This week could be monumental in our crafty state of Minnesota. The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild is a cohort of Minnesota Breweries who come together for the betterment of Minnesota craft beer. Annually, they sponsor events like Brewers Cup & Awards, All Pints...

On January 18th, I got to capitalize on the perks of the blog. In early 2019, my wife, Ellie, and I had the opportunity to ride the Roundhouse bus to the St. Cloud Craft Beer Tour. We enjoyed every moment. I think that day reminded us of why we used to frequent...

Ice is on my mind. It’s on my roof. It’s on my sidewalk. I got IcyHot on my back. We tried to ice the Saint’s kicker. And it’s in the name of Roundhouse’s new release, Ice Auger Blonde Ale. ABC’s The Bachelor is also on my mind. Admit it, it is your guilty pleasure...

You read that right. We are about to poke some award-winning beer. Firebox Winter Lager blew me away last month. Quote me on this - It’s my favorite Roundhouse beer to date. I’m a beer nerd and I haven’t written a whole lot of details about Roundhouse beers since I...

I imagine the title of this blog written in Death Metal Font with all of those lines scribbling on it, so that it looks like black and white tree bark. Christy, can you make it happen? No? Ok. (s/o to Christy @browndesign, our awesome design and website specialist.)...

People say “Dark Beer Season” is upon us. And they are wrong, because dark beer sucks! (I’m kidding.) Lately, I have been sitting at the bar, listening to beer orders. “I don’t like dark beers.” “I don’t like hoppy beers.” “I only like light beers.” “I don’t really...

Ain’t that the question? Year after year, it has been on my mind, and today, together, we are gonna finally figure out the damn answer. I’m not sure what my German grandfather would say about this question. Actually, he’s dead, so probably not much. If he were alive,...

We Brainerd Lakes Area folk sure freaking love our summers. Boat time, backyard bashes, and Battlestar Galactica. Tonight, I am writing this from my backyard. My second Golden Spike is nearing the bottom of the glass. In the background owls are cooing, "Who cooks for...

Go, go, go, go, go, go Go shorty, it's your birthday We gonna party like it's your birthday We gonna sip Bacardi like it's your birthday And you know we don't give a (care in the world)  it's not your birthday "In Da Club" - 50 Cent Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down there...

Greetings Roundhouse Faithful!  Where have you guys been?  It has been awhile. What?  It’s not you who broke off this relationship, but me?  True.  Let’s just say I get distracted easily. Since it has been 10 months since my last blog post I am going to skip a lot of...