*Note. I promise that this isn’t just about me. Read on…

Heya… Ryan (Anderson) here with a quick little not about changes in my world as well as an awesome event you should definitely consider checking out.

After 16 years in the Twin Cities (and 10 of those years spent holding the reigns of MNBeer.com), I’ve relocated to Moorhead, Minnesota. And with that, I’ve moved MNBeer World Headquarters (a.k.a. a Macbook Pro and a small collection of boxes) into the great plains. My wife and I wanted to be closer to our parents as they age and as some of them deal with health issues. It was one of the toughest decisions we’ve ever made, but we’re here… to drink beer.. and kill war and live life so well that death will tremble to take us… (apologies to Bukowski.)

So this Saturday I’ll get my first real taste of the of a Fargo/Moorhead Beer festival in the shape of the Rare Beer Picnic. I’m looking forward to it… I actually think I need it, at this point, and this is coming from someone who’s been at a festival or two or three hundred…

The ‘Rare Beer Picnic’ is a beer festival that is focused on aged, soured and infused beer made by local/regional brewers and homebrewers. The fine folks at Junkyard Brewing Company, Usher’s House and Bottle Barn Moorhead have assembled an event filled with great beer, food, outdoor fun and more.  Sample beers from Junkyard Brewing , Fargo Brewing, Surly Brewing, Summit Brewing, Bent Paddle Brewing, Brau Brothers, and Hammerheart Brewing… and hang out with me!

Prairie Homebrewing Companions will also be there with samples of their homebrewed beer and will also be doing a brewing demonstration during the event.