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Now Open: Revel Brewing in Park Rapids
Revel Brewing opened in September 2020 in Park Rapids, Minnesota • Photo via Revel Brewing Park Rapids, Minnesota, home of the Headwaters of the Mississippi and a scenic downtown lined with charming shops, has a new attraction: Revel Brewing. Owners and married couple Dylon and Katie Deschene opened the brewery in their hometown on September 12, 2020, after developing a love for craft beer while living in Colorado.
Now Open: Luce Line Brewing in Plymouth
Crowlers of beer at Luce Line Brewing Co. in Plymouth • Photo by Jordan Wipf The Luce Line State Trail is a popular spot for bicycling, jogging, or even cross country skiing. While it’s nice to sip some water after an intense time on the trail, you can now grab a beer at the newly opened Luce Line Brewing Co. Luce Line Brewing co-owner and co-founder Kate Coward is intimate with the area.
Now Open: Sylvan Brewing in Lanesboro
Sylvan Brewing in Lanesboro opened on October 15 • Photo by Karen Heimdahl, Sylvan Brewing Lanesboro is a Minnesota tourism hotspot. Bicyclists and motorcyclists love to ride around the area, there are numerous activities tied to the Root River, and the town known as Minnesota’s Bed and Breakfast capital even boasts two theaters. Sylvan Brewing owners Andy and Karen Heimdahl hope their brewery will become a destination for tourists and locals alike.
Roundhouse Brewery's new Nisswa location
Roundhouse Brewery’s new location in Nisswa, Minnesota • Photo via Roundhouse Brewery Roundhouse Brewery has been brewing beer in Brainerd since April 2016, but a move last summer saw the railroad-themed brewery chugging down the line to a new Nisswa location that was previously home to Gull Dam Brewing Co. Gull Dam closed at the end of 2018 due to the owners retiring, leaving the Nisswa brewery open for Brainerd’s Roundhouse to move in and set up shop.
Now Open: South x Southeast Brewery in Pine Island
South x Southeast (SxSE) Brewery opened in Pine Island, Minnesota, in October 2020 • Photo via SxSE Brewery Grand Rounds Brewpub opened its doors in 2015 in the heart of downtown Rochester, just a short walk away from the Mayo Clinic and among plenty of foot traffic. By all accounts, a great location to be in.
Now Open: Bricksworth Beer Co. in Burnsville
Bricksworth Beer Co.’s Stugots pizza • Photo via Bricksworth Beer Co.’s website If you share a rectangular, crispy, chewy, thick Detroit-style pizza topped with crisped cheese all around the edges with Bricksworth Beer Co. owner Cooper Johnson, you may have to muscle him away from his favorite corner pieces. Johnson is not really a fan of most pizza.
Now Open: Ineffable Brewing Company in Burnsville
The Ineffable Brewing Co. team L to R: Barbara Stein, Richard Stein, Steve Larsen, and Taylor Abram • Photo via Ineffable Brewing Co. After Nutmeg Brewhouse closed in Burnsville, the space was quickly filled with the smell of hops and malt once again as Ineffable Brewing Co. made its way onto the craft beer scene on October 17, 2020. Husband and wife duo, Richard and Barbara Stein, always had a dream of starting a business together.
Now Open: Foremost Brewing Cooperative in Owatonna
Foremost Brewing Crowler • Photo via Foremost Brewing Cooperative Roger Warehime remembers the first time he toured an old, city-owned building in Owatonna, Minnesota, with a painted sign on the brick exterior reading, “Owatonna’s People Press, Owatonna’s Foremost Advertiser.” He and his fellow board members were searching for a location to open a new brewpub. “We kind of picked up on that word,” Warehime says of the newly opened Foremost Brewing Cooperative.
The Beer List: Don’t Call It A Session! Welcome to a new wave of craft light lager
A new wave of craft light lager is proving you don’t have to sacrifice flavor when turning down the ABV. Our editors discuss their favorites. John Garland, Deputy Editor: Of all the terrible buzzwords that became popular during the initial craft beer boom, I think “session” beer had to be my least favorite. It reeked of pompousness.
The Mash-Up: From pineapple to lime to guava, fruit is front and center
Lakes & Legends Call Me in the Morning Key lime and toasted coconut kettle sour // Photo via Lakes & Legends With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email.
Letter from The Growler's Founder and Publisher Matt Kenevan
Dear Readers: The Growler Magazine was founded at a momentous point in Minnesota craft beer’s history. While there were a handful of craft breweries in the state that had outlasted the shakeout of the mid-1990s, when the laws changed in 2011 to allow production breweries to sell beer on-site in taprooms, the scene absolutely exploded. I had come from the print media industry with 13 years working for The Onion News Publication, and I couldn’t believe no one was covering this exciting beer scene.
The Mash Up is back-and so are the new beer releases
Finnegans Blood Orange Pilsner // Photo via Finnegans With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email.
Lazy Loon Brewing in Glencoe's path to opening (and surviving)
Jonathan Lueck of Lazy Loon Brewing in Glencoe, Minnesota // Photo by Tony Saunders Now Open (Or Damn Close) is supported by underwriting partnerMaltwerks, a Midwest malt house focused on genuine relationships in offering quality, locally produced, traceable malt. The Growler maintained full editorial control over the content. Jonathan Lueck’s persistence combined with his passion for crafting—creating beer and woodworking—can be found at Lazy Loon Brewing Company.
Now Open: Rendezvous Brewery in Hackensack
Rendezvous Brewing in Hackensack, Minnesota // Photos via Rendezvous Brewing Now Open (Or Damn Close) is supported by underwriting partnerMaltwerks, a Midwest malt house focused on genuine relationships in offering quality, locally produced, traceable malt. The Growler maintained full editorial control over the content. Rendezvous Brewery just opened in what can only be described as a quintessential lake town.
Homebrew Recipe: The Artimus “Pils,” a Brewing TV 10th Anniversary Recipe
Chip Walton, Michael Dawson, and Jake Keeler are the minds behind one of the most enduring video series on homebrewing ever made, Brewing TV, which marks its 10th anniversary in 2020 // Illustration by D.Witt Ten years ago, when we all had faster metabolisms and fewer kids, the three of us worked together at Northern Brewer and started a web series titled Brewing TV. Because the internet is forever, you can still find those episodes. The topic was brewing, both home- and pro-.
Brewing in the Time of COVID: To ensure their survival, Minnesota breweries have had to get creative
In the time since March 16, when it was announced that Minnesota’s bars and restaurants would only be allowing takeout service, breweries across the state have been in a constant state of flux. Though some breweries saw the storm approaching and started ramping down production in the weeks leading up to the state’s lockdown, the total uncertainty has been universally felt across the industry.
UPDATED: 56 Brewing owner resigns after allegations of racial harassment against Black employee corroborated by eyewitness
56 Brewing // Photo by Kevin Kramer [Updated: 1:12pm, July 2, 2020]: Kale Johnson, one of the co-owners of 56 Brewing, resigned as CEO on July 2, 2020, in the face of corroborated reports of racial harassment against a Black employee. In a statement on the company’s Facebook page, Johnson says that he is “resigning as CEO effective immediately,” adding “it is apparent that my continued presence at the company is creating a negative impact to the company that I love.
The Herkimer closing after 20 years of brewing at Lyn-Lake
June 22, 2020 by Zach McCormick The Herkimer // Photo by Tj Turner One of Minneapolis’ longest-standing brewpubs, The Herkimer, is closing permanently at the end of June, according to an announcement on the company’s social media platforms. Founded in 1999, The Herkimer was a neighborhood staple known for serving house-brewed, traditional German lagers and English ales, even as their home neighborhood of Lyn-Lake changed rapidly around them.
Minnesota Breweries and Distilleries Cautious, Optimistic about June 1 Reopening Plans
Tattersall’s Northeast Taproom // Photo by Aaron Davidson Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’ plans for the phased reopening of bars, restaurants, and places of “public accommodation” announced on May 20 is being met with mixed feelings by the state’s brewery and distillery owners. Starting on June 1, the state will enter into Phase 2 of its four-phase approach which aims to contain the spread of the coronavirus.
The Power of Kveik Compels You: win Cities breweries have deployed a Norwegian super-yeast in several new releases
Dried kveik yeast samples collected from Norway // Photo by Tj Turner, yeast courtesy of Chip Walton, Chop & Brew John Garland, Deputy Editor: I’ll admit, even though we’ve already run a story on this yeast, I’m not 100% sold on why it’s so special. Brian, give me the elevator pitch. *terrible Seinfeld voice* What’s the deal with kveik?
History Glass: Yoerg Brewing Co. is on a mission to bring the wealth of Old World beer to Minnesota through an impressive import tap list
Hand lettering on the Yoerg brewpub in the Schoch Building at 378 Maria Avenue in St. Paul // Photo by Katelyn Regenscheid American craft beer wasn’t built on neighborhood taprooms and locally distributed six-packs. At least, not originally. For many of the early brewers in the craft beer movement, the drive to make craft beer was inspired by experiences with beer in the Old World.
The Belgian Waffle: From hallowed import to sidelined style to mega-brewery powerhouse-It’s been a wild ride for Belgian beer in the American 21st century
Illustration by Lora Hlavsa In the barrel room at Brasserie Cantillon in Brussels, Belgium, these words are painted on a barrel head that’s been tacked to a column: “Le temps ne respecte pas ce qui se fait sans lui.” Time does not respect that which is done without it. The beer at Cantillon, the world-class lambic brewery, is aged for a minimum of one year with the colony of bacteria that lives in its upper floors.
651 Tyga Bite: How one American light lager is building a bridge between craft beer and Minnesota’s Hmong community
The owners of Vine Park Brewing Company in St. Paul, the first Hmong-majority owned brewery in the U.S. // Photo by Aaron Job Rice wine. It sounds simple, but it’s more than just another alcoholic beverage. It’s a bridge to Hmong history. “Drinking is very prevalent in Hmong culture when it comes to celebrations,” See Xiong, a Minneapolis-based Hmong journalist and marketing specialist, says. “It’s prominent in Hmong wedding traditions. It’s a way of welcoming guests and showing respect.
What We're Drinking: April 2020
April 3, 2020 by The Growler Welcome back to What We’re Drinking, wherein The Growler editorial staff look back on recent remarkable beverages. What are you drinking, Growler Nation? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild pushing temporary changes to liquor laws for struggling breweries, bars, and restaurants
Minnesota State Capitol // Photo by Tony Saunders The Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild (MCBG) is pushing for temporary amendments to the state’s alcohol sales laws in order to help breweries, bars, and restaurants weather the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The multi-pronged legislative proposal asks state lawmakers to modify rules regulating what establishments can sell alcohol and in what types of packaging alcohol can be sold for off-premise consumption.
The Mash-Up: Beer-to-Go from taprooms and a new charitable beer series from Utepils to help industry folks in need
BlackStack Brewing’s Thirst Encounters of the Third Kind // Photo via BlackStack Twitter With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email. It was a different kind of week for everyone.
Coronavirus Update: A Message from Matt Kenevan, owner and founder of Gray Duck Media and The Growler Magazine
March 16, 2020 by Matt Kenevan To all the supporters of Gray Duck Media and The Growler Magazine: Today I made the difficult decision to temporarily suspend operations of Gray Duck Media, the parent company of The Growler Magazine, effective Monday, March 23. This decision certainly wasn’t easy to make and wasn’t made with myself in mind.
St. Patrick's Day releases bring us Irish stouts, Irish reds, and plenty of green beer
Dark Sky from Copper Trail // Photo via Copper Trail Brewing Co. With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email.
Minnesota's largest hop farm Mighty Axe Hops up for sale
Mighty Axe Hops in Foley, Minnesota // Photo via Mighty Axe Hops’ Instagram Mighty Axe Hops, Minnesota’s largest hop farm and processor, is up for sale as the result of a storm that devastated the hop farm’s 2019 crop. Late in the evening on Labor Day in 2019, roughly halfway through their harvest season, Mighty Axe’s hopyard in Foley, Minnesota, was hit by 55-mph straight-line winds that snapped hundreds of support poles and grounded 12 acres of hops.
International Women's Day collabs and bright, fruited releases for warm days ahead
Empower Sour from 10k Brewing // Photo via 10k Brewing Twitter With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email.
The Mash-Up: With new releases and parties lined up, Leap Day gives us an extra day to celebrate
Amber Bock from Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub // Photo via Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email.
Surly Darkness Day on indefinite hiatus, brewery cites state distribution laws in decision
February 27, 2020 by Zach McCormick Surly Darkness Day has been placed on an indefinite hiatus // Photo via Surly Brewing Company’s Instagram Surly Brewing Co. CEO Omar Ansari announced today on social media and an email newsletter that his brewery will be putting their annual Darkness Day festivities on hold indefinitely. Pulling no punches, the state’s third-largest brewery placed the blame for their festival’s hiatus squarely at the feet of local lawmakers.
The Most Important Beers in Wisconsin Brewing History: A 12-Pack of Leaders & Legends
Historic Wisconsin beers selected by Doug Hoverson // Photo by Tj Turner Few places on earth are more synonymous with beer than Wisconsin. Names like Pabst, Schlitz, and Miller spread the fame of the state worldwide while many amazing beers were seldom available beyond a 50-mile radius of the brewery. Ranking the most important beers in Wisconsin history is only slightly less controversial than ranking its “best” beers. Several of the brands on this list are memorable for factors other than taste.
This week's lineup shows that IPA is still king
Bauhaus Pow Hound, a hefty double IPA // Photo via Bauhaus Brew Labs With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email.
Modist Brewing rolling out D&D-inspired beer with original characters, adventure campaign
Modist’s new D&D-themed beer // Photo via Modist Brewing If you’re a rogue who enjoys visiting the village public house for a stein of ale (and, of course, pickpocketing a fool or two), Modist Brewing’s latest beer release will have you grinning. On Sunday, February 16, the North Loop brewery is debuting what might be the world’s first-ever Dungeons & Dragons-inspired beer—a sessionable hazy IPA—coupled with a full game campaign masterminded by local singer and songwriter jeremy messersmith.
From chocolate to raspberry to boysenberry, love is in the beer this Valentine's Day
Fair State U Pick 2020 // Photo via Fair State Brewing Cooperative With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email. It’s Valentine’s Day and love is in the air.
The Mash-Up: Boozy winter beers mingle with spring-minded midseason flavors
Disgruntled Brewing Tropic Werks // Photo courtesy Disgruntled Brewing With over 175 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email.
The Mash-Up: Collaborations inspired by band reunions, charitable causes, and Dungeons & Dragons
Mankato Brewing 20/20 ESP // Photo via Mankato Brewing Facebook With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email.
Brewing Change Collaborative: Changing the faces in brewing one beer at a time
Ramsey Louder, Nasreen Sajady, & Elle Rhodes of the Brewing Change Collaborative // Photo courtesy of the Brewing Change Collaborative When Ramsey Louder pours a beer at ONE Fermentary and Taproom, he may also break the ice and ask you if you consider yourself a person of color. Louder, ONE’s head brewer and the first black man to co-own a brewery in Minneapolis, makes it a daily personal goal to seek out other people of color who may be interested and motivated to work in the brewing industry.
We blind tasted 31 NA beers and found 7 we actually enjoyed
Dry January has begun its devolution into Wet February. It’s the month bookended by the imbibing holidays of Super Bowl and Mardi Gras, featuring the drinking-one-way-or-the-other Valentine’s Day smack in the middle. But as a quick postscript on January, we wonder, where did your Sober Curiosity take you? For us, it was the warming embrace of black tea with honey and ginger. Sparkling water on the more mild days, and getting our kombucha SCOBY out of winter hibernation.
What We’re Drinking: February 2020
Welcome back to What We’re Drinking, wherein The Growler editorial staff look back on recent remarkable beverages. What are you drinking, Growler Nation? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.
The Mash-Up: Happy accidents and a rare Eisbock poking to keep January interesting
Shift Happens DDH Lager // Photo courtesy Pryes Brewing With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email. Who says there is nothing to celebrate in January?
Brew Local, Export Global: U.S. microbreweries test the waters in international markets
Evan Sallee of Fair State in Yokohama Japan // Photo via Antenna America Facebook International exports might seem at odds with American craft brewing. We think of U.S. craft brewers as focused on breaking into neighboring states, not neighboring countries. But in 2017, nearly half a million barrels of U.S. craft beer was exported by land or by sea.
The Mash-Up: A glut of new beers from Winterfest, Finnegans Dark Week, and St. Paul Winter Carnival
Bad Weather Ominous // Photo via Bad Weather Brewing Twitter With over 185 breweries now pouring their beer in Minnesota, there’s always something new to try. To keep you up to date, we present The Mash-Up—our weekly rundown of new beers and seasonal releases in Minnesota from your favorite local and national breweries. Visit growlermag.com every Friday for the latest or sign up for a weekly email.
Brewer Profile: Michael Koppelman of Badger Hill Brewing Company
Michael Koppelman of Badger Hill Brewing // Photo by Tj Turner It is midday on a Friday, one of the first 70-degree days in May, and Badger Hill Brewing Company’s taproom is hushed, save for a few lone wolves flipping through newspapers at the bar. I’m here to meet with Michael Koppelman, part owner and head brewer of Badger Hill. Though we’ve never met before, he seems to recognize me when he emerges from the back.
What We're Drinking: September 2017
August 30, 2017 by The Growler Welcome back to What We’re Drinking, wherein The Growler editorial staff look back on a recent remarkable beverage. What are you drinking, Growler Nation? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. HammerHeart Brewing Von Winterherz Verhasst – Brian Kaufenberg, Managing Editor Ever wonder what a smoked banana would taste like?
What We're Drinking: July 2017
Photos by Kevin Kramer, The Growler Welcome back to What We’re Drinking, wherein The Growler editorial staff look back on a recent remarkable beverage. What are you drinking, Growler Nation? Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram. Steel Toe Brewing Sommer Vice Hefe-Weizen Ale – Brian Kaufenberg, Managing Editor A tall glass of hazy hefeweizen on a shady terrace overlooking the water is the perfect symbol of summer.
Now Open (Or Damn Close): Thunder Brothers Brewery in Isanti
Thunder Brothers Brewery’s taproom opens in Isanti on January 16, 2020 // Photo by Tony Saunders Now Open (Or Damn Close) is supported by underwriting partner Maltwerks, a Midwest malt house focused on genuine relationships in offering quality, locally produced, traceable malt. The Growler maintained full editorial control over the content. Thunder Brothers Brewery is located in the back of a mixed-use building off Highway 65 in Isanti, Minnesota.
Now Open (Or Damn Close): PawPrint Brewery in Chatfield
PawPrint Brewery flight // Photo by Louis Livingston-Garcia Now Open (Or Damn Close) is supported by underwriting partner Maltwerks, a Midwest malt house focused on genuine relationships in offering quality, locally produced, traceable malt. The Growler maintained full editorial control over the content. One can figure out quite easily from the name of his brewery that James Kenison might be a fan of animals.
Now Open (And Brewing): Iron Exchange Tavern & Brewery in Maple Plain
Iron Exchange Tavern and Brewery is now open in Maple Plain // Photo by Tony Saunders Iron Exchange Tavern & Brewery is now open, and brewing, in Maple Plain. Just about 20 minutes down 394 and highway 12 from downtown Minneapolis, the brewpub is the culmination of many years of homebrewing. When co-owners Mary and Todd Murley had their children, Todd quit his job in the computer world to raise the kids. “I’ve been staying home with the kids for 21 years,” Todd says.
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