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Robert and Erik Enjoying Beer – Burning Brothers Brewing
Posted by Erik Bergs on Wednesday, December 3, 2014 at 12:00 AM By Erik Bergs / December 3, 2014 Comment

A Half Pint at Burning Brothers Brewing

One recent start-up that has been gaining interest (and distribution) is Burning Brothers Brewing. Their specialty is gluten-free beer; not just gluten-free in the legal sense, but an actual zero parts per million sense. They do this by brewing in a completely gluten-free facility and by using sorghum, an ancient and drought hardy crop that has changed little through the modern era. We decided to pay them a visit. We had to stop in and give it...

St. Paul Drivers: A Hidden Obstacle for the Green Line
Posted by Erik Bergs on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at 12:00 AM By Erik Bergs / June 18, 2014 Comment
[caption id="attachment_273635" align="aligncenter" width="570"]Light-rail operater navigates University Avenue - Photo by Michael Hicks Light-rail operater navigates University Avenue - Photo by Michael Hicks[/caption] The worst drivers of our great state are on the prowl in St. Paul. It's a proven fact! There's a convergence of confusing non-grid-like streets, funky intersections and poor winter-time plowing. The great Pigseye secret is that locals don't follow the suggestions of their own traffic signals. The Green Line is learning this the hard way. In the first days of its public operation, the light-rail connecting...