Recently, I (Jesse) was pouring beer at the Modist booth at a beer festival, where we brought Double Vanilla Shook, a milkshake IPA made with lactose and vanilla. While pouring, someone came up to our booth and angrily asked “Why do you put lactose in your beer? Why not let the malts sing?” Which kindContinue reading “Beer Adjuncts in 2020: Gimmick, Experiment or Atrocity?”
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Top 5 Breweries to Visit in NW Minnesota
When we divided up the breweries into different areas of the state the first thing we noticed is how strong NW Minnesota is compared to the other regions of the state outside of the metro area. We had a very difficult time picking our five and one honorable mention for this. We probably could makeContinue reading “Top 5 Breweries to Visit in NW Minnesota”
Top 5 Breweries to Visit in SW Minnesota
We’re originally from a small place called Estherville in northwest Iowa. And we’d drive to the cities, Mankato and Sioux Falls, SD for a lot for various events, shopping and other things. So we were already a bit acquainted with southwest Minnesota but we’d never stopped at any of the breweries until we lived inContinue reading “Top 5 Breweries to Visit in SW Minnesota”
5 Breweries to Visit in SE Minnesota
Something we discovered throughout our journey is Southern Minnesota has way less breweries than the Northern parts. But there’s still some great places to go and visit. In fact there’s some places in Southern Minnesota that have a nationwide or even international reputation. In this article we will be talking about Southeast Minnesota, which willContinue reading “5 Breweries to Visit in SE Minnesota”
Our 5 Favorite NE Minnesota Breweries
Our first directional list for our favorite Minnesota breweries takes us Northeast. To Lake Superior’s North Shore, the Iron Range, the Gunflint Trail and the World’s Best Donuts. Definitely the most scenic part of the state. A nature lover’s paradise, and a pretty good place for beer lovers too. We took everything on and EastContinue reading “Our 5 Favorite NE Minnesota Breweries”
5 Breweries to visit in MSP Suburbs
The Twin Cities Metro area has a lot to offer for breweries, not just in Minneapolis-St. Paul but even suburbia. There’s a lot of good breweries out in the suburbs of the cities so we decided to give them their own top 5. It’s getting harder and harder to find suburbs without breweries anymore theseContinue reading “5 Breweries to visit in MSP Suburbs”
5 Breweries to visit in Minneapolis-St. Paul
One of the things people always ask since we have visited every brewery in Minnesota is something along the lines of “what’s your top 5 breweries in the state?” We thought that would be something fun to dive into but since we wanted to talk about more breweries than just our 5 favorites we brokeContinue reading “5 Breweries to visit in Minneapolis-St. Paul”
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