In addition to making food so good that people everywhere request that I end our relationship so that he might be available, Tom commutes by bike five days a week to North Minneapolis (~3 miles) rain, shine, or snowstorm. We moved to the city in 2008 and in all that time Tom’s been riding a […]
4 comments | 2&21, Apartment, Bicycle, Bike, Biking, Google Maps, Hanger, Hook, Long Haul Trucker, Storage, Surly, Truckaccino
Fellow Twin Citizens are probably familiar with Surly’s CynicAle, a saison/farmhouse style ale available year-round from Surly. Cynic will always occupy a special place in my heart: it was the first Surly beer I ever tried, one adventurous afternoon at Common Roots when I was taken in by its name’s affinity for my natural disposition. […]
No comments | Ale, Carrots, Chicken, Citrus, Cynic, Morocco, Saison, Spice, Stew, Surly, Tagine
When Surly Hell was released last week, I prepared myself for what would be my one opportunity to try it (it sold out very quickly) by reading up on the style. ‘Hell’ is German for ‘light’ or ‘pale’, and according to my sage for all things beer, Garrett Oliver, the Helles style was developed as […]
4 comments | Eggplant, Heirloom, Helles, Lemon, Quinoa, salad, Smokebeer, Squash, Summer Squash, Surly, Tomatoes, Zucchini