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Tag: Brewery
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!
We Upped our Beer Blog Game with JORD Watches, and You Could, too!
There’s certainly a unique relationship between beer and time. So when JORD Original Wood Watches reached out with an offer to collaborate, we thought “Why not?!”
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.
Shirts on Tap: The Beer Club for Your Closet
You’re probably familiar with the beer club concept where, for a subscription fee, a company ships a monthly package of specially hand-picked beers to your door. Shirts on Tap does the same thing, except instead of beer they mail you a box of a specially customized t-shirt, brewery bio, stickers and more.
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.
Pryes Brewing Company’s Lost Moon is Outta This World Good
Coming in at 12.8% ABV, we thought this one felt like a swift kick to the mouth…until we tried the barrel-aged.
Rustech Brewing Brings GEAR and Beer to Monticello
Rustech’s taproom is probably one of the most organized, cleanest and aesthetically consistent we’ve seen. The brewery’s slogan is “Gather Enjoy and Relax” — or GEAR — and the theme falls somewhere between rustic farmhouse and mechanical steampunk.
