{"id":6179,"date":"2013-04-22T08:10:19","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T15:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=6179"},"modified":"2013-04-22T08:10:41","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T15:10:41","slug":"minneapolis-baseball-beer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackhandproductions.com\/?p=6179","title":{"rendered":"Minneapolis: Baseball &#038; Beer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658414014\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8126\/8658414014_aa5aee0afc_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Target Field - by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8644552550\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Target Field -\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8123\/8644552550_55bda09abe_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nJulie and I headed out with a group of friends to Minneapolis for the Mets &#8211; Twins series at <a title=\"Wikipedia:  Target Field\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Target_Field\">Target Field<\/a>. Being that it&#8217;s Minnesota and April there was a decent amount of snow on the ground. They managed to have the field clean for Friday&#8217;s game and the Twins offered free hot chocolate and coffee throughout the game. I think I stayed until about the 5th inning with the Mets leading by 8 runs or something. Julie managed to <a title=\"Chicagometsfan.com:  Road Trip: Minneapolis\" href=\"http:\/\/chicagometsfan.com\/?p=1493\">stay<\/a> for the long haul.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gluek&#8217;s<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658412886\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8122\/8658412886_4c9fd1673b_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nBefore the game and after we headed to <a title=\"Gluek's Restaurant &amp; Bar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.glueks.com\">Gluek&#8217;s Restaurant &amp; Bar<\/a> which is considered the oldest restaurant in Minneapolis. Gluek&#8217;s Resturant dates back to the early 1930&#8217;s but the Gluek&#8217;s Brewery has ties that go back to 1857. The bar is a large German style beer house with a good beer selection and live music.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Al&#8217;s<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8657309543\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8117\/8657309543_475946a2b5_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8657353829\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8118\/8657353829_2452b6cc84_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658417630\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8123\/8658417630_e6d87e5245_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658417888\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8115\/8658417888_5b8931232a_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSaturday morning we made our way over to <a title=\"Wikipedia:  Al's Breakfast\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Al's_Breakfast\">Al&#8217;s Breakfast<\/a> near the <a title=\"University of Minnesota's\" href=\"http:\/\/www1.umn.edu\/twincities\/index.html\">University of Minnesota&#8217;s<\/a> campus. As expected we ended up waiting about an hour in line before getting a spot. Al&#8217;s is a diner that dates back to the 1950&#8217;s that is basically a building that has been wedged in an alley. They&#8217;re known for their pancakes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Walking Brewery Tour<\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\/ms?msa=0&amp;msid=215473103145957421958.0004da91500028c7bf785&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;t=m&amp;ll=45.001102,-93.256416&amp;spn=0.012138,0.025706&amp;z=15&amp;output=embed\" height=\"400\" width=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Saturday afternoon we headed out to three breweries which were all within walking distance to each other: <a title=\"612 Brew\" href=\"http:\/\/www.612brew.com\">612 Brew<\/a>, <a title=\"Indeed Brewing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.indeedbrewing.com\">Indeed Brewing<\/a> and <a title=\"Dangerous Man Brewing\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dangerousmanbrewing.com\">Dangerous Man Brewing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>612 Brewing<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658397974\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8124\/8658397974_9458830020_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658418918\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8120\/8658418918_bf50dfb1d7_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658419996\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8120\/8658419996_8454444e70_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658450812\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8116\/8658450812_e79e1fd8d6_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658461064\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8108\/8658461064_8fe8c4163f_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAfter breakfast we hopped a cab over to 612 Brewing and began our walking brewery tour. 612 Brew took a little while to find the entrance as it&#8217;s in an industrial building nearly under an overpass. Their space was huge and they had the <a title=\"Cajun 2 Geaux\" href=\"http:\/\/cajun2geaux.com\/\">Cajun 2 Geaux<\/a> food truck out front taking orders so we were well stocked with beignet. The brewery is rather new so the beer selection was small. I preferred their Zero Hour black ale over the other beers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Indeed Brewing<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658419716\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8105\/8658419716_82ddd35cab_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658458698\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8125\/8658458698_c514b9e1bb_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658458942\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8119\/8658458942_aae8b1544b_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAfter 612 Brew we walked several blocks to Indeed Brewing which was in a similar industrial area but a some what smaller place. They also had a food truck outside serving. The beer selection at Indeed was much better than the other places we stopped.  I also like the old tavern feel of their brewery compared to the others.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dangerous Man<\/strong><br \/>\n<a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8657349655\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8122\/8657349655_b3b185fbae_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><a title=\"Untitled by bronder, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/bronder\/8658456140\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Untitled\" src=\"http:\/\/farm9.staticflickr.com\/8122\/8658456140_64ca656e09_z.jpg\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nWe headed to Dangerous Man next but were temporarily halted by a doorman and a waiting period before we could enter. This setback in addition to our evening plans limited us to one quick beer. I went for the IPA. I wish we would have spent more time here but that wasn&#8217;t the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julie and I headed out with a group of friends to Minneapolis for the Mets &#8211; Twins series at Target Field. Being that it&#8217;s Minnesota and April there was a decent amount of snow on the ground. 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