Brewpubs
All American Grill & Brewhouse | website | menu
All American Grill & Brewhouse, featuring beers by Ugly Tree Brewery, is oh so close to having beer on tap!
Beers: Ugly Red, Ugly Light
101 Summerfield Dr., Waverly, MN 55390
Barley John’s Brew Pub | website | menu
Barley John’s may not be the biggest brewpub in the Twin Cities, but they more than make up for that with their tasty beers and food to match.Beers: Little Barley Bitter, Stockyard IPA, Wild Brunette (Wild Rice Brown Ale), Old 8 Porter, seasonals.
781 Old Hwy 8 SW, New Brighton, MN 55112 | 651.636.4670
Fitger’s Brewhouse | website | Beer RSS
Before the brewpub existed, Fitger’s was one of Minnesota early breweries, dating back to the 1850s. Fitger’s survived Prohibition by making candy and soda and finally closed in the 1970s (more history here). Today the Fitger’s complex houses dining, shopping, lodging, and most importantly (to this crowd, anyway) a great brewpub.
Beers: Lighthouse Golden Ale, Witchtree English Style Bitter, El Nino India Pale Ale, Big Boat Oatmeal Stout, lots of seasonals.
600 East Superior Street, Duluth, MN 55802 | 218.726.1392
Granite City Food & Brewery | website | menu
Granite City first opened in the granite city, St. Cloud, in 1999 and has grown steadily. In addition to the Minnesota locations (St. Cloud, Maple Grove, Eagan, Roseville and St. Louis Park), you’ll also find Granity City in Fargo, ND, Des Moines, IA, Cedar Rapids, IA, Davenport, IA, Lincoln, NE, Sioux Falls, SD, Wichita, KS, Kansas City, KS, Kansas City, MO, Olathe, KS and no doubt other locations as the company expands.Beers: Brother Benedict’s Bock, Duke of Wellington Pale Ale, Broadaxe Stout, Northern Lights Lager, seasonals.
3945 2nd St. So., St. Cloud, MN 56301 | 320.203.9000
11909 Main St., Maple Grove, MN 55369 | 763.416.0010
3330 Pilot Knob Road, Eagan, MN | 651.452.4600
851 Rosedale Center, Roseville, MN | 651.209.2500
5500 Excelsior Blvd., St. Louis Park, MN | 952.746.9900
Great Waters Brewing Company |website| menu
Great Waters opened in 1997, in the historic Hamm’s Building. Surely the beer gods smiled upon Great Waters and today they push and pull (cask) some great beer.Beers: Golden Prairie Blond Ale, St. Peter Pale Ale, Brown Trout Brown Ale, Ale. House Bitter (cask), Pothole Porter (cask), seasonals.
426 St. Peter St., St. Paul, MN 55102 | 651.224.BREW
The Herkimer Pub & Brewery | website | menu
The Lyn/Lake area has a lot of great bars and restaurants, but what the area lacked before the Herkimer arrived was a place that made their own beer. Problem solved. Beers: Handy’s Lager, Daily Pils, High Point Dunkel, Red Flyer Marzen, seasonals.
2922 Lyndale Avenue S., Minneapolis, MN 55408 | 612.821.0101
Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery | website | menu
Minneapolis Town Hall is quickly becoming a 7 Corners are institution. The building dates back to the early 1900s and was once a trolley station and later a dinner theater. The brewery was built on what used to be the stage.Beers: West Bank Pub Ale, Bright Spot Golden Ale, Masala Mama IPA, Black H2O Oatmeal Stout, Hope and King Scotch Ale, cask ales, seasonals.
1430 Washington Avenue, Minneapolis, MN 55454 | 612.339.8696
Rock Bottom Brewery | website | menu
Rock Bottom Brewery is part of a chain of 29 brewpubs across the US. Each has their own brewmaster and their own recipes. In Minneapolis, the current brewmaster, Byron, is always coming up with something interesting and tasty.
Beers: North Star Premium Lager, Itasca Extra Pale Ale, Erik the Red, Big Horn Nut Brown Ale, Stillwater Stout, seasonals.
800 LaSalle Plaza, Minneapolis MN 55402 | 612.332.2739
Wellington’s Backwater Brewing Company | website | menu
This Winona brewpub has it all… beer, bowling and barbeque. Beers: Bullhead Red Ale, Cat Tail Pale Ale, River Town Nut Brown Ale, Wing Dam Wheat, Rootbeer.
1429 W. Service Drive, US 61, Winona, MN 55987 | 507.452.2103