All Things Considered

Review: Soft-serve beer makes its debut and s'mores abound

gates at opening day of the minnesota state fair
The Minnesota State Fair opened Thursday to sunny skies.
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This year’s roster of new Minnesota State Fair foods includes a wide variety of new foods and drinks.

Croissant pressed in a waffle iron
The "Croffle Cloud" is among the list of new foods for this year's State Fair.
Minnesota State Fair

And as she’s done every year, food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl was out there bright and early on the first day to try every single new offering.

She shared her favorites and disappointments with All Things Considered.

Her pick for this year: the soft-serve beer.

For the full review, click play on the audio player above.