Is anybody going to Winterfest next weekend? I'll be working the Schell's booth on Friday evening. It's a good time. Lots of beer!

Where??

Union Depot in St Paul

oops...gonna have to have a few when you are further north.

I used to be rather excited to sign up for the latest festival and "exclusive" tasting with their high ticket admissions and 2 oz pours. Lately, however, there seem to be plenty of new items to seek out -- or just stumble across -- at taprooms and brewpubs and restaurants across the state. Sure, those events might be the only way to get a glass of that one-of-a-kind limited-time brew, but I'm more inclined to enjoy a few pints of new labels every week or so rather than taste a barrage of 2-3 dozen varieties on an isolated evening.