Twin Cities Area Brewpubs and Taprooms plus Minnesota Breweries-in-Planning 2016, Part 2

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islay
beers 3622 º places 18 º 14:18 Tue 9/13/2016

A little birdie passed along a rumor of an unnamed brewpub going into the space currently occupied by Kraemers True Value Hardware on Excelsior Blvd. in Minnetonka. The supposed opening time frame is spring 2017 (I’m skeptical of that date). This seems quite hush hush at the moment, and I haven’t found any publicly available information on the topic, but I do get the distinct impression that this rumor is well founded and something along these lines is in the works. More information to come, hopefully.

 
islay
beers 3622 º places 18 º 15:57 Thu 9/15/2016

It turns out that the plan for Kraemers Hardware (see above) is Unmapped, a brewery and taproom (not brewpub) that has been in planning for some time. It previously had been considering a site in Tonka Bay.
http://www.bizjournals.com/twincities/news/2016/09/15/after-106-years-minnetonka-hardware-store-will.html

 
islay
beers 3622 º places 18 º 00:00 Thu 9/22/2016

Originally posted by Dangeruss
A new bip Lowertown brewery is looking for a space. Curious where though?


Lowertown* Brewing Company might have found its space at 282 6th St E; that’s what’s listed on its Facebook page. That’s a happening corner just a block from CHS Field and equally close to the highly regarded bars and restaurants of, you guessed it, Lowertown St. Paul.
https://www.facebook.com/Lowertown-Brewing-Company-1162486470490131

* Or "LowerTown;" I’ve seen it both ways.

There’s a brewery-and-taproom-in-planning for Bethel in the north metro called Garphish Brewing Company.
https://www.facebook.com/garphishbrewing/
https://abcnewspapers.com/2016/04/15/couple-to-open-brewery-taproom-in-old-bethel-city-hall/

Hat tips to Chaz for both.

I spoke to someone from St. Croix Brewing Company at ABR who gave me an estimate of February for the opening of its Stillwater taproom. You know the rule: Double it. That means my estimate is July 2017.

 
islay
beers 3622 º places 18 º 20:12 Thu 9/22/2016

The grand opening for Enki’s new taproom in Victoria (at a different location from its original site) is on 10-15-16. http://www.enkibrewing.com/tap-room/grand-opening

 
Skyview
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beers 6263 º 14:09 Sun 9/25/2016

Roma Restaurant in Willernie, MN (next to White Bear Lake & Mahtomedi) is adding a one-barrel brewhouse.

 
islay
beers 3622 º places 18 º 17:33 Sun 9/25/2016

Originally posted by Skyview
Roma Restaurant in Willernie, MN (next to White Bear Lake & Mahtomedi) is adding a one-barrel brewhouse.


That restaurant has the same ownership as the shuttered Valhalla Nordic Smoke and Ale House, which briefly operated as a bar and restaurant in Willernie and had plans to open a brewpub component. I had assumed that the brewpub plans ended with the closing of Valhalla, but I’m pleased to see they’re giving it another go at their other operation.

 
tennisjoel
beers 2219 º places 53 º 08:57 Tue 9/27/2016

Willernie is like a ghetto compared to surrounding suburbs of Mahtomedi and White Bear Lake. So it’s hilarious that there have been multiple craft brewpubs there. One of my college friends lived close to Willernie and we used to joke about taking him to a bar called "the dugout" which was pretty much a hole in the wall.

 
Bacterial
beers 3140 º places 134 º 17:48 Fri 9/30/2016

Originally posted by Skyview
Roma Restaurant in Willernie, MN (next to White Bear Lake & Mahtomedi) is adding a one-barrel brewhouse.


The Roma folks purchased the space formerly known as ’The Hanger Room’ which was run by the Happy Gnome people (I believe), with 70 taps. It then became Valhalla for a while (never made it over there) and now Roma. Wonder what they hope to accomplish with one-barrel....

Edit: Didn’t read Islay’s post, but, as usual, he is right on.

 
islay
beers 3622 º places 18 º 18:02 Tue 10/4/2016

Enki’s new taproom in Victoria is open now. http://www.citypages.com/restaurants/enki-transforms-an-electronics-plant-into-the-sleekest-taproom-in-the-suburbs/395639601

As previously rumored, Yoerg Brewing, which currently is a client brewer at Octopi in Madison, is building a nanobrewery and taproom in the West Side of St. Paul, across the street from Wabasha Brewing. "[W]e expect to open between March and June of 2017." http://growlermag.com/mill-yoerg-brewing-building-nanobrewery-on-st-pauls-westside/

There’s a new BIP for downtown River Falls, Wisconsin: Swinging Bridge Brewing Company: "Swinging Bridge Brewing Company is a community supported nano brewery offering quality craft beer to the community of River Falls. The business is to open early 2017." Note that Rush River Brewing also is located in River Falls. http://swingingbridgebrewing.com/about

 
islay
beers 3622 º places 18 º 20:22 Wed 10/5/2016

Clockwerks Brewing, Facebook, 2 hours ago as of this writing: "Our doors are open, albeit softly as we work out the kinks. Stop by for a pint and say hello." Clockwerks is a brewery and taproom on the border of the North Loop and Downtown West sections of Minneapolis.