No trivia this summer
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, May 28th, 2025
We apologize to those few of you who show up for trivia regularly. We’re not doing trivia this summer. We may resume in the fall.
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Closing early Saturday May 10th
By Jeff Zeitler on Saturday, May 10th, 2025
We are closing at 4:30 PM on Saturday May 10th to host a private event. We’re sorry if you have planned to come in between 4:30 and 9:00, but we will be open our normal hours next Saturday.
Now featured in KAYAK’s guide to Minneapolis
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, April 10th, 2025
We appreciate all the people who put together lists of places to visit in Minneapolis and curate the ‘ best of’ lists that we seem to keep ending up on. Here’s a new one! Kayak is creating its own guide to the Twin Cities and they’ve agreed to feature us in it! So look us […]
Open St. Patrick’s Day, with music!
By Jeff Zeitler on Tuesday, March 11th, 2025
We will be open Monday March 17th from 4 PM til 10 PM for St. Patrick’s Day this year! Aaaaaandd- we’ll have live Irish folk music, played by two different bands from 6:30 PM til 10:00 PM! We’ll be pouring pints of Irish-style dry cider all night and look forward to you joining us. Slainte!
Closed this Thursday March 6th, open normal hours Friday March 7th.
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, March 5th, 2025
Partly due to the weather and partly due to a family committment, we’re closed this Thursday the 6th of March. There won’t be any trivia this week (sorry!) but we will be back, with live music on Friday the 7th, open our normal hours. Cheers, and enjoy the snow!
Nothing says ‘I love you’ more than
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, February 6th, 2025
bluegrass music. Or maybe old-time. And you thought it was all tinfoil hearts and paper cutouts of Cupid. Or stuffed animals and carefully curated boxes of chocolate from a place that’s a half notch above a dollar store. Sure, those are nice, but What Would Bill Monroe Do? I’ll tell you what he’d do. He’d […]
Open half day this Friday (Jan. 24), no music
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
We will be opening at 6:30 this Friday (January 24th) so that we can host a private event in the afternoon. If you were planning to stop in, we apologize. Also, our band for the evening has called in sick, so there won’t be live music that night. Happy January, Minnesota!
Closed Sundays for the rest of the winter
By Jeff Zeitler on Friday, January 3rd, 2025
Yes, I’m sorry if you showed up in the cold just to find the door locked. We are closing on Sundays this winter, as the foot traffic has gotten very slow and our bartender (me) would like to be able to spend time with his kids and watch a football game or two. We may […]
Open this Wednesday, closed Thanksgiving day
By Jeff Zeitler on Sunday, November 24th, 2024
We have odd hours this week: Open Wednesday Nov 27, 4-9 PM Closed Thursday Nov 28 for Thanksgiving Open Friday 4-9 as normal Open Saturday 4-9 (shorter hours than normal Closed Sunday Why? We have a significant birthday in our family and are taking time out to celebrate! You don’t turn 100 […]
Get up off that couch
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, November 20th, 2024
C’mon kiddo. Put on your shoes. No, not your boots. It’s not snowing yet. Coat, yes, but maybe just a light jacket. C’mon, you can do this. You’re a grownup. Netflix will still be there when you get home. That frozen pizza’s not going anywhere either. I hear they have live music at that little […]
Closed Sunday October 13th
By Jeff Zeitler on Sunday, October 13th, 2024
We will be closed Sunday October 13th for a family gathering. Thanks for your understanding. We’ll reopen with our normal hours on Thursday
We are open, so open!
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, August 8th, 2024
And the windows are open today! The weather is heavenly, so we’re opening all our operable windows and letting the breezes in. Also, The Office trivia is tonight, and no ticket is needed to participate. Come join us for some fun, some cider and a light northwestern breeze. Cheers!
Closed July 4th, closing early July 6th
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024
So when the heck is Urban Forage open this week? Our hours will be: Thursday July 4: closed Friday July 5: Open 4-9 Saturday July 6: Open 1-5 Sunday July 7: Open 1-5 We’re getting out for some R&R this week, and also hosting a private event on Saturday. We still love our […]
Pizza and a pint, Wednesdays in June
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, June 19th, 2024
It’s true. We’re offering a big slice of Randy’s gluten-free pizza and a pint of dry cider for $7 every Wednesday from 5:30 to 8:00 in June. Want to pair your slice with red wine? That’s $8! Try it, you’ll like it! We’ll be open Wednesdays 5-8 PM and loving it! See you there.
Lilacs take over the taproom this weekend
By Jeff Zeitler on Friday, May 10th, 2024
Love lilacs? This is the place to be Friday May 10th to Sunday May 12th! The bar is covered in lilacs. Each table has a vase of lilacs, there are even lilacs in the bathrooms! It goes without saying that the entire taproom smells wonderful this weekend! Bring your Mom for a fragrance-filled Mother’s […]
Black currant plants are all claimed!
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, April 18th, 2024
Thanks to all who chimed in to claim a black currant plant this Saturday. All eight have been claimed- and it only took an hour! We are glad to hear there is so much interest!
Trivia topics:
By Jeff Zeitler on Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
April 18: The Office (the TV show) April 25: Dune (the book mostly, maybe the new movie too)
New wine: Walleye and Roast Potato
By Jeff Zeitler on Monday, April 1st, 2024
New wine for sale this week: We were inspired by the fantastic fish and chips on offer by Randys Gluten Free this spring. Fresh and fantastic cod and potatoes in the best British tradition! As an additional homage to Minnesota’s state fish we are bringing out an entirely new wine: Walleye and roast potato wine! […]
Beer without ye booze, and a (secret) wine sale
By Jeff Zeitler on Thursday, March 14th, 2024
And here I thought Urban Forage couldn’t make beer. We can’t, but we found a way to make something that sorta tastes like beer, and is gluten free and is actually pretty good. If you like a good Boddington’s bitter ale or another such ESB-style beer. Very hoppy and a nice, slightly creamy […]
3:30 on a Saturday afternoon
By Jeff Zeitler on Saturday, February 17th, 2024
3:30 on a Saturday afternoon. I’m a gardener and thinking about planting my vegetable garden this spring today. Ordering seeds, deciding what to plant where. While looking out over this sunny and pleasant but also completely empty taproom. And while sitting here it occurred to me that customers are to a venue what water is […]