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The Draft: The Strongest Beer in the World

Drinking the strongest beer in the world is like eating a burger with someone trying to convince you it’s tofu: for the first sips, all you can say is, “this is beer? are you sure?” It’s so rich, and the flavors are so strong, it tastes like a beer reduction, boiled down to its essence; almost to nothing. Is it beer? Barely.

The current title goes to Scottish brewery BrewDog’s Sink the Bismarck, which weighs in at 41% ABV.

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Mugshot Monday - “Meta Mug #3” mug w/ Ethiopian Yirgacheffe Light Roast by Peace Coffee.

This is the iteration of Meta Mug #1 to Meta Mug #2 to Meta Mug #3. I dubbed the first mug in the series Meta Mug #0.

And now say hello to Meta Mug #4! Will there be a Meta Mug #5? Dunno. Interesting to see the photo color denigration — my nose looks all sun-burnt splotchy freaky in the second meta shot.

Check out all the Mugshot Mondays at www.MugshotMonday.com

The Good Life in Minnesota — Rep. Michele Bachmann

MinnPost.com photo illustration by Corey Anderson

MinnPost.com March Goodness Ten Buck Slam Dunk

Awesome illustration by Photoshop maestro MinnPost web editor Corey L. Anderson. We’re in this Razoo.com March Goodness contest — The non-profit with the greatest number of donations (not most $$ donated) gets to compete in the final four. So we’re asking readers to donate $10 to help us win. Leaderboard results are here.

Please help spread the word!

The MinnPost story: MinnPost.com is recognized locally and nationally as a nonprofit pioneer in providing and sustaining high-quality journalism. We’re building an engaged online community of tens of thousands of people who care about Minnesota, its democracy and its quality of life.

Trying “Grand Cru” by Blue Moon (Limited Edition). Really really tasty Belgian White.

We bought a new couch today. So we rotated our old living room couch to the basement room, and then pitched the old basement couch (pictured above). We’ve had that one since college — it was a hand-me-down from my wife’s parents. It was such an awesome couch that I had to snap a picture of it. I can only hope that the new one will be as good.

It’s Time to Declare War Against Apple’s Censorship - Gizmodo