A great time for Minnesota beer, beer lovers – John Brewer, Pioneer Press
It’s a nice article, and not just because they mention MNBeer. Enjoy!
Category: history
On this day in history… Yoerg’s…
“Bavarian immigrant Anthony Yoerg opens Minnesota’s first brewery, located in St. Paul below what is now the River Center parking ramp.”
Schmidt Brewery Site Redevelopment
Maine developers to buy, redevelop Schmidt Brewery site by Joe Kimball, Star Tribune
Lost Twin Cities II
…is on TPT2 right now. There’s a small section on the Hamm’s Brewery and mansion in this documentary. Beer and brewing is but a small part of the show, but it’s pretty interesting to local history nerds like myself.
Did you miss it? Fear not, you can borrow a tape from the Hennepin County library system.
Edit: It’s been a while since I’ve seen this, and I’d forgotten that Hamm’s kept deer and peacocks on the grounds. That makes at least two breweries in MN with deer and peacocks, with the second being Schell’s. When are we going to see the Surly deer and peacocks?
Gluek’s Stout
“Pale and dry as champagne.” Hmmm. A stout? I’m guessing they weren’t referring to style with the name.
