MN Equivalent to Fat Tire?

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  1. kbaker91

    kbaker91 Zealot (514) Feb 4, 2009 Minnesota

    My wife loves Fat Tire, as do I, but we would rather keep our funds local. Any suggestions for a MN brewed amber/brown readily available in most liquor stores? Loved Bender, but...
     
    #1 kbaker91, Nov 6, 2020
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  2. MNPikey

    MNPikey Pooh-Bah (1,693) Feb 27, 2011 Minnesota
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    Surly Furious
     
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  3. kbaker91

    kbaker91 Zealot (514) Feb 4, 2009 Minnesota

    Hear you, but looking a little less hoppy.
     
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  4. Chaz

    Chaz Grand Pooh-Bah (3,668) Feb 3, 2002 Minnesota
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    Schell Firebrick
     
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  5. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    Furious is nothing like Fat Tire. While it was originally marketed as an amber, it is (and was) aggressively bitterly hopped. Nothing like Fat Tire at all.

    Mankato Organ Grinder or Grain Belt Nordeast. While I have not reviewed these, so I have no notes to go by, I have had them. I expect you will find them fairly comparable to Fat Tire.
     
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  6. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    Yes, good suggestion.
     
    #6 MNAle, Nov 6, 2020
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  7. eawolff99

    eawolff99 Pooh-Bah (2,422) May 10, 2010 Minnesota
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    You can ask the bartender to take all of the mixed over pours in the drain thingy at the end of the night and pour them into a glass and I bet that’ll be close to Fat Tire. Seriously - close your eyes and imagine drinking that - add an ice cube - and Fat Tire!!! You’re welcome. And it’ll be free.
     
    #7 eawolff99, Nov 6, 2020
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  8. TrailsandAles

    TrailsandAles Aspirant (277) Sep 10, 2014 Minnesota

    Finnegans Irish Amber... but it has been a while since I had either beers.
     
    #8 TrailsandAles, Nov 6, 2020
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  9. dele

    dele Zealot (694) Mar 13, 2019 Massachusetts

    Bent Paddle, 14 degree. Marketed as an ESB but drinks like an amber.
     
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