The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have a booming beer scene. The metro boasts no fewer than six brewpubs and seven production breweries, with at least three more (that I know) of in various stages of the start-up process. There are numerous beer bars offering a huge array of tap and bottled beers [...]
The Happy Gnome is St. Paul is one of the Twin Cities’ better beer bars. Every spring for the past couple of years they have sponsored Firkin Fest, a celebration of cask ale. Taking place in a large heated tent in the parking lot, this year’s Firkin Fest featured over sixty-five firkins of cask conditioned [...]
Spring came early to the Northland! Sunday afternoon in Minneapolis was a delightfully sunny 64° degrees, a record and a full 25° above the average for the day. Only slight remnants of black snow remained in the back yard to remind one that it was still winter just a couple of days ago. After months [...]
Flat Earth Brewing Company Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Established: 2007 Brewers: Owner/Brewmaster – Jeff Williamson, Brewer/Master of Infusion – Mike Elias Production: 2008 – 800 bbl Beers: Year Round – Belgian Pale Ale, Element 115 Lager, Cygnus X-1 Porter, Angry Planet Organic Pale Ale, Northwest Passage IPA. Seasonals – Black Helicopter Coffee Stout, Winter Warlock [...]
Steve Koenemann’s recent HopPress article on Socially Responsible Beers got me thinking about the broad ethos of community engagement that exists in the brewing industry. In addition to the examples mentioned in that article, there is another form of brewing philanthropy that has long intrigued me. In a trend that I will call “brewing for [...]
