So, we're 1 for 4 in breweries to cities, and the 1 is more like a 0.5 since the beer was so bad. However, we have sampled many local brews, including some winners today. Surly's Furious, out of Brooklyn Center MN, is an aromatic citrusy IPA with plenty of nose and was a nice treat on a hot day. The Summit Oatmeal Stout, out of St. Paul, was not available, so I went for the Lefthand 400 Pound Monkey, an IPA from Colorado. Leigh had a Capital Dopplebock from Middleton WI and a Kayak Kolsch from Duluth. High marks all around today, but the Surly stole the show for me. The 400 pound monkey was certainly hoppy, but mostly on the backend. For me the hefty malt body detracted somewhat from my hop experience, and didn't measure up to the Furious. I will have to look for Surly back home to try some of their other offerings.
In other Minneapolis news, who knew this was such a nice city? After parking at the Mall of America and the baseball game (see Leigh's upcoming post), we trekked over to the Walker sculpture park (you would recognize the giant cherry on the end of a spoon). Afterwards, we headed back to the newish Guthrie Theater. Wow, this thing is huge! Eight floors, 3 theaters, and this huge jutty cantilever balcony. This picture does not do it justice.
Folks: did you know there are waterfalls in the Twin Cities? I did not until today, when our travels took us over an old stone arch railroad bridge that's been converted to a ped bridge. Apparently the falls used to power a booming lumber and grain industry. The old mills are now ruins, museums, and luxury condos, but the area is very ped friendly. We found a restaurant on the East side of the falls, Pranca, where the aforementioned beverages were readily imbibed, along with a jigger's worth of ice cream sundae.
So, we're 1 for 4 in breweries to cities, and the 1 is more like a 0.5 since the beer was so bad. However, we have sampled many local brews, including some winners today. Surly's Furious, out of Brooklyn Center MN, is an aromatic citrusy IPA with plenty of nose and was a nice treat on a hot day. The Summit Oatmeal Stout, out of St. Paul, was not available, so I went for the Lefthand 400 Pound Monkey, an IPA from Colorado. Leigh had a Capital Dopplebock from Middleton WI and a Kayak Kolsch from Duluth. High marks all around today, but the Surly stole the show for me. The 400 pound monkey was certainly hoppy, but mostly on the backend. For me the hefty malt body detracted somewhat from my hop experience, and didn't measure up to the Furious. I will have to look for Surly back home to try some of their other offerings.
In other Minneapolis news, who knew this was such a nice city? After parking at the Mall of America and the baseball game (see Leigh's upcoming post), we trekked over to the Walker sculpture park (you would recognize the giant cherry on the end of a spoon). Afterwards, we headed back to the newish Guthrie Theater. Wow, this thing is huge! Eight floors, 3 theaters, and this huge jutty cantilever balcony. This picture does not do it justice.
Folks: did you know there are waterfalls in the Twin Cities? I did not until today, when our travels took us over an old stone arch railroad bridge that's been converted to a ped bridge. Apparently the falls used to power a booming lumber and grain industry. The old mills are now ruins, museums, and luxury condos, but the area is very ped friendly. We found a restaurant on the East side of the falls, Pranca, where the aforementioned beverages were readily imbibed, along with a jigger's worth of ice cream sundae.
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