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Ryan Anderson (that's me!) is the editor & founder of MNBeer. Much has changed since the fall of 2005 and I'm proud to have been a part of it all. Sometime I'll tell you about my grand theory that links craft brewing to punk rock. Just ask.

More Art-A-Whirl Fun from the Beer World – Fair State, Grumpy’s NE, Bauhaus, Indeed

By on April 15, 2015in Bauhaus Brewlabs, Fair State Brewing, Grumpy's NE, Indeed Brewing Co.

For the uninitiated, take note. Art-A-Whirl is the largest open studio tour in the country. Cool, eh? Art-A-Whirl is your opportunity to tour tons of studios and galleries, connect with artists and of course buy their work. Breweries and craft beer bars have been stepping up their game as well, and you really don’t want to miss this.

Fair State Co-op
Fair State will be swinging the doors open to their new Beer Garden, and throwing down with lots of live art, games and music. They’ll be partnering with Recovery Bike Shop as well. The shop will feature comic artists, painters, photographers, sculptors, and more!

Friday music schedule:
5pm: J.E. Sunde
6pm: JiLL
7pm: Sun Gods to Gamma Rays
8pm: Zoo Animal
9pm: Gramma’s Boyfriend

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Grumpy’s NE
Grumpy’s NE is going to make your Saturday special. Live music and art is a given. They’ll also feeature Aardvark Records Travelling Record Show. And the music line-up… well it may just be the best you’ll find at Art-A-Whirl. Barb Abney hosts the festivities.

Saturday music at Grumpy’s NE
Sims (Doomtree)
The Cactus Blossoms
Grant Hart
Farewell Milwaukee
Private Oates (A Tribute to Hall & Oates)
Eleganza!
Animal Lover
Dumpster Juice
The Mill City Devils
From The Midwest
Uncle Bob
…and a special guest band to be announced the week of Art-A-Whirl.

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Bauhaus Brew Labs
Bauhaus Brew Labs is hosting an event dubbed The Liquid Zoo as part of Art-A-Whirl. They begin with music, casks and games Friday night with host Barb Abney. Bauhaus follows this up with a music-filled Saturday in their parking lot with lots of great bands and host Jason Nagel. Sunday wraps up with lots of art and artistry ranging from jewelry and ceramics to tattoos. Good times.

Saturday music line-up:
BBGUN 3:00-3:45pm
Pho 4:00-4:45pm
Carroll  5:00-5:45pm
Van Stee 6:00-6:45pm
Black Market Brass 7:00-7:45pm
Black Diet 8:00-8:45pm
Night Lights (90s R&B Cover Band) 9:00-10:00pm

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Indeed Brewing Co.
Indeed is throwing another big bash this year, dubbed Whirlygig. Whirlygig will feature three days of music, food trucks, beer and other fun things. This may well be the largest and most-ambitious collection of music of the weekend.

Friday music line-up
6:00pm Driftwood Pyre
7:00pm Little Man
8:00pm Slim Cessna’s Auto Club

Saturday music line-up
1:00pm The Ventures Cover Band
2:00pm Mike Gunther
3:00pm Rich Mattson & The Northstars
4:00pm Sam Cassidy
5:00pm Erik Koskinen Band
6:00pm American Scarecrows
7:00pm Nato Coles & The Blue Diamond Band
8:00pm Rupert Angeleyes
9:00pm Mark Mallman

Sunday music line-up
1:00pm Steve Palmer
2:00pm Peter Lang
3:00pm Ben Weaver
4:00pm Paul Metzger
5:00pm Grant Hart

Bauhaus at the Ballpark

By on April 9, 2015in Bauhaus Brewlabs

This video is an instant classic.

Oh, and Bauhaus beers (Winderstuff & Sky Five) will be available at Target Field this year in section 116 (Twins Brews), 126 (Minnesota Brews) and 322 (also Minnesota Brews). They also plan to rotate their other flagship beers (Stargazer and Wagon Party) throughout the season.

612Brew Art Music & Beer

By on April 9, 2015in 612 Brew, beer events

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612Brew has announced that their third annual Art, Music and Beer event as part of Northeast Minneapolis’ Art-A-Whirl. No surprise here, but the two-day event will include art, music, food and, duh… beer.

Thirsty? 612 will be serving up 5 of its more popular beers (SIX, Unrated, Gateway Park, Zero Hour, Mary Ann) as well as an event-only Radler and special casks.

It wouldn’t be an Art-A Whirl event without some fine art folks, so Adam Turman, Dogfish Media and Garden Weasel Creations will be on site along with a huge lineup of music both days.

Hungry? NateDogs, Midnord Empanadas, Sandy’s Grill, Hibachi Daruma and The Moral Omnivore will be on site as well.

Bands performing at 612Brew’s Art Music and Beer event include:

Friday, May 15
Tiny Deaths
Jon Jones
The Fattenin’ Frogs
July Fighter
Ash St. John

Saturday, May 16
Chris Koza
Step Rockets
Kingsview
Nathan Miller
Justin Halverson
Jonny and the Palms
The Tipsy Russell’s
Loons in the Attic

Short Pour: Beer News Bites

By on April 9, 2015in general beer

WCCO reports that Lakes & Legends Brewery is coming to Loring Park this summer.

MPR reports that the Minnesota Dept of Public Safety predicts that the number of breweries in Minnesota will top 110 in 2015. In 2005, they reported just 5 breweries. Can you name them all?

The Journal reports that Dangerous Man is expanding. No surprise there!

Michael Agnew talks about beer glass shapes in the Star Tribune.

Firkin Fest recap at APerfectPint.net

Schell’s Stag Series No. 9

By on March 31, 2015in August Schell Brewing Co., breweries, new beer

Schells_Stag9_LageringCavesThe 9th beer in Schell’s Stag Series, is a nod to the 155 year old company’s 19th century brewing traditions. The limited edition offering is a dark lager aged in American whiskey barrels and stored in the brewery’s original lagering caves below the brewery. The lagering caves date back to the 1860s, an era that predated electrical refrigeration.

I plan to crack one of these beers open later today, but I’m told that the veer is extremely dark and features notes of roasted malt, dark chocolate, toffee, car and  vanilla. Barring blueberry Grain Belt, Schell’s never fails me. 🙂

It’s great to see the brewery embracing tradition and history and reshaping it to suit today’s beer nerds. I love the fact that Schell’s has chosen to take advantage of their unique and historic space. The brewery has plans to continue to use the historic lagering caves as a laboratory for traditional brewing techniques to create unique new beers. I can’t wait to see more!