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Comment on Blue Skies and Red Wine by toni betting

toni betting — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:08:18 +0000

What happened to the Blue Skies Bar? We looked for it in Minneapolis and could not find it!!!

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by Jason Walker

Jason Walker — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:51:02 +0000

I was just at France 44 and they only had three 12-packs left. Better call before driving across town.

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by pp

pp — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:31:47 +0000

What a truly peculiar article.

“…but they certainly don’t have a reputation for delivering near-first-class stuff”

They’ve been in business, owned and operated by the same family, for 150 years because their beer is second class? That truly is remarkable.

“It’s unclear whether Hopfenmalz will be a permanent addition to the Schell family.”

As others pointed out, this is a rather silly statement that could have been verified by talking to someone at the brewery. Perhaps that required too much effort.

“Let’s hope Hopfenmalz signals a new commitment by the brewer to expand into a more quality-driven, risk-taking model, because that’s probably what it’s going to take for the brewery to stay relevant in the crowded Minnesota / Wisconsin market.”

Once again, they haven’t been quality-driven for the last 150 years, yet they are still in business? Seems hard to fathom. I’m sure, however, they will appreciate the insight you offer in staying open in the future.

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by Jonny

Jonny — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:07:24 +0000

Thank you for a fine review, Mr. Walker!

I’ve been looking forward to trying Hopfenmalz for a while now, and it looks like France 44 will be the best place to find it.

Cheers

Comment on Jewish Girl Walks into a Church Fish Fry by artsy

artsy — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:53:41 +0000

great story, very funny……..I enjoyed chatting with you at the birthday party at craftsman…so I could put a face in my head reading your story……..faith lubitz

Comment on R.I.P. Stones Restaurant and Tin Cup by James Norton

James Norton — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:25:31 +0000

Best of luck — drop us a line when you nail down an opening date, and we’ll let people know.

James Norton
Editor
The Heavy Table

Comment on R.I.P. Stones Restaurant and Tin Cup by Jeff Erickson (Veteran US ARMY Airborne

Jeff Erickson (Veteran US ARMY Airborne — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:22:09 +0000

Being from Norton Street, Tin Cups was the staple of family traditional Saturday nights out and listening to my Pops talk to Marshall back in the late 70 and early 80’s.

I plan on buying this property and bringing it back with a new twist. VIP room upstairs, and bringing it back to the original awesome place it used to be!

So if anyone knows the reality company or person who owns this property have them email me. NOW!

Tin Cups is comin back and I’m bringing a military flavor to it!

Comment on Jewish Girl Walks into a Church Fish Fry by Jill

Jill — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:18:43 +0000

I’m not sure, Jason. I did notice that the crowd already seated at the tables when we got there tended to be older overall than the people who were arriving along with us, so your theory might be right.

Comment on Jewish Girl Walks into a Church Fish Fry by Jason Walker

Jason Walker — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:07:32 +0000

Man do I get grumpy waiting for food when I’m hungry. The fish here sounds great, but a 30-minute wait sounds a little much, especially with a toddler. I wonder if you go at straight-up 5 if the wait is more manageable? Or is that when the older set shows up in droves? We ate at Pearson’s Edina the other night and got there at 7. The place was a morgue.

Comment on Jewish Girl Walks into a Church Fish Fry by stephmarch

stephmarch — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:59:26 +0000

We of the Fish Fry Tribe bid you welcome. Pull up a plate.

Comment on Jewish Girl Walks into a Church Fish Fry by Stephanie Meyer (Fresh Tart)

Stephanie Meyer (Fresh Tart) — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:37:37 +0000

Great article, really funny!

Comment on Heidi’s Restaurant and Blackbird Cafe Fire by Sidewalk Dog » Blog Archive » Dogs on the Brain: Local artist WACSO indulges in a canine fixation

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:50:59 +0000

[...] done a drawing of the Blackbird Cafe a while back because it’s a cool place. Well, sadly, it burned down recently—such a drag, but I started getting messages from people requesting prints of the [...]

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:38:30 +0000

SB is right. Hopfenmalz is indeed Schell’s new year-round beer. It is replacing their Pale Ale, which will no longer be produced.

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by Beth

Beth — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:12:04 +0000

They also carry Hopfenmalz at North Loop Wine and Spirits…

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by Nate

Nate — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:47:18 +0000

S – I think you may have had a few too many Schell’s. Lay off.

That said, Snowstorm has been around for nearly a decade, by my count.

Also, any article about Schell’s that doesn’t mention Maifest – the best beer ever made – is missing the beauty that is Schell’s beer.

Comment on Amici Pizza and Bistro in Northeast Minneapolis by larson

larson — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 03:39:14 +0000

Was wondering what brunch at a pizza place would be, but the bacon and egg pizza was the only “pizza place” item on the menu. It was as tasty as it was a cute idea. (“Cute” might not be fair; it was actually fairly sophisticated and perfectly cooked.) But the real showstopper was the french toast. Very sweet, with blueberry and creme fraiche, but delicious.

Comment on Amici Pizza and Bistro in Northeast Minneapolis by James Norton

James Norton — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:31:42 +0000

Joann, I tried emailing “Kim” for some clarification… and, not surprisingly, the email address was invalid. There will always be folks who pseudonymously post hostile comments (generally unscrupulous competing businesses), but we’ll do our best to spot them.

James Norton
Editor
The Heavy Table
http://heavytable.com

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by s

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:12:37 +0000

Jason-

Did you talk to the brewer? Do any research? Your article is shoddy. You rely on some guy at a liquor store as your one and only source? WTF does Lowenbrau have to do with anything?

On what are you basing your value judgement? Personal opinion? Other wanker fanboys who need over-hopped crap to even taste anything?

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by s

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:03:23 +0000

Wow. What a crappy article. Hey, Jason, try evaluating the beer on it’s own merits and not comparing it to Bells or Surly. You clearly know very little about beer and are just another ignorant Surly fanboy. Guess what? Not everything needs a shitload of hops or to be extreme to be a good beer.

WTF is with the bullshit beer writing on this site?

What’s not relevant about the beer Schells makes? Snowstorm? The stout. Any of the anniversay series. Seriously, pull your head out of your hop-sutffed ass and get a clue.

Comment on Hooters Gets Eviction Notice From Block E by jane

jane — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:09:31 +0000

Paging Stuart & Heidi!

Comment on Amici Pizza and Bistro in Northeast Minneapolis by Joann

Joann — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:46:26 +0000

Kim – what did you have that was so bad? Or do you work for the competition? Because we were there Saturday night and had a fabulous dinner! We had the goat cheese appetizer, a specialty pizza, and the chocolate cake – which ROCKED!. And it couldn’t have been BETTER! They were all KILLER! And our service was excellent too. I hope Amici hangs around a looooong time!

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Comment on Amici Pizza and Bistro in Northeast Minneapolis by Kate NG Sommers

Kate NG Sommers — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:44:03 +0000

bummer about the delivery zone. I think they’re doing themselves a disservice not stretching 10 minutes away from their location. I suppose we don’t order pizza very often, but it would be an nice thing to have for us “lower” eastside folks

Comment on Amici Pizza and Bistro in Northeast Minneapolis by Sandy

Sandy — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:21:31 +0000

That’s funny – “enjoy a nice bottle of wine” while watching TV. They don’t have a liquor license yet. I personally hope they remove the TVs by the time they get to serving that wine. I see it as a nice bistro where you can enjoy a good dinner with friends. Not some pizza joint to watch touchdowns! Tacky.

We went last week. Highly recommend! Cam did a great job with the menu! Now my friends from SW Mpls will be coming into our hood for a great dinner!

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by Ryan

Ryan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:50:10 +0000

I think the dark is my favorite…did the tour down there a few weeks ago and had a blast.

Back in the day pre-revamping the combo of a golden nugget bacon cheeseburger and a schell dark was about as good as it gets.

Can’t wait to give this a shot.

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by Jon

Jon — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:51:18 +0000

It’s entirely possible France 44 has more stock, but when I went in on Saturday afternoon I took the last 6-pack of Hopfenmalz on the shelf…might want confirmation before making the trek. I can’t say I’ve sampled more than 4 or 5 brews from Schell’s but this is my clear favorite.

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by BrianJ

BrianJ — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:53:56 +0000

I think Schell’s has to deal with a lot negative perceptions from people who still only see it as Deer Beer but Hopfenmalz is hardly their first good craft beer.

Stout, Firebrick and all of their seasonals are great beers and they make a solid Pale Ale and Pilsner too although I think their friends in St. Paul do both better (rumor is that Hopfenmalz will replace Pale Ale which would be welcome news to me).

They are technically very solid brewers, witness what they did to restore Grain Belt Premium to its old lawn mowing glory.

Pick up a Schell’s sampler some time, you might
get stuck with a Dark or Deer Beer in the pack but you’ll also find a lot of good stuff in there.

I’ve noticed that not many stores are carrying Hopfenmalz, other than France 44 I’ve only seen it at the Four Firkins.

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by Jason Walker

Jason Walker — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:36:38 +0000

SB, there’s been no official word from Schell’s as to how long they’ll produce Hopfenmalz, otherwise experts like Matt Fisher would know. Let’s hope you’re right and it is year-round and permanent!

Comment on Schell’s 150th Anniversary Beer: Hopfenmalz by SB

SB — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:20:22 +0000

There was voting all last year on the Schell website to elect a new year round beer. The winner was Hopfenmalz. Do your research please!

Just for another point of view, I’d have to say Schell’s Dark is my least favorite. It is thinner and not as full flavored as either the Firebrick or Bock if we’re talking darker lagers.

Comment on Homemade Egg Rolls by Andy P.

Andy P. — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:57:51 +0000

Excellent article! I can’t wait to try these. More articles like this one please. :)