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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.
Now Open (Or Damn Close): Bobbing Bobber Brewing Company in Hutchinson
Looking at a map of Minnesota’s breweries, there’s a significant gap in the Hutchinson area. For 29 miles, there’s not a brewery to be found. For the last four years, Dan Hart and Lane Wanous worked to change that. And on May 23, Bobbing Bobber Brewing Company will finally open its doors in Hutchinson. The taproom is located on Main Street, just north of the Hutchinson Event Center. You can recognize it by their sign out front—an iconic red and white round bobber.
J.J. Taylor Distributing boycott: These are the beers to drink instead
As drivers picket the company, the union is asking beer drinkers and businesses to stand in solidarity by boycotting J.J. Taylor's delivery portfolio. The Teamsters hope the financial punch will encourage the distributor to rethink its contract offer. If you’re interested in supporting them, you can protest J.J. Taylor by buying one of these alternatives to their portfolio. Instead of: Schell's Try this: Castle Danger Cream Ale It’s the Cream Ale to end all Cream Ales.
Broken Clock Brewing just broke ground on a brand-new northeast Minneapolis taproom
The nondescript structure has a robust history for Minnesota craft brewers. In 2013, NorthGate Brewing (RIP) purchased the 780-square-foot space at 3134 California Street NE to build a nanobrewery. They filled the tiny cement building with a five-barrel brewing system and a couple of fermentors. In 2014, they moved out, opened a new taproom, and sold the California Street space with all its equipment to 56 Brewing.
MNMLSM: Paring down to live more fully
I started stress-cleaning my closet in middle school. Whenever I felt dissatisfied or out of control, I would sort through my belongings: tossing the ones I no longer needed and organizing the ones I kept. For over a decade, from tiny dorm rooms to sharing a fridge with 11 roommates, I have found solace in paring down and cleansing my physical space as well as my mental space. At 13 years old, I didn’t yet know that I was engaging in what would become a nationwide phenomenon: minimalism.
Now Open (Or Damn Close): Blue Wolf Brewing Company
Over 20 years ago, a wife bought her husband his first Mr. Beer kit. This is the story of so many Christmases and birthdays and special occasions. But for Mike and Jennifer Campbell, that simple gift sparked a decades-long dream: a dream that is finally coming to fruition in a taproom in Brooklyn Park. Jennifer bought into the dream of opening a brewery as soon as her husband did 14 years ago.
Hop & Barrel Brewing fought the law, and they won
Not because of archaic statewide prohibition-era laws like Minnesota breweries often combat. They’re in Wisconsin, and every restaurant and coffee shop in the state sells booze. But in downtown Hudson -- where it was legal to open a distillery the size of Jack Daniels, or a brewpub -- you couldn’t open a brewery on its own.
Urban Forage Winery and Ciderhouse brings its funky, organic ciders to Lake Street
Jeff Zeitler, owner of Urban Forage, started making cider 25 years ago in his college dorm using ingredients he purchased at the grocery store. Since then, he's fermented everywhere from broom closets to basements. Now, Zeitler is producing cider in a 100-year-old building on Lake Street, just below his newly opened taproom. In addition to upgrading from a 12x14 college dorm, Zeitler also upgraded his ingredients.
Now Open (Or Damn Close): Giesenbräu Bier Co.
Erin “Mutha Franklin” Hutton fell in love with biergartens while studying in Bavaria. He also fell in love there with a girl from New Prague named Anna Giesen. This is where Giesenbräu Bier Co.’s story begins. Hutton’s interest in dialects brought him to Germany, where he studied “Niederbayerisch” (Lower Bavarian). However, as graduate school drew to a close, he realized the next step for people in his area of study were become a teacher or professor—neither of which interested him.
Now Open: Shakopee Brewhall in downtown Shakopee
In the fall of 2010, Ryan Lindquist and Damon Schuler toured Lift Bridge Brewing with their wives. During their tour, the pair looked around and thought, “We should totally do this.” Though neither of them had brewed a batch of beer in his life, the pair decided to dive head first into what would become their new love: craft beer. In February 2011, Lindquist and Schuler purchased their first homebrewing supplies and got to work.
Finding LGBTQ-friendly spaces to drink beer and be queer in Minneapolis-St. Paul
Meidal came to Minneapolis in 2010 alone and in need of community. The connections he made in gay bars felt superficial, so he turned to the internet for help. And beer. Within the world of craft beer, Meidal carved out a space for queer men to connect meaningfully. He created a weekly event in the MeetUp app calling gay, bi, and trans male-identified folk to join him for a beer.
Pryes Brewing’s Minneapolis taproom opens this weekend on the banks of the Mississippi River
Pryes Brewing will officially open its own brewery and taproom on Saturday, but unlike some neophyte taprooms, Jeremy Pryes has nearly three years of professional brewing and distribution under his belt. Most locals already know Pryes Brewing for its hit IPA, Miraculum, which can be found at restaurants across the Twin Cities. While Pryes will continue brewing this award-winning beer, that’s only the beginning.
Craft beer taproom, Culhane Brewing to open in former St. Paul metal venue Station 4
This time, the 40-foot bar will be freckled with pints of Kathleen Culhane’s beer. Most Twin Cities beer-lovers know Kathleen Culhane for her previous taproom venture, Sidhe Brewing. In early 2017, Culhane lost her lease for Sidhe Brewing in the Payne-Phalen neighborhood of St. Paul. Culhane attributes Sidhe’s closure to a combination of factors, including a bad location, lack of marketing, and an unfortunate lease.
St. Louis Park's first distillery, Copperwing, is now open
Chris Palmisano, Brian Idelkope, and Kyle Kettering of Copperwing Distillery have officially opened their doors for business. The St. Louis Park taproom poured its first drink for the public on Saturday, March 11. The state’s newest microdistillery, Copperwing, is located in an industrial area of St. Louis Park. At a small pre-opening party the night before, the city’s Mayor, Jake Spano, told the gathering, “St. Louis Park has long been known as a quiet suburb with good schools and safe streets.
Now Open (Or Damn Close): Twin Spirits Distillery
Michelle Winchester wanted to get outside her comfort zone. She’s been a stay-at-home mom and part-time freelancer most of her life, and her four sons are mostly grown now. Her new adventure: taking what was once a boarded-up building in Northeast Minneapolis and starting Twin Spirits Distillery, the first solely woman-owned distillery in Minnesota set to open for business in early July.
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