I managed to make it to four different tap rooms this past weekend in the Twin Cities. Dangerous Man, 612Brew, Indeed and Fulton. Here is a quick run down.\
Dangerous Man: Do you like Vampire Weekend and Arcade Fire? And I mean did you like them before they got all popular and stuff...Vampire Weekend is popular right? Well, then this is the brewery for you! Seriously, their logo is a guy with a big beard, there was more flannel there than the Annual Pacific Northwest Lumberjack Convention and more thick rimmed glasses than Buddy Holly's place. I might be exagerating a bit, but of the ones I went to. On the plus side, the Chocolate Milk Stout and the Cream Ale were tasty, sadly you have to go to the tap room to get it since they don't sell it in stores or bars. Lame.
612Brew: Want to see what the place you'll eventually be murdered at looks like? Go here. Turning into the parking out, outside of the cars, you'd think you were talking the slow walk to your death. Nothing but an overpass and empty warehouses. Then you get inside and you have been transported to a dance club. The lights were low and the music was blasting. I'm trying to recall which beer I liked from there but honestly, none of them stood out much. The mural was pretty sweet though.
Indeed Brewery: Not sure how to describe this place. Imagine a big Vikings hall, and I mean the Norse Vikings from Scandinavia, not the Minnesota Vikings, otherwise a sex boat scandal would have broke out or Randy Moss would have gotten angry about the food or something (There was no food). Big space, a lot of wood and while some interesting beers not the best beers. The Day Tripper sounds like everything I should like. A beer that is ridiculously hoppy, but it's just too much. Then there is the Hot Box Imperial Smoked Porter. Ever wondered what it might be like to just suck down a camp fire in liquid form? This is it, and it was not good. Of them all, the least favorite.
Fulton Brewery: I've been here before, but not since they updated their place. By updated I mean they tore out their bathrooms and just had Bifs inside. Easily the most industrial and stripped down of the tap rooms. Just a big empty space, a couple of tables and the bar serving up beer. These guys went to St. Johns so I feel like I should like them more than I do.The beer isn't bad. Sweet Child of Vine is actually a really good IPA, though a little sweet.Outside of that nothing really does much for me.
All in all, I learned that there are a ton of beers you can have locally in the Twin Cities area, but not all of them are that good. To be fair, not all the beers made by anyone is good. Some places don't make any good beer. I am worried how long any of these places will manage to stay open. There really is only so much beer people can drink right? Maybe I'm wrong.
Though, not enough of one to accept Adidas' latest offering which is this lovely shoe. On pure looks, it's not a bad shoe. I like the red, black and yellow look. There is a weird gap in the midsole at the arch, but generally it's pretty cool. My problem with it? The fact it's called the Crazy Fast Runner Shoes. Really Adidas? Who is this for? Crazy people who like to run? Who is defined as a Crazy Fast Runner? There should be some sort of qualifying standard for the shoe. "Oh, so you'd like these shoes? What's your 5k PR? 15:26? I'm sorry, that's fast, but it's not "crazy fast."
