Well alrighty then! Try Savories on Stillwater’s main drag for lunch; they serve salads and sandwiches and a particular Scottish ale which I rarely see in the Twin Cities. I forget the name but could be Fraoch heather ale....

I’ve heard that Amnesia on Valencia has a good selection of Belgian beer, but fellow Belgian beer lovers, where would YOU go for a few Belgian ales? In the San Francisco summer, nothing beats a good Tripel when the fog...

The Glockenspiel is hands down the best German Restaurant in the Twin Cities. Their selection and variety of food/drinks/desserts cannot be matched. The menu they show online is only their standard fare. Most of the really good...

to you....). Schaefer and Ballantine were both pretty much regional brands, limited to the northeast/east coast markets (tho' Ballantine XXX Ale was a nationally distributed product). Since the OP seems to be from the mid-West, MN...

I am relocating to the Twin Cities in the next month and was curious as to what is excellent in the area, especially Italian. I am a chef, but am currently not practicing in my love. The few times I have visited the area,...

Foureyes137, Thanks for the New Glarus in Hudson tip. I did not know you could find them so close to the Twin Cities. We stopped in New Glarus earlier this year and tried a few of their brews. My wife bought a large liter bottle...

Peruvian spot. Along the river there are a host of places starting with Cafe Uniontown, the Ship Inn, the Cannery Cafe, a Greek lunch spot, a new BBQ place, Baked Alaska and way at the other end of town in a converted cannery, a...

. I know Bud Light includes rice in its “recipe”, and there is Hitachino Nest rice beer. That’s a little over my neighbor’s price range and I’m not sure where it’s available in the Twins. Any...

Okay, I’m probably the last to know but I just discovered a great local microbrew (Twin Cities)it is the Furious brewed by Surly Brewing Company (www.surly.com). Only available in select bars and restaurants.

Oklahoma to find it closed and lifeless and went hopelessly pint-less. Anyone local tell me is the old place still dark? Being kept up. (Furniture inside?) Is there >any< sign/ rumor of real ale renaissance any time?...

of egg sandwich), and their coffee is the best I’ve found outside the twin cities and Duluth areas. Sammy’s Pizza has a lunch-time all-you-can eat pizza buffet. Although I’m generally not a fan of the gloppy...

We will be spending a week in August in Edgartown with 8 year-old twins and are looking for fun, family friendly restaurants. Any ideas or recommendations for lunch and dinner? Thanks!

I was not overly excited. Rock Bottom has to have to worst brew pub beers in the Twin Cities. One problem with Surly is it is not well represented in the far western suburbs (Lake Minnetonka area) so I don’t have easy...

For better or for worse, some of the chains are hurting too. Just yesterday, the parent of Bennigan’s and Steak and Ale filed for bankruptcy – causing its two company owned Bennigans in Bloomington and SLP to shutter,...

the beers are quite reasonable. My husband got a tasting flight of six hoppy beers. We both liked the Bluebird Bitter the best of the bunch. I tried a pint of the Saison Dupont Farmhouse Ale and loved it. We were a bit...