Beer

7 photos · 2013–2024

7 photographs tagged Beer, 2013–2024.

The vintage Grain Belt Beer sign illuminates at dusk on Nicollet Island with Minneapolis skyline and Hennepin Avenue Bridge behind. — The Grain Belt Beer sign, a historic Minneapolis landmark, stands on Nicollet Island overlooking the Mississippi River. Originally installed in 1941, this illuminated sign once advertised the nearby Grain Belt Brewery, which operated in Northeast Minneapolis. In the background, the Hennepin Avenue Bridge, the first bridge to cross the Mississippi River at Minneapolis, connects downtown with the city's northeast side.

Miller Lite advertisement on Lyndale Avenue promoting free Metro Transit rides for St. Patrick's Day celebrations in Minneapolis. — A sign on Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis advertises free rides on Metro Transit for St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Sponsored by Miller Lite, this public service initiative offered complimentary transportation on all Metro Transit routes from 6 p.m. through the end of service on Saturday, March 16.

Bench Overlooking Downtown Minneapolis Mickey's Beer — A weathered metal bench sits along one of Minneapolis’s elevated pedestrian and bicycle bridges, its frame showing rust from years of exposure to winter salt and freeze–thaw cycles. The skyline appears in the distance—soft, cool, and out of focus—giving the bench a quiet vantage point over the city. Graffiti tags on the slats and a discarded green Mickey’s bottle beneath the seat add small traces of everyday use, hinting at how these bridges serve not just as transportation corridors but as informal social spaces. Many of the city’s long-span pedestrian bridges, especially those built over rail corridors and highways, were added during the late 20th century to connect neighborhoods divided by infrastructure. Despite their utilitarian design, they often become familiar landmarks for runners, cyclists, and residents crossing between neighborhoods at dusk, when the muted lights of downtown begin to glow against the evening sky.

A San Pedro, Belize storefront displays regulations prohibiting on-premises liquor consumption and sales to minors. — A liquor shop window in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, displays painted restrictions on alcohol sales and consumption. The posted notice states that liquor may not be consumed on the premises and will not be sold to anyone under 18 years old, while a Belikin Light advertisement hangs behind the barred opening.

Maha Store in San Pedro, Belize, displays a Belikin Beer sign, with a golf cart passing by on the cobblestone street. — Maha Store in San Pedro, Ambergris Caye, Belize, displays a Belikin Beer sign above the storefront on a narrow street in the town center. The building also houses Coyote Golf Cart Rental, and a golf cart is parked nearby, reflecting the vehicle’s common use for local transportation on the island.

Bebe Zito Ice Cream and Hum's Liquors storefronts at 22nd Street and Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis during winter. — Bebe Zito is an ice cream shop at West 22nd Street and Lyndale Avenue in Minneapolis, next to Hum's Liquors. A painted Grain Belt Beer sign remains on the building's side wall, a leftover ad for the beer first brewed in Minneapolis in 1893.

A discarded Schmidt's Beer can rests on a mossy rock on Eagle Island, Minnesota, highlighting human impact on natural environments. — A discarded Schmidt's Beer can rests on a moss-covered rock on Eagle Island, Minnesota. The presence of such litter in natural environments highlights issues of waste management and human impact on wilderness areas. Schmidt's, a brand with a long history in the Midwest, was once a prominent regional brewery. Its cans, like this one, are now often found as remnants of past human activity in outdoor spaces.

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