If you'll recall, the winter Beer Dabbler was a complete bust as the temps were below zero and the beer was freezing in the kegs. We called shenanigans and opted to try again - this time the Summer Beer Dabbler. This year it was located at Midway Stadium (where the Saints play) and it was just perfect. Ninety-two breweries situated on the stadium field presented their best beers for tasting. It was really the perfect locale. Big enough that everyone could mill about comfortably and not hyperventilate from the crowd; small enough that you could see all the breweries, food trucks, and vendors. I should also mention that the weather was also perfect - 70 for most of the evening.
My favorite beers of the evening were as follows:
- Bent Paddle (located in Duluth) Cold Press which is a dark beer brewed with coffee.
- Oskar Blues Pilsner
- Brau Brothers Strawberry Wheat
- Tin Whiskers Wheatstone
- Crabbies Orange Spice Ginger Beer (I might pick this over a Oktoberfest beer in the fall. It was a fantastic ginger beer).
- Sam Smith Framboise, Framboise and Stout mix, and the ciders. Love.
No Dabbler would be complete without a fake moustache from Traveler.
Check out my brother serving for Bent Paddle!
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