Re: Minnesota

The loss of Sherlock's will definitely be missed from up here in Fargo also. The PHC was founded at a table in Sherlock's!! Several of us have been talking about making a road trip on the 28th just to say farewell to the place. If we do I will let you know and maybe some of you can meet us there. Susan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger Deschner" <rogerd(a)uic.edu> To: "Minn. Homebrewers" <MBA(a)thebarn.com> Sent: Saturday, December 14, 2002 10:46 AM Subject: RE: Minnesota : : Fellow beer lovers up there in Minnesota, I am shedding a tear too. It : was at Sherlock's Home that I first tasted real cask conditioned ale - a : taste that I so enjoyed that it propelled me to visit England, and then : to volunteer countless hours to help found and subsequently run the Real : Ale Fest. (That was quite a glass of beer, especially if you consider : its influence!) So news of its demise hits me a bit personally, all the : way here in Chicago. : : Real cask conditioned ale would probably have made it to The Colonies : eventually anyway, considering the beer renaissance underway in the : United States, but this is the spot where this particular revolution : started - Sherlock's Home in Minnesota. There should be a historical : marker on the site, even long after the pub is gone. : : There are no details here. Also nothing on the Star-Tribune's web site. : Anyone who knows more please post. : : Roger Deschner Listmeister, Chicago Beer Society rogerd(a)uic.edu : ==== Cellarmaster, Bottle-Conditioned Real Ales, Real Ale Fest 2003 ==== : : ---------- Forwarded message ---------- : Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2002 11:11:49 -0600 : From: Kirby Richter <KirbyR(a)magenic.com> : To: "'mba(a)thebarn.com '" <mba(a)thebarn.com> : Subject: RE: Minnesota : : : What I cant understand is why Sherlocks is closing? : : >From a bar perspective they have some of the best beer in town and everytime : I go there the bar is pretty packed. : : Maybe it was the restaurant part? I know everyone loves their fish and : chips. : : I for one am going to sorely miss Sherlocks :( : : Kirby Richter : : : -----Original Message----- : From: John Reese : To: mba(a)thebarn.com : Sent: 12/14/2002 10:41 AM : Subject: Re: Minnesota : : : What's this about the brewing operation at Sherlock's closing down? I : must have missed it. Can anyone fill me in or send a link to a story? : What about the restaurant? : : John Reese : : On Thu, 2002-12-12 at 10:33, Will Holway wrote: : > : > Having just returned from CA I can second that. I : > always try to support the local guys (both breweries : > and brewpubs). And the beer here is very good. : > : > : > --- David H Berg <bergbrew(a)juno.com> wrote: : > > : > > As I sit here tonight, pondering the demise of yet : > > another Minnesota : > > brewery (let's see, that's Minn Brew, Water Tower, : > > and now : > > Sherlock's...not to mention one not too far out on : > > the horizon), I am : > > depressed. : > > : > > I remember starting here, and hearing everyone speak : > > of the Pacific : > > Northwest. Well folks, I lived there for three : > > years, so you probably : > > aren't going to tell me anything I didn't experience : > > first-hand. I've : > > said it before and I'll say it again---hands down, I : > > would rather drink : > > beer here in Minnesota. You may wish to argue with : > > me, but it is the : > > truth. I hear the ads for Summit, and appreciate : > > them because their : > > point is--imports are not better because they come : > > from somewhere else. : > > Don't miss an opportunity for great beer because : > > it's local. An odd : > > statement, but it seems that is what is happening. : > > : > > Next time you're out, stop by one of the brewpubs. : > > Or buy a six pack of : > > Summit, St Croix, Page, Superior, Gluek, Schell's, : > > Mantorville. Because : > > it will truly be a sad day when locally made beer is : > > brewed in Missouri, : > > or Oregon, or California.... : > > : > > : >

: > > Sign Up for Juno Platinum Internet Access Today : > > Only $9.95 per month! : > > Visit www.juno.com : > > : > > : > : > : > __________________________________________________ : > Do you Yahoo!? : > Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. : > http://mailplus.yahoo.com : > : > : -- : : John Reese : : One OS to forge the codes,/ The same OS to hide them; : Again the same to rule them all,/ And in the Darkness bind them. : -- Steve Ballmer : : : : : : On Sat, 14 Dec 2002, Kirby Richter wrote: : : > : >What I cant understand is why Sherlocks is closing? : > : >>From a bar perspective they have some of the best beer in town and everytime : >I go there the bar is pretty packed. : > : >Maybe it was the restaurant part? I know everyone loves their fish and : >chips. : > : >I for one am going to sorely miss Sherlocks :(