A One Pint Stand

I sat down with Nate Schneider, or StPaulNate, as he is known on IG to talk beer. Nate is one of the minds behind Invictus Brewing, the Communications Chair of the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild, a proud Veteran of our Armed Forces, and a wonderful spinner of craft beer yarns. This is part 1 of my interview with Nate where we talk about his journey into craft beer and his role on the Minnesota Craf...

I sit down with my friend, Elle Rhodes, the Director of Sales at Du Nord Social Spirits, to get over my confusion about vodka. We enjoyed a wonderful Friday afternoon on the patio at Moscow on the Hill in St. Paul. We enjoyed five different vodkas as well as an iconic vodka cocktail, the Moscow Mule. I learned so much about spirits in general, but specifically vodka. This will be a recurring segme...

Dan sits down with Josh and Ken to talk about Heavy Rotation Brewing Company in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota. Heavy Rotation is making some wonderful beers that are diverse in styles and high in quality. They do it all on a very small scale. The beer conversation is effortless and Dan gets the whole story on why they brew what they brew, what it meant to win 2 Minnesota Brewers Cup Awards, and what pe...

Dan sits down with Zac Gleason (President), Jake Gleason (Vice President), and Nick Flies (Head Brewer) of Hackamore Brewing Company. They opened their doors to the public on April 28th and are definitely ready for prime time. Hackamore will have so many great amenities like a golf simulator, a wide variety of seating, and a culinary in-house residency with the Salsa Collaborative. If that all was...

Dan sits down with Brett, Jason, and Kabel to get the scoop on a few changing roles at Wabasha Brewing. Kabel is the new Head Brewer and Brett is transitioning to a more flexible role. We chatted about what will change and what will stay the same at Wabasha Brewing. Wabasha Brewing is also celebrating 8 years of beer starting on April 18th and you can hear about the mythical oyster stout that may...

Dan sits down with Jeremy Mathison (Operations Manager) and Vicki Epper (Taproom Hero & Beertender) of Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative to chat. They give the lowdown on the new location and taproom for Broken Clock as well as explain what a cooperative model entails. By the end of the episode, not only will you be geeked up about the grand opening of the new taproom, but you will also be want...

Dan sits down with some of his friends who all took different paths that ultimately led them to their respective brewhouses at HeadFlyer Brewing (Shaun), Wabasha Brewing (Kabel), and 9 Mile Brewing (Riley).  The Brewers' Roundtable is a loose conversation concept that I think will be a fun listen.  Whether you are looking to become a brewer or just enjoy hoisting back the finished produc...

Lupulin Brewing Company's Big Beer Week 2023 runs from Sunday, March 5th-Sunday, March 12th.  This episode is the second part of Dan's interview with his friends at Lupulin.  We taste through the last three bottle releases, talk about the music happening in The Stave, Lupulin's new event space, and the food trucks that will be up there for Big Beer Week 2023.  Cheers!

This episode of A One Pint Stand is all about the upcoming Big Beer Week 2023 at Lupulin Brewing Company.  This fantastic craft beer event is happening from Sunday, March 5th-Sunday March 12th.  Lupulin is releasing a total of 42 different beers-all above 10% ABV.  On this, the first of two preview episodes, the Lupulin Brewing Company team talks about the event, the infusion proces...

This is the second part of my interview with Paige Latham Didora of Alcohol By Volume.  We hyper-focus our conversation to breweries that opened and closed in 2022, breweries that plan on opening in 2023, and talk about the changes that are happening at Dangerous Man.  Just like part one, this episode is filled with engaging content that you won't want to miss.  Cheers!

Dan sat down with his friend and fellow beer writer, Paige Latham Didora of Alcohol By Volume to recap some of the big local beer talkers of 2022.  They also delved into Dry January, and all that goes along with it.  All this was recorded in the friendly confines of Town Hall Brewery in Minneapolis.  This is part 1 of a wonderful and thought-provoking craft beer conversation.

Dan sits down with Nate from Shorelunch With Nate P. and talks fishing, cooking, Crocs, and Rock Bass.  It is a wonderful conversation that was recorded at the Fulton Brewing Company taproom.  As Nate is want to say, "Join us, won't you?"  

Dan sits down with Nate, Neil, and Shaun at HeadFlyer Brewing Company to discuss their upcoming 5th anniversary, craft beer drinking trends, and the upcoming Craft Brewers Conference in Minneapolis.  

Dan sits down with Jeff, Aaron, Jason, Marcus, & Tracy up at Lupulin Brewing Company to talk about their upcoming Big Beer Week.  This celebration of big beers runs from March 6th to March 13th.  We preview all the new offerings for this year and talk about how this year will work for Big Beer Week with ticketing and bottle releases.  Give it a listen and then head up there to g...

Dan sits down with Head Brewer, Brett Erickson and Jason Vastine, the new owner of Wabasha Brewing Company. They have an in-depth discussion on what a new owner means for Wabasha Brewing and how Vastine will infuse his passion and love for making a positive impact into what Wabasha Brewing has already established. Tags: #AOnePintStand #WabashaBrewing #DrinkStPaul #ListenLocal #beerpodcast #craftbe...

Dan sits down with Kerry and Mike Jerred from Forage To Fromage to talk about their upcoming Beer and Cheese Pairing class at Lupulin Brewing Company.  They are also joined by Alise Sjostrom from Redhead Creamery to talk all things cheese.

Dan sits down with Derek, JD, Harry, and Harrison at Unmapped Brewing in Minnetonka, Minnesota, to talk about a variety of topics.  We discussed the fierce local support from their locals during the Covid shutdown, their barrel-aged coconut stout release, and the unveiling of their new logo design!

Dan sat down with the crew at Lupulin Brewing Company (Jason Wester, Marcus Paulsen, Aaron Zierdt, & Jeff Zierdt) to talk about how the 2021 Big Beer Week will look at both their Big Lake, MN, and Sioux Falls, SD, locations.  It was a tour of the wonderful world of high ABV beers that has become a massively popular event.  

Dan sits down with Nate Larson, Neil Miller, and Shaun Lill from HeadFlyer Brewing Company in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  The conversation starts with how HeadFlyer started and meanders onto where craft beer is headed in 2020.  Of course, the conversation, just like the beers from the taps, flows smoothly.  We have a great time and the end result is a really fun listen.  Cheers!