Star Trib’s Review Of The Autumn Brew Review

Check out the Start Tribune’s  nice write up of the Autumn Brew Review.

It’s 3:29 p.m., and the beer drinkers are getting restless — even a little surly.

“Not yet!” yells Omar Ansari, founder of Surly Brewing Co., holding up a large digital clock to prove his point to the droves lined up behind his beer stand. As the digits reach the 50-second mark, a 10-9-8 countdown erupts loud enough to rival Kennedy Space Center ground control.

There’s an alternate version of the same column at the Star Tribune’s vita.mn. 

The enthusiasm for beer was palpable two weekends ago at the seventh annual Autumn Brew Review. Held on the riverfront grounds of the old Grain Belt Brewery in northeast Minneapolis, this year’s Brew Review sold out days in advance, with around 2,000 attendees taking in samples of more than 150 beers made by 40 microbrewers from throughout the country (mostly the Upper Midwest). Here are the highlights for one beer nut:

October 12, 2007 | Filed Under Beer, Craft/Speciality, Local Brew 

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