Summary: <a href="https://twitter.com/AndrewLeeTCNT" target="_blank">Andrew</a> & <a href="https://twitter.com/MNSchmitty" target="_blank">Schmitty</a> kick off their inaugural show in the Minnesota BeerCast’s Friday, 8pm time slot. You can always listen live on Twin Cities News Talk AM 1130, 103.5 FM, and on the iHeartRadio app. Guests this week include U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, Chef Dan Parker, Michael Wagner from Steel Brewing, and Jeff Merriman from Northern Brewer and DCTC. The roundtable discussion covers beer trading, beer rating, and beer pairing with ballpark food. Jeff talks about the home brewing and cheese making classes offered at Northern Brewer. Michael talks about Stell Toe’s transition to cans from bottles. Senator Klobuchar, a member of Senate Bipartisan Small Brewers Caucus, discusses her concerns about the impending merger of AB InBev and SABMiller, as well as her support of the craft beverage modernization and tax reform act.<br> Links<br> <a href="https://www.brewersassociation.org/government-affairs/craft-beverage-modernization-and-tax-reform-act/contact-your-member-of-congress/" target="_blank">https://www.brewersassociation.org/government-affairs/craft-beverage-modernization-and-tax-reform-act/contact-your-member-of-congress/</a><br> <a href="http://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/2016/6/klobuchar-renews-call-to-protect-competition-in-the-beer-market" target="_blank">http://www.klobuchar.senate.gov/public/2016/6/klobuchar-renews-call-to-protect-competition-in-the-beer-market</a><br> <a href="http://www.steeltoebrewing.com/" target="_blank">http://www.steeltoebrewing.com/</a><br> <a href="http://m.startribune.com/cooks-of-crocus-hill-headed-to-the-north-loop/368102391/" target="_blank">http://m.startribune.com/cooks-of-crocus-hill-headed-to-the-north-loop/368102391/</a><br> <a href="https://www.cooksofcrocushill.com/perfect-pairing-ballpark-eats-craft-beers-20160707sp18" target="_blank">https://www.cooksofcrocushill.com/perfect-pairing-ballpark-eats-craft-beers-20160707sp18</a><br> <a href="https://www.northernbrewer.com/" target="_blank">https://www.northernbrewer.com/</a><br> <br> Urged <a href="https://twitter.com/TheJusticeDept">@TheJusticeDept</a> to protect competition in beer market. Must ensure craft brewers have access to wholesalers.<br> — Amy Klobuchar (@amyklobuchar) <a href="https://twitter.com/amyklobuchar/status/746406796332568576">June 24, 2016</a><br> <br> Photos<br> Like Minnesota BeerCast on Facebook<br> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/">https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotaBeerCast/</a><br> Follow @MN_BeerCast on Twitter<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast">https://twitter.com/MN_BeerCast</a><br> Get Minnesota BeerCast on iTunes<br> <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2">https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-minnesota-beercast/id936715007?mt=2</a><br>
