Women Drinking Beer

After months of talking about a love of Venn Brewing, Katie and Cathy finally devote an entire episode to the closest brewery to Cathy's house.  Join us for four great beers, the Vic Secret, Raspberry Wheat, Solarizing, and Vanilla Milk Stout.

Join Katie and Cathy as they have so much fun talking with Bre and Heather of Beer and Body Craft Beer Girls while trying some hard water and beer from Fair State Brewing Cooperative.  Learn about the supportive group from Bre and Heather, admins of the Minnesota chapter, during our Makers Corner.  This week's beers: Lemongrass Ginger Hard Water, Hibiscus and Orange Zest Hard Water, Zoot! and Mirror Universe.

Sam from the Wandering Weirdos blog joins Katie and Cathy with some beers from a trip to North Kansas City, MO and Fort Worth, TX. Sam tries the beers we are trying, and tells us about her journeys and Wandering Weirdos. This episode's beers are Big Rip Brewing Co:Death by Stereo Coffee Kolsh, (Dry) Doorkeeper Cinnamon Roll Porter, and Supreme Exchange Pilsner; Hop Fusion Ale Works;Feisty Redhead Hibiscus Cherry Blonde.  Find the Wandering Weirdos blog at: https://wanderingweirdos.com/

Summer itself may be winding down, but we at Women Drinking Beer want to hold on to it just a little longer.  We try three perfect beers for summer at the lake, the patio, or just wherever.  This episodes beers: Modist: Into It, Fairstate/ Modern Times collab: Crank!n Foamers, and Pryes Main Squeeze.

Kaleigh is back!  We first spoke to Kaleigh in episode 26 when she was with Insight.  She's now with Mighty Axe Hops and we had so much fun chatting with her about hops, terrior, and beer.  Beers tried: Wooden Hill: Minnesota Might and Dangerous Man: Terroir.  

A special interview conducted by Katie of Women Drinking Beer!  Wes Burdine, owner of the newly named Black Hart of St. Paul Bar (formerly Town House) asked WDB to sit down with Deb & Jill of Urban Growler.  We discuss new beer releases, plans for distribution, and a few upcoming events.  Deb & Jill opened the first female owned microbrewery in MN and are very active in their St. Paul, LGBTQ, and Beer communities.  Special thanks to Wes Burdine for his equipment and editing the interview!

Join us as we have a beer (or three) with Ashley Hauf of 10KBrew and First Draft Minneapolis

Come have a beer with us as we try some offerings of Mikkeller San Diego ! First though, we discuss What's Keeping Us Crafty supported by Hum's Liquor (1:34) with Katie's pick, recommended by Rey from Hum's Liquor, IndaCouch by Modist and Cathy's pick Bancreagie by Brau Brothers - both Minnesota breweries!

Find out what we think of Mikkeller SD's Building Blocks (7:59,) Raspberry Blush (10:13,) Staff Magician (15:23,) and Beer Geek Breakfast (20:48.)

Our Maker's corner this week features Candidly K Handmade (13:16) with hand-stamped silver jewelry by Kristin.  Kristin uses the handle Candidly K Made It which is why I was confused and gave the wrong name for the business, sorry :(

Make sure to stick around for our favorite beer, blooper, and new auralicious audio recommendation The West Wing Weekly.

This week Stephanie and Kelsey of 612Brew came and had a beer with us! We learned about how each of them got into beer and landed at 612Brew and about the rebranding/relaunch of this now 6 year old brewery.  We sipped on the new "flagship" beer Mill City Pils and the original flagship Unrated while the ladies discussed their upcoming Wednesday Pint for a Cause on April 3rd for Global Response Management to give aid to those affected by the war in Yemen.  A dollar for every pint sold goes toward a different charity no matter what kind of beer you get! Stephanie & Kelsey also told us about new one-off beers they'll be canning monthly and how excited they are for Art-A-Whirl! *Bonus* An extra long outtake at the end with some tips on how to get your dog or cat to photograph well for Instagram! 

Join Women Drinking Beer as we *finally* try Modist Brewing on air! Modist is located in the north loop across from the Target Field, home of the Twins. But first, we discuss our newly branded segment What's Keeping Us Crafty (2:10) Cathy's pick is Urban Growler's Vanilla Latte Blonde Ale and Katie tries Omni's It's Like That Double NEIPA.

Find out what we think of Modist's Dream Yard (8:47,) False Pattern (12:34,) and First Call (23:24)

We also have our new Maker's Corner where we tell you about a maker who inspires us! This week is Craft Notes

Make sure to stick around for our favorites, blooper, and our new auralicious audio recommendation!