“What I like about it is we get to come into all the shops and get to know the downtown area a little bit,” said Mary Stires, who was tasting beer with her husband Bill. Part-time Minden residents, the Stires had participated in the monthly wine walks in the past, but this was a first for the beer version.

“We were just in White Cat antiques, and we had never been there before,” Bill said.

At Cherokee Scents candle shop, they had a choice of beverage between Black Butte Porter, Landshark Lager and hot chocolate. Read more