While looking on the map for the location of our friends’ housewarming party, I decided to check and see whether there were any breweries in the area. I didn’t have any on my list near them so I searched Google to see if there were any near Maple Grove. I was surprised to find that OMNI Brewing Company had fallen through the cracks! We left the party at a reasonable time so we decided to make the short trip to visit the taproom while we were in the area.
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March 25, 2016
In an ongoing effort to nurture our relationships with people that, like us, lack children we called our newlywed friends Mattie and Sara up for a night out. They were looking for a night to unwind so we decided to visit a brewery in the cities. We had initially planned on using one of our Groupons but during the drive Samantha identified that it wasn’t good for that day! After some quick pivoting we decided to venture into St. Paul to the relatively new Bad Weather Brewing Company.
Continue Reading…Montgomery Brewing Company
March 21, 2016
We’ve been waiting for a good opportunity to visit Montgomery Brewing Company for some time now. After hitting many other breweries in the southern metro we finally decided it was time to make the trip. They are actually the closest brewery to our hometown, so it’s a shame it had taken so long. Following a quick round of coordination we decided on a Wednesday evening in early March.
Continue Reading…612Brew
March 3, 2016
Last Friday evening Samantha and I were looking for something to do and decided to head down to 612Brew. On our way there we stopped by one of our favorite food trucks turned restaurant; Cafe Racer Kitchen. This was particularly fitting because the last time we were at 612 it was to evaluate them for our wedding. After filling our stomachs with some delicious Latin American cuisine (try the pulled chicken) we made the short drive to Northeast, Minneapolis.
Continue Reading…Nutmeg Brewhouse
February 29, 2016
In the middle of February our friends Mitch and Megan reached out to myself, Samantha, and our other friend Dustin to see if we wanted to meet up for drinks at the brand new Nutmeg Brewhouse. After some intense deliberation we decided that we could shift our schedules around and on a crisp Wednesday evening we made the trek south across the river to Burnsville, Minnesota.
Continue Reading…South Fork Brewing Company
February 18, 2016
Determined not to let another Groupon get to the final day of eligibility we decided to be more proactive with the next one. So I reached out to our friends Andrew and Katie to see if they’d like to accompany us to the South Fork Brewing Company. It didn’t take much convincing before we had something on the calendar! It was Delano native Katie who offered to drive and on an early February night we headed west.
Continue Reading…Dangerous Man Brewing Company
February 5, 2016
When our friend Dustin expressed interest in coming to a brewery with us I asked him to pick his favorite and I’d wait to find a time to go with him. He said Dangerous Man which was fine by me. So on a late January evening we got a group together, swung by The Anchor Fish & Chips, and headed to their taproom in Northeast Minneapolis.
Continue Reading…Bank Brewing Company
January 20, 2016
Earlier this month we took a trip to visit our friend Rachelle and her boyfriend Nick in Marshall, MN. We had planned to make the drive to nearby Hendricks and make a visit to the Bank Brewing Company while we were there. What we didn’t plan was the bitter cold temperatures and high winds, but Samantha winning the coverall bingo at the American Legion Post 113 earlier in the day softened the harsh weather.
Continue Reading…Sidhe Brewing Company
January 18, 2016
In early December my wife and I realized that a Groupon we’d purchased was about to expire. It was for a flight, two pints, and a growler, which was something we didn’t want to go to waste. So, on the last day of eligibility we made the trip into St. Paul to visit the relatively new Sidhe Brewing Company.
Continue Reading…Canal Park Brewing Company
January 16, 2016
The last stop of our north shore brew tour was in Canal Park at the aptly named Canal Park Brewing Company. All of us had been there before so we knew what to expect. We had planned to take it a little slower, and luckily it was quiet when we arrived.
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