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

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Message islay beers 3622 º places 18 º 14:31 Sun 1/3/2016 See the previous threads for criteria, background, historical information, etc: Original (2014): http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/twin-cities-area-brewpubs-and-taprooms_260861.htm 2015 Part 1: http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/twin-cities-area-brewpubs-and-taprooms-2015_269321.htm 2015 Part 2: http://www.ratebeer.com/forums/twin-cities-area-brewpubs-and-taprooms-2015-continued_277616.htm Brewpubs open now (20 total, 7 of which are in Minneapolis, 1 in St. Paul, 4 in Wisconsin): Barley John’s Brew Pub, New Brighton Birch’s on the Lake, Long Lake Brady’s Brewhouse, New Richmond, WI Das Bierhaus, Menomonie, WI Day Block Brewing Company, Minneapolis Granite City Food & Brewery - Eagan, Eagan Granite City Food & Brewery - Maple Grove, Maple Grove Granite City Food & Brewery - Roseville, Roseville Granite City Food & Brewery - St. Louis Park, St. Louis Park Great Waters Brewing, St. Paul Herkimer Pub & Brewery, Minneapolis Mines Creek Brewing (The Brew Pub at Spring Valley Golf Course), Spring Valley, WI Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery, Minneapolis moto-i, Minneapolis (brews sake only) Northbound Smokehouse Brewpub, Minneapolis Nutmeg Brewhouse, Burnsville Real Deal Brewing Company, Menomonie, WI Red Wing Brewery, Red Wing Rock Bottom Minneapolis, Minneapolis The Freehouse, Minneapolis
Message islay beers 3622 º places 18 º 14:32 Sun 1/3/2016 Taprooms open now (54 total, 17 of which are in Minneapolis, 10 in St. Paul, 6 in Wisconsin): 10K Brewing, Anoka 612 Brew, Minneapolis Able Seedhouse + Brewery, Minneapolis Bad Weather Brewing Company, St. Paul Badger Hill Brewing Company, Shakopee Bang Brewing Company, St. Paul Barley John’s Brewing Company, New Richmond, WI Bauhaus Brew Labs, Minneapolis Bent Brewstillery, Roseville Big Wood Brewery, White Bear Lake Boom Island Brewing Company, Minneapolis Burning Brothers Brewing, St. Paul Dangerous Man Brewing Company, Minneapolis Dave’s BrewFarm, Wilson, WI Eastlake Craft Brewery, Minneapolis Enki Brewing Company, Victoria Excelsior Brewing Company, Excelsior Fair State Brewing Cooperative, Minneapolis Flat Earth Brewing Company, St. Paul F-Town Brewing Company, Faribault Fulton Beer Company, Minneapolis HammerHeart Brewing Company, Lino Lakes Harriet Brewing Company, Minneapolis Hayes’ Public House, Buffalo Indeed Brewing Company, Minneapolis Insight Brewing Company, Minneapolis Lake Monster Brewing, St. Paul Lakes & Legends Brewing Company, Minneapolis Lift Bridge Brewing Company, Stillwater LTD Brewing Company, Hopkins Lucette Brewing Company, Menomonie, WI Lupine Brewing Company, Delano Lupulin Brewing Company, Big Lake LynLake Brewery, Minneapolis Maple Island Brewing Company, Stillwater Minnesota Harvest Orchard, Jordan (open seasonally; brews certain beer hybrids but no pure beer) Montgomery Brewing Company, Montgomery NorthGate Brewing, Minneapolis Oliphant Brewing Company, Somerset, WI OMNI Brewing Co., Maple Grove Pitchfork Brewing Company, Hudson, WI Rush River Brewing Company, River Falls, WI Schram Vineyards Winery & Brewery, Waconia Sidhe Brewing Company, St. Paul Sisyphus Brewing, Minneapolis Sociable Cider Werks, Minneapolis South Fork Brewing Company, Delano Steel Toe Brewing Company, St. Louis Park Summit Brewing Company, St. Paul Surly Brewing Company, Minneapolis Tin Whiskers Brewing Company, St. Paul Urban Growler Brewing Company, St. Paul Wabasha Brewing Company, St. Paul Waconia Brewing Company, Waconia
Message islay beers 3622 º places 18 º 14:47 Sun 1/3/2016 Brewpubs and taprooms COMING SOON to the Twin Cities area (13 total, 2 of which are brewpubs, 11 taprooms; 4 in Minneapolis, 1 in St. Paul, 1 in Wisconsin) 56 Brewing Company, Minneapolis, Taproom Angry Inch Brewing Company, Lakeville, Taproom BlackStack Brewing Company, St. Paul, Taproom Common Man Brewing, Ellsworth, WI, Brewpub Inbound BrewCo, Minneapolis, Taproom Modist Brewing Company, Minneapolis, Taproom Roets Jordan Brewery Co., Jordan, Taproom St. Croix Brewing Company, Stillwater, Taproom The Wicked Wort Brewing Co., Robbinsdale, Taproom u4ic Brewing Company, Blakeley, Taproom Unmapped Brewing Co., Tonka Bay, Taproom Utepils Brewing Co., Minneapolis, Taproom Valhalla Nordic Smoke & Ale House, Willernie, Brewpub Both brewpubs are already operating as restaurants/bars, but they have not yet begun serving their own beer. I have bumped Opinion (also operating now as a restaurant/bar) down to the "long-term upcoming" list because its brewing operations have been so long delayed.
Message islay beers 3622 º places 18 º 14:58 Sun 1/3/2016 Long-term upcoming to the Twin Cities area (all in Minnesota; believed to be taprooms unless otherwise noted; some or many of these surely will never open): 1858 Anoka, Anoka Bald Man, Eagan Bengal, Ham Lake or Spring Lake Park Blue Wolf, Champlin Brewmasters, St. Paul Broken Classics Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative, Minneapolis Broken Seal Cap’s Grille, Minneapolis, brewpub Cedar Grove, Eagan Character, St. Paul Clockwerks, Minneapolis Clutch, St. Paul Cosmos, Hugo Cow Shoes, Champlin/Anoka Devil’s Advocate / Crazy Mountain plan, Minneapolis, brewpub Dumass, Anoka Finnegans, Minneapolis Flynntown, Eden Prairie Gray Fox, Minneapolis Grillen, St. Paul Hamel, Hamel Howling Pooch, Shakopee Imminent, Northfield Invictus, Blaine Jive Turkey Joseph Wolf, Stillwater Ladder Logic Lake Amelia, Minneapolis Lakeville, Lakeville, brewpub Last City, St. Paul Lazy Loon, Chaska (operating now as a brewery but taproom not yet open) Looney Bin, St. Paul Lush, Twin Cities Meetinghouse, Dundas Mr. McGeasil, St. Paul Opinion, Newport, brewpub (operating now as restaurant/bar) Oude Oak, Minneapolis Pondscum, St. Michael Pryes, Minneapolis PUBLIQ, Minneapolis Reckless Twins, Otsego Schwietz Saloon, St. Paul, brewpub (operating now as restaurant/bar) Shakopee, Shakopee Silhouette, St. Paul Soggyswamp, Waconia Spiral, Hastings Steiner, St. Paul The Brew Loft, Cannon Falls The Stone Saloon, St. Paul Three Kettles, Stillwater Three Witches, Minnetonka Twelve Down, St. Louis Park Urban Forage Winery and Cider House, Minneapolis (opening soon as winery and cidery; I’m keeping an eye on it in case it ever brews beer or beer hybrids) Venn, Minneapolis Wayzata Brew Works, Wayzata Wild Minds Artisan Ales, Minneapolis Zurbey, Minneapolis

Message sthlm beers 790 º places 147 º 15:34 Sun 1/3/2016 Originally posted by islay Long-term upcoming to the Twin Cities area (all in Minnesota; believed to be taprooms unless otherwise noted; some or many of these surely will never open): 1858 Anoka, Anoka Bald Man, Eagan Bengal, Ham Lake or Spring Lake Park Blue Wolf, Champlin Brewmasters, St. Paul Broken Classics Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative, Minneapolis Broken Seal Cap’s Grille, Minneapolis, brewpub Cedar Grove, Eagan Character, St. Paul Clockwerks, Minneapolis Clutch, St. Paul Cosmos, Hugo Cow Shoes, Champlin/Anoka Devil’s Advocate / Crazy Mountain plan, Minneapolis, brewpub Dumass, Anoka Finnegans, Minneapolis Flynntown, Eden Prairie Gray Fox, Minneapolis Grillen, St. Paul Hamel, Hamel Howling Pooch, Shakopee Imminent, Northfield Invictus, Blaine Jive Turkey Joseph Wolf, Stillwater Ladder Logic Lake Amelia, Minneapolis Lakeville, Lakeville, brewpub Last City, St. Paul Lazy Loon, Chaska (operating now as a brewery but taproom not yet open) Looney Bin, St. Paul Lush, Twin Cities Meetinghouse, Dundas Mr. McGeasil, St. Paul Opinion, Newport, brewpub (operating now as restaurant/bar) Oude Oak, Minneapolis Pondscum, St. Michael Pryes, Minneapolis PUBLIQ, Minneapolis Reckless Twins, Otsego Schwietz Saloon, St. Paul, brewpub (operating now as restaurant/bar) Shakopee, Shakopee Silhouette, St. Paul Soggyswamp, Waconia Spiral, Hastings Steiner, St. Paul The Brew Loft, Cannon Falls The Stone Saloon, St. Paul Three Kettles, Stillwater Three Witches, Minnetonka Twelve Down, St. Louis Park Urban Forage Winery and Cider House, Minneapolis (opening soon as winery and cidery; I’m keeping an eye on it in case it ever brews beer or beer hybrids) Venn, Minneapolis Wayzata Brew Works, Wayzata Wild Minds Artisan Ales, Minneapolis Zurbey, Minneapolis I know this has been said several times now, but wow, there are a lot of really dreadful names in there. I really cannot fathom what would cause people to think some of those would ever be a good choice. Pondscum? Nothing makes me crave a beer more than daydreaming about some of that sweet, sweet pond scum. Decaying matter in a putrid, stagnant broth that would give you an epic case of diarrhea? Hell. Yes. Frankly, I’m disappointed that nobody has yet chosen to go for the Sewage Shack or Mucousworks. Good grief.
Message islay beers 3622 º places 18 º 20:08 Sun 1/3/2016 Originally posted by sthlm I know this has been said several times now, but wow, there are a lot of really dreadful names in there. I really cannot fathom what would cause people to think some of those would ever be a good choice. Pondscum? Nothing makes me crave a beer more than daydreaming about some of that sweet, sweet pond scum. Decaying matter in a putrid, stagnant broth that would give you an epic case of diarrhea? Hell. Yes. Frankly, I’m disappointed that nobody has yet chosen to go for the Sewage Shack or Mucousworks. Good grief. I happen to love that name for a brewery. It’s funny, interesting, vivid, memorable, and stands out in an increasingly crowded market. Unfortunately for me (but fortunately for you), I’m pessimistic that particular plan will ever come to fruition. Prove me wrong, Pondscum!
Message islay beers 3622 º places 18 º 20:23 Sun 1/3/2016 BIPs outside of the Twin Cities area (I don’t follow these closely, so corrections and omissions would be appreciated): Bluenose Gopher, Granite Falls Boundary Waters, Winton Disgruntled, Perham Half Pint, Waseca Highway 61, Rollingstone Hoops, Duluth Karst, Fountain Oude Oak, Midway Township Revelation Ale Works, Hallock St. Louis River, Cloquet Talking Waters, Montevideo Turning Waters, Wabasha Urban Moose, Sauk Rapids Wagner, Fisher
Message Guerde beers 1297 º places 9 º 20:55 Sun 1/3/2016 Originally posted by sthlm Originally posted by islay Long-term upcoming to the Twin Cities area (all in Minnesota; believed to be taprooms unless otherwise noted; some or many of these surely will never open): 1858 Anoka, Anoka Bald Man, Eagan Bengal, Ham Lake or Spring Lake Park Blue Wolf, Champlin Brewmasters, St. Paul Broken Classics Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative, Minneapolis Broken Seal Cap’s Grille, Minneapolis, brewpub Cedar Grove, Eagan Character, St. Paul Clockwerks, Minneapolis Clutch, St. Paul Cosmos, Hugo Cow Shoes, Champlin/Anoka Devil’s Advocate / Crazy Mountain plan, Minneapolis, brewpub Dumass, Anoka Finnegans, Minneapolis Flynntown, Eden Prairie Gray Fox, Minneapolis Grillen, St. Paul Hamel, Hamel Howling Pooch, Shakopee Imminent, Northfield Invictus, Blaine Jive Turkey Joseph Wolf, Stillwater Ladder Logic Lake Amelia, Minneapolis Lakeville, Lakeville, brewpub Last City, St. Paul Lazy Loon, Chaska (operating now as a brewery but taproom not yet open) Looney Bin, St. Paul Lush, Twin Cities Meetinghouse, Dundas Mr. McGeasil, St. Paul Opinion, Newport, brewpub (operating now as restaurant/bar) Oude Oak, Minneapolis Pondscum, St. Michael Pryes, Minneapolis PUBLIQ, Minneapolis Reckless Twins, Otsego Schwietz Saloon, St. Paul, brewpub (operating now as restaurant/bar) Shakopee, Shakopee Silhouette, St. Paul Soggyswamp, Waconia Spiral, Hastings Steiner, St. Paul The Brew Loft, Cannon Falls The Stone Saloon, St. Paul Three Kettles, Stillwater Three Witches, Minnetonka Twelve Down, St. Louis Park Urban Forage Winery and Cider House, Minneapolis (opening soon as winery and cidery; I’m keeping an eye on it in case it ever brews beer or beer hybrids) Venn, Minneapolis Wayzata Brew Works, Wayzata Wild Minds Artisan Ales, Minneapolis Zurbey, Minneapolis I know this has been said several times now, but wow, there are a lot of really dreadful names in there. I really cannot fathom what would cause people to think some of those would ever be a good choice. Pondscum? Nothing makes me crave a beer more than daydreaming about some of that sweet, sweet pond scum. Decaying matter in a putrid, stagnant broth that would give you an epic case of diarrhea? Hell. Yes. Frankly, I’m disappointed that nobody has yet chosen to go for the Sewage Shack or Mucousworks. Good grief. Pondscum’s going to make a killing around St. Paddy’s Day.

Message JK beers 7296 º places 442 º 21:03 Sun 1/3/2016 Soggy Swamp. Dumass is especially bad also.
Message sthlm beers 790 º places 147 º 22:40 Sun 1/3/2016 Originally posted by Guerde Originally posted by sthlm I know this has been said several times now, but wow, there are a lot of really dreadful names in there. I really cannot fathom what would cause people to think some of those would ever be a good choice. Pondscum? Nothing makes me crave a beer more than daydreaming about some of that sweet, sweet pond scum. Decaying matter in a putrid, stagnant broth that would give you an epic case of diarrhea? Hell. Yes. Frankly, I’m disappointed that nobody has yet chosen to go for the Sewage Shack or Mucousworks. Good grief. Pondscum’s going to make a killing around St. Paddy’s Day.
Message sthlm beers 790 º places 147 º 22:41 Sun 1/3/2016 Originally posted by JK Soggy Swamp. Dumass is especially bad also. Those stood out to me as well.