Category Archives: beer

Drinking Alone Part II

Northern Brewer mentioned on their website that they were looking for photos to use in their upcoming catalog that showed off readers home draft setups. I decided it was a perfect time to recreate my drinking alone photo to make it a bit more of a party.

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“Night” Riding Murphy-Hanrahan

MikeyB:Sunrise is 7:36 AM’ish these days. Park opens @ 5am. This is the only way we will be able to get a “night” ride in at Murphy since the gates close at sunset. Scott: Are you crazy? Keep me posted. Pete:I am totally in. Do we drink before? I am confused… And so it began....

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Beers from the West

Pete Ryan went to Montana awhile back and was kind enough to pick me up a nice sample of beers that are not readily available to those of us who live here in Minnesota. Included in the bunch were a Rogue Mocha Porter, Bayern Dancing Trout and Trout Slayer Ale, Deschutes Mirror Pond Ale, and...

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Holzinger Lodge – Winona, Mn

It has been way to long since I last rode my mountain bike in Winona and my legs and lungs can attest to that.  On Saturday Laura, Slim, and I drove down to Winona to meet up with eleven other riders, including Pete Ryan.  The weather was absolutely gorgeous and those of us who went...

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Black Eyed Snakes – Duluth, Mn

On Friday my brother mentioned to me that the Black Eyed Snakes were playing a show in Duluth that night and he suggested, half jokingly, that I should come up to see it.  So, thinking it was to last minute to just drive to Duluth I mentioned it to Greg and Laura anway and well...

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