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2 weeks ago | heavytable.com | Eli Radtke

This massively caloric and reasonably expensive story is only possible thanks to the support of Heavy Table’s paying subscribers. If you don’t get the Heavy Table’s four monthly newsletters, subscribe to the magazine here and get in the loop. Cheers!When peanut butter and jelly first met, they thought they went together like hot dogs and baseball. In recent years, the modest ballpark frank has climbed off the roller, out of the tinfoil, and into the limelight.

Jan 22, 2025 | heavytable.com | Loren Green

It’s always tricky to write about a brewery that takes over an existing space. (I wrote about it earlier, if you follow The Tulip and Schooner closely.) Brühaven opened in Loring Park in June, in the building that formerly housed Lakes & Legends. And if you ever went to Lakes & Legends, you’ll immediately make comparisons when you step into the taproom, which has been touched-up but still feels familiar. But it’s another story behind the bar and inside the brewhouse.

Oct 20, 2024 | heavytable.com | Eli Radtke

Minnesota breweries are all in with the legalization of THCThis story was originally published in the August 18, 2023 edition of the Tulip and Schooner newsletter, supported by Heavy Table’s Substack and Patreon subscribers. It won second place in the 2024 North American Guild of Beer Writers awards in the “Best Local Reporting” category. Earlier this year, Minnesota made headlines nationwide with a sweeping bill signed into law making recreational cannabis legal in the state.

Sep 16, 2024 | heavytable.com | Mike Norton

This story was originally published in Heavy Table’s Substack newsletter for Sep. 13, 2024 and was made possible by its paying subscribers. Three of the four corners at Lake and Hennepin – the center of Uptown in Minneapolis – are vacant retail storefronts. The fourth is a mostly empty urban mini-mall that has been slowly bleeding retail tenants since before it was purchased in 2019 by Chicago-based real estate investment firm Northpond Partners.

Jul 22, 2024 | heavytable.com | James Norton

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