http://www.funkstrong.com/beerblog Beer reviews and more Wed, 13 Aug 2008 20:15:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.funkstrong.com/beerblog/?p=11 Bell’s Lager of the Lakes Back from my rather long hiatus. Beer reviews will be alot shorter and to the point. Got a six pack of Bell's Lager or "Lager of the Lakes" as the label displays. Its described "refreshingly crisp as a morning swim in a ... http://www.funkstrong.com/beerblog/?p=10 Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale   Sierra Nevada Brewing is one of the most well-known in the "craft beer" industry. They brewed their first batch of Sierra Nevada Pale Ale on November 15, 1980. 27 years later, I have a bottle of the wonderful Celebration Ale on my table. It ... http://www.funkstrong.com/beerblog/?p=9 Rush River The Unforgiven Amber Ale Rush River Brewing is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and just recently started selling 6 packs of their two most popular brews. The Unforgiven Amber Ale is one of them. I drank the six pack over the course of about a week, making mental notes ... http://www.funkstrong.com/beerblog/?p=7 Surly Furious Surly Brewing opened in late 2005, 10 beer loving years in the making. Based on craft brewed beers, they quickly caught on in Minnesota. Surly Furious is one of the beers that ushered them in. A furiously hopped American ale, it pours a ... http://www.funkstrong.com/beerblog/?p=6 Lake Superior Oktoberfest I found myself in the North Shore/Duluth area once again this weekend, a perfect time to sample another local brew. This time it was Lake Superior Brewing's Oktoberfest. Had this on tap at Lakeview Castle in Duluth. As you can see its got a ... http://www.funkstrong.com/beerblog/?p=5 Grimbergen Blonde Ale From wikipedia: Grimbergen is the name of a group of Belgian abbey beers first brewed in 1128 at the abbey that Saint Norbert of Xanten built for the Norbertine monks in Grimbergen. They became famous for providing hospitality and their home-brewed beer to visitors, and handed down ... http://www.funkstrong.com/beerblog/?p=4 Lake Superior Kayak Kölsch During a trip to the north shore I got a 6 pack of this at a liquor store in Tofte, MN. I drank 4 of them and managed to take 2 home with me. Somehow that number dwindled to one, so I figured I'd review ... http://www.funkstrong.com/beerblog/?p=3 So this is my beer blog.  My main focus will be tasting beers from Minnesota micro-breweries, but I'll veer off the path quite a bit.  I'll be reviewing beers without doing any research into how they should taste or are supposed to taste. After my review I'll get a ... http://www.funkstrong.com/beerblog/?p=1