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Fernson Gets a Little Can Design Love

Admit it, we’ve all picked up a six-pack or a bottle of wine based on the label. When you’re running late to a party and you don’t want to show up empty-handed, sometimes your last-minute liquor-store decision comes down to one thing: “That looks cool!”

So design matters! The folks at Fernson have their aesthetic dialed in pretty good: Millennial minimalism with a shot of whimsy. And the world has started to take note. The design firm Ceros did a beer can label ranking and put this summer’s Vanilla Milkshake IPA on the list.

As they report: ““This was one of the few beers this year I bought simply because I wanted the can,” says Mike Schacherer, the creative director and a vice president of Little & Company. Fernson graphic designer Mitch Torbert drew the whimsical milk carton, at home in 1965 or 2021. Says Schacherer, “It’s clean. It’s simple. It describes the beer. And it makes you smile.”

And indeed it does! Our favorite cans will always be the classics: Budweiser, PDR, Miller High LIfe, etc. But if you’re going to break out of the tall-boy pack, it’s good to have some fun with it.

Fernson’s Vanilla Milkshake IPA does that just right, both on the outside of the can…and on the sudsy inside too.

Get out and grab a sixer before they’re gone!

Kennedy calls Noem an “A-Hole” Ha!

For the those of us from a certain generation, it’s been weird to see MTV V-Jay Kennedy transition over to the seriously boring, right-leaning Fox Business Network. Props to her for keeping the one-word appellation though. And for keeping it kinda real. Case in point:

Last week, while covering Noem’s tweets about the border crises, she had this to say to our governor: “Call me when you’re not an a-hole!”

We don’t care about your politics. That’s funny stuff. Watch the clip here.

Last Call at Books ‘N Brewz

Well this is a bummer. Book ‘N Brewz, the art-beer-pizza joint in that weird triangular building on 8th a few blocks east of Monk’s is closing up shop.

As they put it on their Facebook page: “The oven has gone cold, the stage has gone dark and the atmosphere is eerily silent. But we will always have the happy memories of the times spent serving and getting to know all of you. Thank you for everything!”

Someday, this will be one of the best locations in town. We’ve had great times there over the years – late nights at Latitude 44, afternoon beers at Fernson, breakfasts at Breadico, etc. As development continues to roll eastward, and the train tracks get pulled up, there’s no doubt that the historic location – it’s been some kind of bar for generations – will find its niche.

Thanks to Books ‘N Brewz for keeping the lights on a little longer. We wish ’em all the best in their next endeavors.

Maria Butina – Still Workin’ It!

Wondering where Maria Butina, Sioux Falls’ own Red Sparrow’s been hiding? Well folks, fear not. She’s still going strong.

Reports are that she’s been well-rewarded for her time infiltrating the corridor of power that was Paul Erickson, and now has a gig pushing propaganda at RT, or Russia Today, the third-tier cable news source of ill-repute.

Recently she was granted access to the gulag-bound, hunger-striking Alexi Navalny to prove that things were a-ok with Putin’s #1 assassination-surviving gadly.

“Better than hotel in small Siberian town!” she gushed at the surroundings. Heck, that might be true. We’re not heading over to do some first-hand reporting anytime soon.

Stay-tuned – we’ll be back, keeping you up-to-date on South Dakota’s favorite gun-loving redhead.

The accommodations in question… you be the judge!

Get ‘N Go Goes Spoke ‘N Sport!

Here’s some good news for you Sioux Falls bike-loop lovers out there: The Get ‘n Go on the corner of Cliff and 229 is turning into the next location of Spoke ‘n Sport!

Could there be a better location in town? It’s actually – literally, as the kids say – right on the bike trail, next to one of the best parking spots for out-of-town access to the trials.

What a great place to meet up for group ride, to snag a few accessories for the ride, or to have someone knowledgeable tweak that chain that just started slipping half-way ’round the trail.

Kudos to the team for thinking this one through. We’ll be stopping in soon, even if we’re a little sweaty and stinky from the ride. They’ll forgive our appearance, right?