Regional Beers and Local Favorites

[Bartman387]

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Speaking of "super regionals," Lienenkugel's anyone?

Seems like a couple of their beers (Sunset Wheat, Summer Shandy, Honeyweiss) have a really wide distribution. They get all the way south to Texas, as well as many of their other beers. How far East/West does it go.

I chuckled when I saw a 6 pack of Liene's Original at Whole Foods for 7 or 8 bucks. Anyways, I had their Red when I was back home, and it fell short of what I remembered.

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I haven't been able to find it out here in DC yet, it is one of the things I miss about MN, especially the Sunset Wheat. it quickly became one of my favorites.

A local beer that I discovered this last spring wasSurly. They are a small, Minneapolis (Brooklyn Center) brewery that has only been around for a few years and has really started to take off recently. They make a lot of limited releases, including a very tasty coffee beer.

A unique thing is that -except when on tap- you can only get it in 16 oz cans. The owners chose this so you'll get a full pour into a pint glass.