Some time ago I started a series of write-ups on the Twin Cities beer scene. I started with metro-area beer stores and never came back to the theme. So here I go with the next installment: Twin Cities Brewpubs. I’ll start on the Minneapolis side of the Mississippi River. Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery The Town [...]
I grew up in St. Louis and remember well when the Schlafly Taproom opened its doors in the early 1990s. My first visit to the brewpub, in what was then a sketchy part of downtown, was my first brewpub experience. It was an exciting breath of fresh air in a town dominated by Anheuser-Busch. I [...]
I travel a lot on business. My last trip was to Hartford, Connecticut, where I had the pleasure of dining and drinking at the City Steam Brewery Café. City Steam occupies the brooding yet beautiful Cheney Building in the heart of downtown Hartford. Opened in 1877, the building once housed the largest department store in [...]
