Founders Harvest Ale

Founders Harvest Ale

Fall comes and so do the fresh hopped beers.  One of the first to hit shelves is Founders Harvest Ale.  Wonderful fruity aroma and flavor with notes of bubblegum, grapefruit and juicy fruit flavors, it’s a wonderful hoppy brew that makes the coming cold a bit... Read More
Surly Brewing Five

Surly Brewing Five

Last week I went to local liquor stores like countless other people to grab bottles of Surly Five, Surly Brewing Company’s fifth anniversary beer.  This week the draft version was released in the Twin Cities area and it’s time to get it while it lasts.... Read More
Surly Abrasive At Pracna On Main

Surly Abrasive At Pracna On Main

Although they’ve now pulled their Surly lines since the passing of the Pint Law, Pracna On Main use to have Surly Saturdays where they’d offer your first glass of Surly beer free when you visited the bar between 2-4pm.  This glass of Abrasive Ale was... Read More
Founders Brewing Double Trouble

Founders Brewing Double Trouble

A wonderful double IPA with a big fresh pungent hop aroma, Founders Double Trouble can mean trouble.  9.4% ABV and 86 IBUs, this beer drinks like a fruity hop juice.  Double Trouble comes out from January through May every year about the time all the other seasonal... Read More
Surly Darkness 2010

Surly Darkness 2010

When Surly Darkness, their big kick ass Russian imperial stout, is released each year I find myself at Cafe Twenty-Eight drinking quite a few glasses a couple times a month until it’s gone.  The atmosphere and the food are the best and the Surly taps make it... Read More