Clips

A comprehensive personal archive of all the things I’ve written. You can also check out my Muckrack page, which might be more current. No promises on that. I also publish on my Medium site when the spirit strikes me.

North Czar State: How Russian Imperial Stout Became the Sovereign Beer of Minnesota
March 28, 2024 | VinePair
A Familiar Yet Unknowable Brain — Octopi Brewing in Waunakee, Wisconsin
March 28, 2024 | Good Beer Hunting
Brewery Highlight: Athletic Brewing Co.
March 22, 2024 | Heady Times
Sierra Nevada Raises the Non-Alc Standard
March 22, 2024 | Heady Times
A Home Bartender’s Guide to Cocktail Bitters
February 14, 2024 | InsideHook
Let Go or Get Dragged: Your Sobriety Is the Product
January 16, 2024 | Good Beer Hunting
Signifiers 2022: Isaac Showaki
December 21, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
Me, Brandon, and Grandma — 26.2 Miles of Camaraderie and Anguish Along the Shores of Lake Superior
December 15, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
Shine through the Generations — Dalton Distillery in Dalton, Georgia
October 24, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
How Modelo Especial Came to Be America’s New Everyday Beer
October 11, 2023 | VinePair
Let Go or Get Dragged: Things I’ve Never Done Sober
October 6, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
b-Roll no. 703
September 5, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
This Is Your Brain on a Lime ‘Rita Chiller — How BuzzBallz Won the Hearts, Minds, and Wallets of Americans, $3.50 at a Time
August 29, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
From the Pores of Earth — The Impractical Alchemy of Stone Fermentation
July 20, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
How Neuroscientist Andrew Huberman Became Sobriety’s Biggest Zealot
May 30, 2023 | VinePair
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in May 2023
May 17, 2023 | Racket
For Breweries, the Time for TikTok Is Still Now
May 17, 2023 | All About Beer
Let Go or Get Dragged: It Works if You Work It
April 27, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
Doin’ Beers April 2023
April 17, 2023 | Racket
The 10 Best Liquor Stores in Minneapolis
March 21, 2023 | Racket
Cultivating Survival — Hentze Family Farm in Junction City, Oregon
March 15, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in March
March 7, 2023 | Racket
How Pull-Tabs Became a Pillar of Minnesota’s Bar Culture
March 1, 2023 | VinePair
Minnesota Has Returned to Whiskey
February 28, 2023 | Minnesota Monthly
Bear Market — Drake’s Brewing Acquires Bear Republic in Bid to Reinvigorate Two California Icons
February 17, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
Trouble on the Vine — With Wine Coming to Grocery, Colorado Liquor Stores Fear Closures … Again
February 10, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in February
February 7, 2023 | Racket
Risk Tolerance — Reported Injuries at Breweries Are Low, But Does That Mean There Are Actually Few?
February 3, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
Does Kona Big Wave Have What It Takes to Become the Next Big Lifestyle Beer?
February 1, 2023 | VinePair
The Dos and Don’ts of Making Clarified Cocktails
January 25, 2023 | InsideHook
Let Go or Get Dragged: We’re Scrolling Together
January 5, 2023 | Good Beer Hunting
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in January
January 3, 2023 | Racket
Signifiers 2022: John Dugas
December 19, 2022 | Good Beer Hunting
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in December
December 12, 2022 | Racket
5 Brewing Technologies that Are Changing Beer
December 12, 2022 | InsideHook
Kölsch Night: Traditional Service Takes Off in American Taprooms
December 12, 2022 | Craft Beer & Brewing
Phantasm is the not-so-secret ingredient bringing out the best in beer
December 7, 2022 | Drizly
Remembering Juicero, the Ultimate Silicon Valley Flop
December 2, 2022 | The Takeout
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in November
November 3, 2022 | Racket
b-Roll no. 666
October 24, 2022 | Good Beer Hunting
12 Minnesota-Made THC Seltzer Brands, Tasted and Ranked
October 24, 2022 | Racket
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in October
October 3, 2022 | Racket
The Brazilian Art of Drinking a Beer ‘In the Ass’
September 29, 2022 | The Takeout
Taco Bell Quarterly and the Rebellious Poetics of Living Más
September 15, 2022 | The Takeout
Oops, Minnesota Accidentally Legalized THC-Spiked Seltzer
September 13, 2022 | Vice
The Core of the Little Apple — Manhattan Brewing Company in Manhattan, Kansas
September 9, 2022 | Good Beer Hunting
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink In September
September 1, 2022 | Racket
Let Go or Get Dragged: Seven Moments, Collected
August 25, 2022 | Good Beer Hunting
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in August
August 9, 2022 | Racket
Inside the Wisconsin Brewery That’s Quietly Making Your Favorite Minnesota Beers
August 3, 2022 | Racket
Once You Eat Giant Fusilli, You’ll Never Go Back
July 28, 2022 | The Takeout
Let Go or Get Dragged: Where the Circle Starts
July 19, 2022 | Good Beer Hunting
Why Is Massachusetts Chinese Food Served With Dinner Rolls?
July 12, 2022 | The Takeout
Essentials: Jucy Lucy, Matt’s Bar, Minneapolis
July 11, 2022 | Midwesterner
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in July
July 5, 2022 | Racket
The Time For ‘MANmosas’ Is Over
June 23, 2022 | The Takeout
Hail to the Grape Ape, the Unsung Legend of Minneapolis
June 7, 2022 | The Takeout
A New Grip on a New Reality — Culmination Brewing in Portland, Oregon
June 3, 2022 | Good Beer Hunting
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in June
June 1, 2022 | Racket
No More Auteurs — Can Alternative Ownership Save Craft Beer from the Cult of the Singular Male Genius?
May 25, 2022 | Good Beer Hunting
How TikTok Is Bringing Cocktail Culture to Gen Z
May 24, 2022 | The Takeout
Hard MTN DEW Arrived in Minnesota. Let’s Rank the Hard MTN DEW Flavors.
May 20, 2022 | Racket
Maybe Don’t Use Serial Killers in Your Craft Beer Marketing
May 18, 2022 | The Takeout
Slight of Brand — World Beer Cup Says Allagash White, the World’s Best Witbier, is Only Worth Bronze
May 12, 2022 | Good Beer Hunting
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in April
April 5, 2022 | Racket
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in March
March 7, 2022 | Racket
Pour Clean, Like the Source — CA Draft Tech in Oakland, California
February 18, 2022 | Good Beer Hunting
Doin’ Beers: 5 Minnesota Beers to Drink in February
February 2, 2022 | Racket
A Conversation in the Cafe
December 22, 2021 | Heavy Table
Minnesota Beers of the Year 2021
December 22, 2021 | Racket
A Ship in the Night
December 16, 2021 | Heavy Table
Signifiers 2021: Anders Bloomquist
December 12, 2021 | Good Beer Hunting
Molding an Instinct — Junkyard Brewing Company in Moorhead, Minnesota
December 8, 2021 | Good Beer Hunting
b-Roll no. 622
December 6, 2021 | Good Beer Hunting
Why do cheese curds squeak?
October 25, 2021 | The Takeout
Please Enjoy This 23-Inch Quesadilla From Los Ocampo
October 21, 2021 | Racket
25 years after its discovery, the NunBun remains a divine mystery
September 28, 2021 | The Takeout
The Hypebeast’s Guide to Local Oktoberfest Beer
September 13, 2021 | Racket
When Water Meets Water — Surviving the Myths of Jack Kerouac and Craft Beer
September 2, 2021 | Good Beer Hunting
Essentials: Cookies and Milk at the Minnesota State Fair
August 30, 2021 | Midwesterner
Minnesota breweries and F1RST Wrestling tag-team for high-flying taproom entertainment
August 12, 2021 | Beer Dabbler
Life after Ragnarok: Q&A with Hammerheart owners Nathaniel Chapman and Austin Lunn
July 14, 2021 | Beer Dabbler
Loyola alumni forge separate paths to open craft breweries in New England
July 7, 2021 | Loyola Magazine
Say hello hard smoothie seltzers, craft brewing’s inevitable, undeniable flight of fancy
June 23, 2021 | Beer Dabbler
Greasy! slimy! sickening! white condiments, and why we hate them
June 23, 2021 | The Takeout
Misogyny Unbottled: Craft beer’s reckoning comes to Minnesota
June 3, 2021 | Heavy Table
b-Roll no. 591
May 10, 2021 | Good Beer Hunting
Cultivated Personality: James Raymond of TunTum Black Hill
April 28, 2021 | Heavy Table
Chicago Mix Was Never From Chicago
April 26, 2021 | Midwesterner
Waiting on the Tides — How Outdated Liquor Laws Trap Craft Brewers Between Regulation and Rebellion
April 13, 2021 | Good Beer Hunting
b-Roll no. 587
April 12, 2021 | Good Beer Hunting
The Tumultuous History of Surly’s Beer Hall
April 5, 2021 | Heavy Table
Clean everything coffee touches with Cafiza
March 18, 2021 | The Takeout
Radical Tex-Mex: MB Foodhouse in Minneapolis
March 11, 2021 | Heavy Table
Dampfwerk Brings New Prestige to the Minnesota Whiskey Market
January 29, 2021 | Heavy Table
Grain Belt Is Now Schell’s Party-Fueled Test Kitchen
January 25, 2021 | Heavy Table
Let us praise the humble glory of Swedish egg coffee
January 19, 2021 | The Takeout
The Joys (and Tribulations) of Brewing with Wild Rice
January 13, 2021 | Midwesterner
It’s time for craft beer to embrace organized labor
December 28, 2020 | October
The Classics: Conversations with Cannibals
December 21, 2020 | Midwesterner
North Peak Blitzen Festivus Is a Holiday Beer for the Rest of Us
December 17, 2020 | October
Getting to Know Arbeiter Brewing in Seven Glasses
December 11, 2020 | Heavy Table
There Are No Grey Days with Green Bench Les Grisettes
December 7, 2020 | October
Transmitter’s S9 Noble Saison Might Be the Best American Farmhouse Ale on the Market
December 5, 2020 | October
At Bricksworth Beer Co., Bar Luchador Lives On
December 4, 2020 | Heavy Table
Chad McDevitt Is Literally America’s Biggest Beer Nerd
December 3, 2020 | October
Yes, It’s OK to Drink This Beer for Breakfast
December 1, 2020 | October
Yuengling Hershey’s Chocolate Porter Is Too Much of a Good Thing
November 25, 2020 | October
Outer Range Final Summit Is a Farmhouse Ale of the Future
November 23, 2020 | October
Lamplighter Strega Nona Is Some Kind of Witchcraft
November 16, 2020 | October
Surreal’s Milkshake IPA Takes the Booze Out of a Bold Beer Style
November 12, 2020 | October
Humble Forager’s Elevated Perspective Goes Rogue in Pursuit of Perfection
November 10, 2020 | October
Baja Brewing’s Escorpion Negro Is a Better Modelo Negra
November 5, 2020 | October
The Dark Stuff Is a Cozy Hoodie in Beer Form
November 2, 2020 | October
Harpoon Dunkin’ Pumpkin Is Everything You Love About Pumpkin Spice Lattes
October 30, 2020 | October
Junkyard Double Barrel-Aged King Size Is No Tricks, All Treat
October 28, 2020 | October
Lazy Magnolia’s Vanilla Pecan Is a Sweet Surprise
October 1, 2020 | October
Minnesota’s 40 best beers
September 23, 2020 | City Pages
Never Tell Is Too Good to Keep Secret
September 16, 2020 | October
Fair State becomes America’s first union microbrewery
September 10, 2020 | October
Elysian’s Dayglow IPA Is Sensory Overload (in a Good Way)
September 3, 2020 | October
What Does Surly’s Closure Mean for Craft Beer Unions?
September 3, 2020 | October
Insight’s Old One-Eye Is a Beer of the Gods
August 24, 2020 | October
Meet the Grapefruit LaCroix of Beers
August 17, 2020 | October
Top Outdoor Dining Restaurants 2020: Dog-Friendly
August 13, 2020 | Minnesota Monthly
Why Hard Kombucha Isn’t the Next Hard Seltzer
August 11, 2020 | October
Magic Hat #9’s Greatest Trick Is Its Staying Power
August 3, 2020 | October
Blue Moon Takes Its Belgian Witbier to New Heights With LightSky
July 13, 2020 | October
Go Nuts for Indeed’s Pistachio Cream Ale
June 4, 2020 | October
Minneapolis Breweries Show Solidarity With Protests
June 2, 2020 | October
Ommegang Idyll Days Is the Perfect Beer for Doing Absolutely Nothing
June 1, 2020 | October
Crooked Stave Sour Rosé Is a Guiltless Pleasure
May 25, 2020 | October
Give Pabst Another Blue Ribbon for Hard Coffee
May 20, 2020 | October
Hairless Dog’s Nonalcoholic IPA Is the Best of Breed
May 13, 2020 | October
Lakefront’s New Grist Sets the Standard for Gluten-Free Beers
May 5, 2020 | October
Bell’s Light Hearted Is the Quintessential Low-Cal IPA
April 28, 2020 | October
O’so Hop Debacle Is an Unexpected Masterpiece
April 23, 2020 | October
A Brief History of Putting Raw Eggs in Beer
April 22, 2020 | October
Stillwater’s General Gose Won’t Replace Your Takeout Order
April 22, 2020 | October
I spent my quarantine homebrewing awful beer
April 22, 2020 | City Pages
Able BLK WLF Is a Devious Beast
April 20, 2020 | October
Fulton Hopped! Is for the Hard Seltzer Hater
April 15, 2020 | October
Offshoot’s Relax [It’s Just a Hazy IPA] Is Exactly That
April 14, 2020 | October
The Masshole’s guide to Dunkin’ Donuts
March 25, 2020 | City Pages
St. Paddy’s hangover miracle cure: Whiskey Barrel Coffee
March 17, 2020 | Boston.com
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in quarantine in March 2020
March 17, 2020 | City Pages
ONE Fermentary & Taproom Reinvents the Craft—and Culture—of Beer
February 27, 2020 | Minnesota Monthly
Shudder, mortals: There’s a hard seltzer festival coming to Minneapolis
February 13, 2020 | City Pages
Spotted Cow Is Great, But Moon Man Is Better
January 8, 2020 | October
Shacksbury Vermonter Is All That’s Great About the Green Mountain State
December 26, 2019 | October
Celebrate Hanukkah with the Twin Cities best Jewish food
December 19, 2019 | City Pages
Have Yourself a Merry Little Hardywood Gingerbread Stout
December 17, 2019 | October
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in December
December 17, 2019 | City Pages
Eastlake Craft Brewery celebrates 5 years of under-the-radar success
December 13, 2019 | City Pages
Three Floyds Alpha Klaus Is a Christmas Miracle
December 9, 2019 | October
Wandering Into the Fog Mosaic Is a Near-Perfect IPA
December 3, 2019 | October
Hunker Down with Rush River Winter Warmer
December 3, 2019 | October
First Look: Fat Pants Brewing is built for comfort
November 21, 2019 | City Pages
Toppling Goliath and Melvin Brew Up a Champion Pale Ale
November 19, 2019 | October
First Look: Forgotten Star brings new life to a Fridley landmark
November 16, 2019 | City Pages
Brewing Projekt’s IP-A Is a Juicy 90s Throwback
November 15, 2019 | October
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in November
November 15, 2019 | City Pages
Sierra Nevada Hop Bullet Fires Back at Hazy IPAs
November 6, 2019 | October
First look: Dampfwerk spotlights spirits in new cocktail lounge
November 5, 2019 | City Pages
Milwaukee’s Outboard Cream Ale Is a Beer for Simpler Times
November 2, 2019 | October
Minnesota Is Ready for a Mead Boom
November 1, 2019 | Minnesota Monthly
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in October
October 15, 2019 | City Pages
Indeed Mexican Honey Is the Bee’s Knees
October 15, 2019 | October
First Look: Falling Knife Brewing is serious about beer, service, and having fun
October 14, 2019 | City Pages
Almanac Strikes Gold with Sunshine & Opportunity
September 30, 2019 | October
J. Ryan Stradal’s ‘The Lager Queen of Minnesota’ is a family epic steeped in local beer
September 18, 2019 | City Pages
Perennial Hopfentea Breaks All the Rules—For the Better
September 17, 2019 | October
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in September 2018
September 15, 2019 | City Pages
Coors Banquet Offers Little More Than Nostalgia
September 11, 2019 | October
WarPigs Salmon Pants Is What Premium Lager Should Be
August 28, 2019 | October
Meet the Austrialian beer nut who flew 21 hours for Minnesota beer
August 27, 2019 | City Pages
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in August 2018
August 19, 2019 | City Pages
Blue Point and Presidente’s Una Fría Is a Vacation in a Bottle
August 19, 2019 | October
Cigar City’s Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Is Straight Out of the Cookie Jar
August 5, 2019 | October
Great Lakes Buckin’ Mule Is Definitely Not a Cocktail
July 29, 2019 | October
Sustainable buzz: The natural food market is exploding, so why aren’t drinkers going organic, too?
July 24, 2019 | City Pages
What Are Cheladas—and Why Are They Everywhere?
July 23, 2019 | October
Bruery Terreux’s Wit the Funk Is How ‘Spon’ Beer Should Be Done
July 11, 2019 | October
You Don’t Need to Run a Marathon to Enjoy 26.2 Brew
July 9, 2019 | October
Coronado Weekend Vibes Is the IPA You’ll Want to Drink All Summer
June 28, 2019 | October
Sixpoint Sweet Action Puts Substance Over Style
June 13, 2019 | October
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in June
June 5, 2019 | City Pages
Fair State Giantsbane Will Turn You Into a Wildling
June 5, 2019 | October
The 40 Best Beers in Minnesota
May 29, 2019 | City Pages
Odd Side Shamone Is Extravagance in a Can, and That’s OK
May 15, 2019 | October
How One Brewer’s Illness Inspired a New Age of Non-Alcoholic Beer
May 12, 2019 | October
Unraveling Minnesota’s Love Affair with Michelob Golden Light
May 8, 2019 | October
First Look: The Lab lets you play beer guinea pig
May 1, 2019 | City Pages
100 Things to Do This Summer: Take Minnetonka breweries by boat
May 1, 2019 | Minnesota Monthly
Lord Hobo’s 617 Is a Celebration of All Things Boston
April 24, 2019 | October
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in April
April 19, 2019 | City Pages
Deschutes Dives Back Into the Abyss With Its 2018 Reserve
April 18, 2019 | October
With Creature Comforts Reclaimed Rye, History Repeats Itself
April 11, 2019 | October
Schell’s Bock is the Beer of the Season
April 4, 2019 | October
Every Day Is Taco Tuesday With The Bruery’s Or Xata
April 2, 2019 | October
Omnipollo’s Aniara Is Too Out-of-this-World
March 11, 2019 | October
Prairie Artisan Ales’ Phantasmagoria Is a Deliciously Deceptive DIPA
March 5, 2019 | October
Go ahead, try sticking a red-hot metal rod in your beer
February 27, 2019 | City Pages
Tired Hands Helles Other People Is No Joke
February 19, 2019 | October
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in February
February 18, 2019 | City Pages
Minnesota breweries are coming to disrupt the $500 million hard seltzer market
February 13, 2019 | City Pages
Brewers are ready for the low-ABV revolution. But are beer drinkers?,
February 6, 2019 | City Pages
Sell Your Soul for Surly Darkness 2018
February 4, 2019 | October
Fair State and Modern Times Crossed 2,000 Miles for This Near-Perfect IPA
January 21, 2019 | October
Narragansett Lager Is an Easy-Drinking Nostalgia Trip
January 14, 2019 | October
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in January
January 8, 2019 | City Pages
Lamplighter Rabbit Rabbit Is an IPA Worth Chasing
January 7, 2019 | October
Oliphant’s Peanut Butter Toast-Inspired Honees Honees Delivers
January 3, 2019 | October
Give Yourself the Gift of St. Bernardus Christmas Ale
December 21, 2018 | October
Lake Superior Makes Superior Beer
December 13, 2018 | October
Not for Purists: Ale Asylum’s Bedlam! Belgian IPA Walks a Fine Line
December 6, 2018 | October
Evil Twin’s Molotov Heavy Is a Weapons-Grade IPA
December 3, 2018 | October
Party Like It’s 1848 with Utepils Brewing’s Alt 1848
November 29, 2018 | October
Ballast Point Sour Wench Is Berry Good
November 21, 2018 | October
Modist Brewing’s First Call Is a Beer You Can Drink for Breakfast
November 16, 2018 | October
Mikkeller’s Freddie Murkury Beer Is Better than the Movie
November 9, 2018 | October
Pipeworks Brewing Co.’s Lizard King Is Royally Good
November 7, 2018 | October
First look: The new Torg Brewery is all about camaraderie
November 5, 2018 | City Pages
Noon Whistle Brewing and Planters Go Nuts with Mr. IPA-Nut
October 31, 2018 | October
Summit Brewing Company Reaches New Heights with Keller Pils
October 25, 2018 | October
Shiner’s Wicked Juicy Is Just Another Hazy IPA
October 19, 2018 | October
Castle Danger Brewing’s Castle Cream Ale Is a Winner
October 18, 2018 | October
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in October
October 17, 2018 | City Pages
Insight Brewing’s Doe Eyes Is a Cherry Jubilee
October 15, 2018 | October
Bent Paddle’s Cold Press Black Ale Is Still Hot
October 12, 2018 | October
Shiner’s Day Quencher Satisfies But Doesn’t Thrill
September 28, 2018 | October
Minnesota breweries brought home a record 12 medals at Great American Beer Festival
September 24, 2018 | City Pages
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in September
September 17, 2018 | City Pages
Toppling Goliath Strikes Again with Fire, Skulls & Money
September 3, 2018 | October
10 must-try new State Fair foods to scarf before it’s too late!
August 31, 2018 | City Pages
All Hail the Rum King
August 28, 2018 | October
Yellow Belly, a Pastry Stout Cloaked in Controversy
August 23, 2018 | October
When in Minnesota, Drink Grain Belt Premium
August 22, 2018 | October
Drekker Ectogasm Is a Fiendishly Delicious IPA
August 21, 2018 | October
Dare Mighty Things is Still Chasing Greatness
August 17, 2018 | October
WeldWerks Achieves Pastry Stout Perfection
August 15, 2018 | October
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in August
August 14, 2018 | City Pages
Just drink the IPA bowl
August 10, 2018 | City Pages
Yeah, I won the Bar Luchador taco challenge, so what?
August 8, 2018 | City Pages
Bow Down Before King Sue
July 27, 2018 | October
Thanks to the the local booze boom, we’re approaching the golden age of the beer cocktail
July 25, 2018 | City Pages
This Twin Cities brewery’s serving up IPAs in bowls
July 20, 2018 | City Pages
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in July 2018
July 19, 2018 | City Pages
Monument City’s Penchant Pils Is a Pint of History
July 19, 2018 | October
Minnesota makes a triumphant return to 50 Best Beers in America list
June 28, 2018 | City Pages
Minnesota’s most hop-crazed brewery is hosting an IPA invitational
June 21, 2018 | City Pages
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in June
June 5, 2018 | City Pages
Idiot website names Surly Darkness one of the 101 ‘Best Beers in America’
June 4, 2018 | City Pages
Utilitarian Ecstasy
June 1, 2018 | October
Get your hands on rare out-of-state beers at Fair State’s third-year celebration
May 31, 2018 | City Pages
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in May
May 16, 2018 | City Pages
A Potent Hybrid IPA
May 14, 2018 | October
Serve with Sunshine
May 7, 2018 | October
This pro wrestler from Maple Grove became a BBQ food truck star
April 25, 2018 | City Pages
Gold-medal distillery Dampfwerk will change the way you think about liquor
April 19, 2018 | City Pages
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in April
April 16, 2018 | City Pages
WarPigs Foggy Geezer quenches a thirst for vengeance
April 9, 2018 | October
First Look: After 17 years, Finnegans finds a home
March 13, 2018 | City Pages
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in March
March 12, 2018 | City Pages
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in February
February 16, 2018 | City Pages
Cheesesteaks and chowda: Where to find top Twin Cities takes on Philly and New England faves
January 30, 2018 | City Pages
10 Minnesota-only beers Super Bowl visitors need to try
January 29, 2018 | City Pages
First Look: Dual Citizen Brewing positions itself as ‘a springboard for the community’
January 25, 2018 | City Pages
A dog reviews the Howe Daily Kitchen’s Tail Station
January 24, 2018 | City Pages
Best places to drink by US Bank Stadium
January 24, 2018 | City Pages
The Twin Cities’ first Minnesota-only liquor store just opened in Northeast
January 23, 2018 | City Pages
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in January 2018
January 18, 2018 | City Pages
First look: Venn Brewing emerges from the chaos in south Minneapolis
December 14, 2017 | City Pages
Searching for Rum and Salvation in the Caribbean
November 6, 2017 | Paste Magazine
Summit Belgian-Style Pale Ale Is a Gimmick Beer that Hates Gimmicks
September 21, 2017 | October
Fair State Lichtenhainer Is the Ultimate Acquired Taste
September 8, 2017 | October
A Millennial Polishes Off a Nice, Crisp Six-Pack of Zima
June 30, 2017 | Paste Magazine
The loving restoration of Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery nears completion
May 10, 2017 | City Pages
Surly Unbridled Review
March 27, 2017 | Paste Magazine
Boozy cold coffee is here: Bad Larry’s and Blackeye team to create Bad Larry’s Cold Hard Coffee
February 10, 2017 | City Pages
Meet the Women Who Are Changing Twin Cities Craft Beer for the Better
December 28, 2016 | Thrillist
Inside Minneapolis’ ‘Queerest Brewery’
November 23, 2016 | Thrillist
Best New Breweries in MSP
October 26, 2016 | Thrillist
How a banana-chicken casserole became a beloved Swedish comfort food
October 25, 2016 | The Takeout
Is Minnesota brewing a craft beer bubble?
October 6, 2016 | City Pages
The Best Breweries Outside The Twin Cities
October 4, 2016 | Thrillist
A dog reviews Freehouse’s yappy hour
August 4, 2016 | City Pages
Top 5 Beers from Surly Brewing
July 21, 2016 | Paste Magazine
Searching for Enlightenment at Every Brewery in Minnesota
July 14, 2016 | Paste Magazine
7 Patriotic Microbrews for Independence Day
July 3, 2016 | Paste Magazine
The 50 Most Underrated Craft Breweries in the U.S.A.
June 3, 2016 | Paste Magazine
Surly and Dangerous Man tease “blutpakt” collaboration
May 5, 2016 | City Pages
9 Marijuana Beers for 4/20
April 18, 2016 | Paste Magazine
11 Craft Beers Perfect For St. Paddy’s Day
March 17, 2016 | Paste Magazine
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in March 2016
March 8, 2016 | City Pages
Own a Piece of Fair State Brewing, a Cooperative Brewhouse
March 1, 2016 | Paste Magazine
Charity Brewery Turns Craft Beer into Food for the Hungry
February 26, 2016 | Paste Magazine
Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in February 2016
February 11, 2016 | City Pages
The 10 Most Underrated Breweries in America
February 3, 2016 | Paste Magazine
Top 5 Beers from New Glarus
January 22, 2016 | Paste Magazine
10 local beers to serve the unruly, repugnant horde you call a family
December 23, 2015 | City Pages
Burning Brothers Makes Game-Changing Gluten-Free Beer
December 1, 2015 | Paste Magazine
A Dog reviews Stanley’s NE’s Yappy Hour
June 17, 2015 | City Pages
The 10 Best Minnesota Beers for Drinking Outside
March 31, 2015 | City Pages
How to Live a More Examined Life: Eating Crab Legs in a Minnesota Dive Bar
February 10, 2015 | City Pages
A Loving Obituary for Craig’s, the Shittiest Bar I’ve Ever Been To
January 26, 2015 | City Paper
Don’t Just Drink Around Your Cat, Drink With Your Cat With New Wine for Feline
January 7, 2015 | Boston.com
Hopsters Announces Inaugural Lobster Boil and Brew Fest
July 23, 2014 | Boston.com
Harry Caray’s Diary Chronicles Epic 288-Day Drinking Streak
June 3, 2014 | Boston.com
Broward’s Bad Boys of Beer
May 29, 2014 | American Craft Beer
Voting opens in Narragansett’s Retro Can Madness tournament
March 18, 2014 | Boston.com
Honest Pint: Hop Dreams
September 20, 2013 | DigBoston
Become unstuck in time at the Ratchada Night Vintage Night Bazaar
May 12, 2012 | Coconuts Bangkok
Krua Kon Dee’s Amazing “City-Style” Khao Soi Gai (ข้าวซอยไก่) in Bangkok
January 5, 2012 | Eating Thai Food
Liquor, Quicker
August 29, 2011 | City Paper