Oktoberfest reaches critical mass–But there’s plenty of oddball beers too!
Junkyard's Junktoberfest • 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. H ow many ways can you spell Oktoberfest? That’s only one of the [...]
Prost With the Most: Here’s all the 2022 brewery Oktoberfest events across Minnesota!
Photo via Ursa Minor Brewing Oktoberfest season is one of the most fun times of year to be a beer lover, with festivals and celebrations popping up all over the state at your favorite breweries. Check out our full list of Minnesota Oktoberfest brewery events, and go out [...]
Big Anniversary beers collide with new NAs while Oktoberfest season continues
Bent Paddle's Prost Adventure Pack • Photo via Bent Paddle 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. B ig triple IPAs and imperial stouts hit the [...]
Brainerd’s Woodlore encourages cider lovers to venture forward
Photo via Woodlore Cidery If Josh Gazelka had to sum up opening Woodlore Cider in one word, he’d pick the Finnish term “sisu.” “When you're climbing a mountain, you run out of energy and you run out of grit, sisu is what gets you to the top of [...]
Italian-Influenced Pilsners, Crushable American Lagers, & German-Style Festbiers
Muzza Italian Pilsner • Photo via Giesenbräu Bier 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. T he Minnesota State Fair continues, including a treasure trove of one-off [...]
Fair Beers debut and Festbiers multiply on taps and shelves this week
Lakes & Legends' Tootsie Hop • Photo via Lakes & Legends 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. T here are three very different themes in [...]
8 Awesome Things to Do at Summer Beer Dabbler 2022
Photo by Tj Turner Summer Beer Dabbler is just a few short days away, and we’re so excited to welcome you to our brand new venue, Harriet Island Regional Park! We have a ton of fun activities and entertainment lined up for attendees, from live music and food [...]
Transportation tips for Summer Beer Dabbler 2022!
Harriet Island Park • Photo by Jordan Wipf Summer Beer Dabbler is back for 2022 with a brand new venue: Harriet Island Regional Park! Located just across the river from Downtown Saint Paul, Harriet Island Park is situated along the banks of the mighty Mississippi River and features unparalleled views [...]
Tropical sours, cucumber seltzers, and…brown ales? It’s all on late summer taps!
Dangerous Man + Falling Knife's Yacht Rock-olada • Photo via Dangerous Man 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 here are a few throwback styles mixed [...]
Check out these 7 brewery debuts at Summer Beer Dabbler 2022!
Phase Three make their Summer Beer Dabbler debut • Photo via Phase Three Brewing Beer Dabbler events have been a showcase for some of the best breweries and cideries in the region (and nation) for more than a decade, and we pride ourselves on providing an opportunity to introduce [...]
Let the light beers flow! Lagers, seltzers, and even grisettes are on tap this week
Broken Clock's new fruited seltzers • Photo via Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative 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. L et the light beers flow! American lagers, saisons, [...]
Mana Brewing Co. offers another draw to downtown Shakopee
Photo by Timely Essence Photography For Travis Bechthold, it all started with a $150 beer kit from his wife Brittney for his birthday. Fast forward over 10 years and the Bechtholds are now part of the group behind Mana Brewing Co, a brewpub in downtown Shakopee that opened [...]
Tropical summer flavors roll on to August as the first Märzens creep in
The garden at Bang Brewing in St. Paul • Photo via Bang 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 calendar has turned to August, which means [...]
Great Minnesota Drink-Together: Here’s your 2022 Minnesota State Fair Specialty Beers!
Photo by Tj Turner Rejoice, all you lovers of deep-fried food and deeply weird beers: The 2022 Minnesota State Fair Specialty Brews and Beverages list has officially arrived! In keeping with the "anything goes, especially if it's sugary" nature of State Fair foods, Minnesota's craft breweries have tended [...]
Summer Sours and All Pints North exclusives are on the menu this week
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. O ne of Minnesota’s premiere beer events takes place in Duluth on Saturday, All Pints North, hosted by the Minnesota Craft [...]