Food Network Features Popular Duluth Brewery

It's no secret that Duluth has become very well-known for its breweries. Every single one offers something delicious but different from the next.

One of the most popular of them all has a big reason to celebrate: they were featured by the Food Network!

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The best part about the breweries we have in the Northland is that they aren't just known for the delicious brews. Each brewery also offers fun events, specials and unique drinks you can only find in our neck of the woods.

That was exactly the focus of a recent article put out by the Food Network, featuring the one and only Ursa Minor!

Ursa Minor Brewing Featured By The Food Network

The Food Network published this article on May 22nd, and it is all about beer poking! If you're wondering what that is, you are not alone because I am as well! We'll get to that in a second.

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The Food Network reached out to the owner, Ben Hugus, to ask him about the beer poking done at Ursa Minor! He offered up a few thoughts on the trend, saying:

Bock beer is just a really great pairing with the time of year where it’s kind of cold outside.

 

You’ve got this amber, beautiful beer, and then you poke it with this red-hot poker and it turns into a delicious dessert

How cool that out of all the breweries in the country, they reached out to one in Duluth! We love to see it. Now for that whole beer poking thing.

What Is Beer Poking?

According to this Food Network article, beer poking has become a popular tradition during wintertime, especially at breweries in the midwest. I learn something new every single day! This is, of course, done at Ursa Minor during certain times of the year.

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The cold weather tradition, also known as bock poking, is when you stick a fire poker directly into your beer. This will cause it to foam up and caramelize.

What?! I am so intrigued by this. Ha! If you're like me, you need to see it to actually understand it. It does look really good.

Now that I know about this tradition and the fact that they offer it at Ursa Minor when weather permits, I will definitely be going to check it out and try it at least once! How fun.