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Category: Brewery Review
Eff Chicago: The First, Funkiest and Favorite Breweries We Visited
It’s been a few weeks now since we made a quick beercation to Chicago, and we
Garphish Brewing: Honestly a Fresh, Christian Community (with Great Beer, Too!)
Located in little, middle-of-nowhere Bethel, MN in a building that used to host a Lutheran church, Garphish Brewing Company is serving great beer — and Jesus — to the community.
Talking Waters Brewing Co.: A Craft Beer Oasis in a MN Craft Beer Desert
TWBC may be out in a craft beer desert, but maybe some deserts aren’t so bad!
Foxhole Brewhouse: Winning in Willmar
Like my very Christian mother used to say, “It’s not what’s on the outside that matters but what’s on the inside.” She wasn’t wrong, and what’s happening inside Foxhole Brewhouse is certainly impressive!
Goat Ridge Brewing Co.: A Dam Great Place
While we always appreciate the general convenience and accessibility of “big city” breweries, there’s something special about rural community breweries. Goat Ridge Brewing Co. is no exception.
Pantown Brewing Co: Bringing History Back to Life and Great Beer to St. Cloud
Tucked away in the old Pantown neighborhood of St. Cloud, Pantown Brewing Co. brings the area’s history — and some old brewing equipment — to life again.
Five New Breweries That Blew Our Minds in 2018
We can’t say with certainty how many new breweries opened in Minnesota this year — our best guess is about 30 — but it’s been enough for us to put together a list of our favorites. Here are five new Minnesota breweries that blew our minds — in a good way — in 2018.
Hairy Cow Brewing Co.: Our New “Home for the Holidays” Libation Stop
For a small-town, northern Illinois community Hairy Cow Brewing, we thought, was easily comparable to anything we’ve visited and enjoyed in highly brewery-populated Minnesota. Here’s to coming home for the holidays, indeed!
Wooden Hill Brewing Co. — A Brothers’ Dream, a Grandfather’s Legacy, a MN Community’s Joy
“Wooden hill” — It seems an unusual name for a staircase and an even stranger name for a brewery. But once you know the story and the context behind it, it seems more than fitting — an homage to and memory of a man. And not just any man, one of the best kinds of men — a grandfather.
