Don! You can check out more of Don’s photos on Flickr.

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Here’s a small blurb on MNBeer.com… ‘Why Facebook’s 25 Random Things is So Popular’ by Justin Piehowski. Scroll all the way down… incidentally, you can visit Facebook and look us up to see 25 not-so-random things about at least a few of our writers. Yessir.

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Make Your Match – Bill Ward

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SORRY! We’re going to change the date for the MNBeer.com 2.5 Year Anniversary one last time! In an effort to avoid overlapping with Gitchee Gummee, we inadvertently scheduled the even the night before Easter. That didn’t fly with some people, so now the official date is April 18th. Solid. Really. I promise.

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Screw the mall, go to the beer store! Available exclusively at The Four Firkins (unless one of you other shops wants to buy a case of glasses), these pretty little MNBeer pint glasses are perfect for your favorite beverage, pile of change or your favorite crunk juice.

And to keep you from going naked… we’ve got [...]

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City Pages asked Rett Martin of Brew52 5 Questions. Rett was kind enough to give us a big nod. Thanks!
If you were going to advise someone new to the Twin Cities about local breweries and local pubs, where would you send them, and what kind of beers would you suggest that they drink?
Well if they [...]

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