wally the beer man

A jury in Hennepin County has acquitted longtime, popular beer vendor "Wally the Beer Man" of selling alcohol to a minor. The same jury that decided 76-year-old Walter McNeil was innocent, found his fellow vendor, 52-year-old Ed Stepnick guilty.

A celebrity beer vendor who has been selling suds since the Twins began playing at the Metrodome in 1982 goes on trial Monday in Hennepin County. Wally "The Beer Man" McNeil is known around Twin Cities' sports venues for his bellowing beer call.