Wayne W Walls

Craft breweries are a fun destination when travelling and a great way to get out of the house a little closer to home. Minnesota has a ton of craft breweries scattered all over the state.  I have been to a lot of them because I've tried to make it to all of the Minnesota breweries in the Minnesota Hop Passport .  The Hop Passport is a small book which is filled with 100 craft breweries all throughout the state. Each brewery will stamp their page in the book when you go there and that will get you one free beer with your first beer purchase (a Buy One, Get One Free deal, but just on your first round). If you are in the Lakeville, Minnesota area and seeking a great brewery nearby, then this article is just what you are looking for.  The below list is a collection of the best breweries in the area. And below that is a second list of breweries and bars that serve food.  Lakeville Brewing Company Lakeville Brewing Company is my favorite craft brewery in Lakeville and the...

 Wine slushies are awesome! They are good anytime, but especially on a hot summer day out on a patio. The first time I ever had a wine slushie was at the Minnesota Renaissance Festival in Shakopee, MN. It was wine in a bag or a pouch that looked like a Capri Sun juice pouch that they kept frozen.  I'm not sure if it had to do with a special ingredient or maybe it had something to do with the alcohol, but it wasn't a frozen block of solid wine.  It was a fluffy, slushie consistency. It was great, and I was hooked! I wanted to order them whenever I went out to bars and restaurants, but unfortunately, most places do not sell wine slushies. I had them once at a small winery in Wisconsin. Theirs was delicious. But in the suburbs south of the Twin Cities, it was a struggle to find somewhere that served them. I did eventually find somewhere. Where To Get Wine Slushies in Apple Valley / Lakeville Barley & Vine Kitchen/Bar is a restaurant and bar that is technically located i...