The Minnesota Beer Cast

Drew welcomes Jeff O’Brien, Mark Opdahl, Dan Parker, and Bartley Blume to the show. Schmitty is M.I.A. The crew talks about the future of Minnesota beer and spirits in 2017. They cover possible changes for Minnesota in terms of legal regulations, as well as production and consumption trends. Links http://sundaysalesmn.org/ http://minnlawyer.com/2016/12/21/changes-on-tap-whats-next-for-law-changes-in-the-craft-beverage-industry/ http://satprnews.com/2017/01/03/leading-craft-beer-attorneys-to-collaborate-on-brew-law-101-a-legal-guide-to-opening-a-brewery-minnesota-edition/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1290506035/free-the-cocktails http://www.twincities.com/2016/12/29/bent-brewstillery-launches-kickstarter-to-change-cocktail-room-law/ http://www.mankatocraftbeerexpo.com/ https://twitter.com/chefdanparker Photos Listen and share Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Listen to the Minnesota BeerCast every Friday at 8pm on AM 1130, 103.5 FM, and streaming on iHeartMedia. Listen on-demand: http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastiTunes http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastGooglePlay http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastStitcher

Drew and Schmitty welcome some of Minnesota’s best beer and food writers to the Minnesota BeerCast to talk about the best and worst of 2016. Links http://thebitternib.blogspot.com/ http://www.twincities.com/author/jessica-fleming/ http://www.alcoholbyvolumeblog.com/ http://mnbeer.com/author/lodgefather/ http://mnbeeractivists.com/ Photos Listen and share Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Listen to the Minnesota BeerCast every Friday at 8pm on AM 1130, 103.5 FM, and streaming on iHeartMedia. Listen on-demand: http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastiTunes http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastGooglePlay http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastStitcher

Drew and Schmitty welcome Amy Koch, Minnesota Senate Majority Leader and co-host of Wrong About Everything Podcast to give her thoughts on Sunday liquor sales. Drew heads to Badger Hill for an extended interview with Todd Haug about his farewell brew and more. Links http://sundaysalesmn.org/support-sunday-sales/#petition https://twitter.com/justamykoch https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/wrong-about-everything/id896921105?mt=2 https://twitter.com/toddtheaxeman http://www.badgerhillbrewing.com/ Photos Listen and share Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Listen to the Minnesota BeerCast every Friday at 8pm on AM 1130, 103.5 FM, and streaming on iHeartMedia. Listen on-demand: http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastiTunes http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastGooglePlay http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastStitcher

Drew and Schmitty welcome some grizzled veterans of Minnesota beer industry to show. With something like 65+ years of experience between them, Lanny Hoff, Scott Ketcher, and Corey Shovein talk about what is going on with beer today, but also talk a bit about the good old days of Minnesota beer. Links https://foundersbrewing.com/ http://www.fultonbeer.com/ http://www.artisanalimports.com/ Photos Listen and share Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Listen to the Minnesota BeerCast every Friday at 8pm on AM 1130, 103.5 FM, and streaming on iHeartMedia. Listen on-demand: http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastiTunes http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastGooglePlay http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastStitcher

Drew and Schmitty host the Minnesota BeerCast live from Grand Rounds Brewpub in Rocherster, MN. In this special Road trip episode, the guys take audience questions and talk with every one of Rochester’s brewers about what makes the living and brewing in Rochester, Minnesota so special. Links http://grandroundsbrewpub.com/ http://www.ltsbrewing.com/ http://kinneycreekbrewery.com/ https://foragerbrewery.com/ Photos Listen and share Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Listen to the Minnesota BeerCast every Friday at 8pm on AM 1130, 103.5 FM, and streaming on iHeartMedia. Listen on-demand: http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastiTunes http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastGooglePlay http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastStitcher

Drew and Schmitty host the Minnesota BeerCast from Northern Brewer – Mpls. The gang talks about upcoming events with Northern Brewer. Maria from Cigars International enlightens us with her cigar knowledge. And the guys from the soon-to-be Barrel Theory Beer Co. discuss their vision for a new brewery in  St. Paul’s Lowertown. Links http://barreltheory.com/ https://www.northernbrewer.com/ https://www.eventbrite.com/o/northern-brewer-minneapolis-8319801776 http://www.itscigarrolling.com/ Photos Upcoming Join us at Grand Rounds Brewing Company & Restaurant for a special live Rochester episode! https://www.facebook.com/events/1163302073758051/ Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Listen to the Minnesota BeerCast every Friday at 8pm on AM 1130, 103.5 FM, and streaming on iHeartMedia. Listen on-demand: http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastiTunes http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastGooglePlay http://bit.ly/MNBeerCastStitcher

Drew and Schmitty host the Minnesota BeerCast from Northern Brewer – Mpls. Derek from Tin Whiskers talks about their Whiskey Barrel Aged Porter. Tim Johnson from Badger Hill talks about Double Cherry Dunkel and brewing process. Matty O’Reilly swings by to talk about adding Republic to MSP Airport and adding JD Fratzke to the team. Links http://www.twincities.com/author/jfratzke/ https://www.mspairport.com/eat-shop-relax-info.aspx?id=167 http://mnbeeractivists.com/events/bottle-release-phase-shift-02-isanti-spirits-rye-whiskey-barrel-aged-porter https://twitter.com/timjohnsonmn http://www.badgerhillbrewing.com/beers/wanderlust-ch-2x-dunkle/ https://www.facebook.com/events/882037195260582/ https://www.eventbrite.com/o/northern-brewer-minneapolis-8319801776 Photos Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Get Minnesota BeerCast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2

Drew and Schmitty take the show to Modist Brewing for a fun show. We talk with Brian from Wander Noth Distillery about his latest news. We talk brewing and Lord Humongous with the guys from Modist. Finally, Jeff Merriman swings in to tell about making wine at home. Links http://modistbrewing.com/ http://wandernorthdistillery.com/ http://www.northernbrewer.com/winemaking Photos Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Get Minnesota BeerCast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2

Drew and Schmitty welcome Jeremy Pryes, Mark Opdahl, and Ilan Klages-Mundt to the MN BeerCast. We talk about finding the perfect brewery with Jeremy. Ilan talks about Insight Brewery’s 2nd Anniversary and Gravity Well release. Mark hangs out and Schmitty gives a recap of the statewide election in relation to Sunday liquor sales. Links http://sundaysalesmn.org/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1621382221495343/ http://mnbeeractivists.com/newsfeed/pryes-brewing-announces-new-brewery http://mankatocraftbeerexpo.com/ Photos Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Get Minnesota BeerCast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2

Drew and Schmitty take the show to The Minnesota Beercast to Bald Man Brewing. The guys talk with Minnesota Senate candidate Cory Campbell about Sunday liquor sales and deregulation. They speak with Dan Jacobs, one of the founders behind Blad Man Brewing. The show wraps up back in the studio with news and wildly unfounded speculation. Links http://www.baldmanbrewing.com/ http://campbellforsenatemn.com/ http://sundaysalesmn.org/ http://mnbeeractivists.com/newsfeed/todd-haug-separates-surly-brewing http://mnbeeractivists.com/newsfeed/northern-brewer-midwest-supplies-acquired-ab-inbev Photos Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Get Minnesota BeerCast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2

Drew and Schmitty take the show to Surly Brewing for their yearly Darkness Day bottle release and celebration. MNBeer.com writer Ryan Tuenge and City Pages writer Jerard Fagerberg join the show to talk about a possible “Craft Beer Bubble.” Michael Berglund, Creative Director at Surly, also joins the Minnesota BeerCast to tell us about the how Surly Brewing incorporates art into their company identity. Links http://surlybrewing.com/ http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/is-minnesota-brewing-a-craft-beer-bubble/395859051 http://mnbeer.com/ http://www.twitter.com/AtomicmutantMB https://twitter.com/lodgefather https://twitter.com/JGFagerberg Photos A photo posted by Minnesota Beer Activists (@mnbeeractivists) on Oct 14, 2016 at 8:51pm PDT Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Get Minnesota BeerCast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2

Drew and Schmitty take the show to the beautiful new Enki Brewing taproom and production brewery. Enki owner John Hayes joins the show along with Rep Jim Nash to talk about the business and politics of beer. Head Brewer Jason Davis explains what it is like to move an entire brewery. Mark Opdahl from Chop Liver and Lawyer Extraordinaire Jeff O’Brien round out this latest Minnesota BeerCast a legal segment and a Sioux Falls Craft Beer Expo collab brew supporting JY6 Foundation’s mission to end Leukemia and pediatric cancer. Links http://www.enkibrewing.com/ http://www.siouxfallscraftbeerexpo.com/ http://jeffreyobrien.today/ http://jimnashformn.com/ http://sundaysalesmn.org/ http://jy6foundation.org/ Photos Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Get Minnesota BeerCast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2

Drew and Schmitty talk fresh hopped beers and Oktoberfests Lift Bridge Brewing, Stone Hill Farms, and F-Town Brewing. Links http://www.ftownbeer.com/ftown/ http://liftbridgebrewery.com/ https://www.facebook.com/StoneHillFarmHops/ Photos Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Get Minnesota BeerCast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2

Drew and Schmitty take the show to Pour for Parks, a beer festival benefiting the parks and rec of Roseville, MN. Joining the show are Adam from NorthGate Brewing, Micah from 56 Brewing, Tyson from Skaalvenn Distillery, and friend of the show Dan Parker drops in to talk about St. Paul College’s First Annual Chefs’ Dinner. Discussion covers pumpkin beer, nitro beer in a can, Oktoberfest, and more! Links http://www.skaalvenn.com/ https://www.facebook.com/events/1169397789790606/ http://mnbeeractivists.com/newsfeed/brewers-of-british-beers-bust-out-the-cans http://mnbeeractivists.com/events/oktober56fest http://www.northgatebrew.com/ http://56brewing.com/ Photos Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Get Minnesota BeerCast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2

Drew and Schmitty are joined by Mat from Wild Minds Artisan Ales, Zack from Omni Brewing, and Nathan from Oskar Blues. The crew discussed Omni’s 1st Anniversary, Wild Minds’ first couple months, as well as autumn beers, sour / funky beer controversy, and Fulton Brewing’s growler sales going away. Links http://www.wildmindales.com/ http://www.omnibrewing.com/ https://www.oskarblues.com/ https://www.facebook.com/MNBeerActivists/posts/1157307617659673 Photos Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/ Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast Get Minnesota BeerCast on iTunes https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2