Make Way for Bold Winter Warmers and Fireplace Sippers
Photo via Dual Citizen Brewing Company Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. It's a tale of two holidays at many breweries this weekend. Most are finishing off [...]
Chaotic Good Brewing Company Expands From Backyard Shed to Taproom in Kasson, Minnesota
Photo via Chaotic Good Brewing Company In early 2021, Scott and Molly Stroh opened Chaotic Good Brewing Company in their backyard. A year and a half later, the couple traded their 300-square-foot shed-turned-brewery for a taproom in Kasson, Minnesota. Chaotic Good Brewing Company’s opening day in their new space was [...]
Fall Back to Classics—Ambers, Browns, and ESBs
Photo via 608 Brewing Company Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. T he big beers came in a big way last week, but the styles waver a [...]
It’s Barleywine and Barrel-Aged Season, Folks
Photo via Founders Brewing Co. Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. I t's finally here. Winter darkness. Freezing temperatures. Even snow up north. So, fittingly, it’s barleywine [...]
Pastry, tart, and other wild varieties—Sour ales are big this fall
Photo via Pryes Brewing Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. T he sweet tooth seems to be fading after a month of Halloween candy and similarly sweet [...]
21 Beers Later—Zombie Beers are on the rise
Photo via Nouvelle Brewing Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. H alloween is a timeless holiday, great for kids and adults alike. Breweries are highlighting that festive [...]
Salted IPAs and other eccentric brews arrive as Halloween approaches
Photo via Dangerous Man Brewing Co. Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Enough with savory beers. How about salted, says Dual Citizen and Lupulin in a new [...]
Rosemount’s North 20 provides stunning views for sipping brews
L-R: North 20 co-founders Jordan, Christian, and David Schmitz • Photo by James Figy North 20 Brewing, which opened in July 2022, is a family business in every sense. Brothers Christian and Jordan Schmitz, who serve as brewers, co-founded the brewery with their dad, David. But the long-term [...]
Autumnal, harvest-themed beers debut–just in time for ABR!
Photo via Unmapped Brewing Co. Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. I t finally feels like fall (or maybe even winter), with the colors in peak form [...]
Tasting notes for Minnesota’s Great American Beer Festival winners
Photo via Great American Beer Festival We love it when our hometown heroes put on a great showing on a big stage, and when it comes to craft beer, there’s perhaps no stage bigger than the Great American Beer Festival (GABF) in Colorado. This year, several local breweries [...]
Darkness falls on the Twin Cities—Malty, cold weather beers are here!
Photo via Surly Brewing Co. Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. A fter years of waiting, it’s Darkness Day in Minneapolis. And the darkness isn’t just because [...]
Old World brews collide with new-school sours and IPAs on taps this week
Photo via Junkyard Brewing Company Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. C elebration and appreciation go hand-in-hand. This week’s newly tapped beers follow this theme, showing and [...]
Bucks Mill Brewing welcomes beer drinkers in downtown Detroit Lakes
Photo via Bucks Mill Brewing It’s often easy to forget that water is the main ingredient in beer. But water quality is just as important to assess and understand in brewing as malt, hops, and yeast. For Chuck Fritz and Henry Van Offelen, co-owners of Bucks Mill Brewing [...]
Fresh Hop Season has arrived, along with one million Märzens
Photo via Goat Ridge Brewing Company Welcome to Beer Dabbler’s Freshies, our weekly rundown on the newest beers hitting the store shelves and taproom coolers in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. I f you’re wondering where the party is this week, the answer is everywhere. Oktoberfest [...]
4 Greater Minnesota Orchard Destinations for Cider Lovers
Photo courtesy of Sapsucker Farms We’re a little over halfway into September, which means that apple season is in full swing here in Minnesota. Orchards are filled with nature’s bounty, leaves are juuuuuust beginning to turn, and it’s the perfect time to take a day trip out to [...]