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If it's State Fair time, it's still summer beer season. We chose six to sample, and we hope you'll drink along and make your own tasting notes.
August 27, 2020 at 9:42PM

Beer tastings and the Minnesota State Fair go hand in hand. (Vince Tuss/The Minnesota Star Tribune)
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Chris Riemenschneider
Critic / ReporterChris Riemenschneider has been covering the Twin Cities music scene since 2001, long enough for Prince to shout him out during "Play That Funky Music (White Boy)." The St. Paul native authored the book "First Avenue: Minnesota's Mainroom" and previously worked as a music critic at the Austin American-Statesman in Texas.
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Sharyn Jackson
ReporterSharyn Jackson is a features reporter covering the Twin Cities' vibrant food and drink scene.
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