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If you want the real deal on brewing history in Minnesota, we highly recommend that you check out “Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota.”
Minnesota has a long history of brewing. If anyone would like to contribute, or share some great links, please drop us a line. For the moment, here is a small collection of articles on some of Minnesota’s historic breweries.
History on the Web: Brewed in Minnesota
August Schell, New Ulm
Duluth Brewing & Malting, Duluth | more
Ernst Fleckenstein, Faribault
Fitger Brewing Company, Duluth
Gluek Brewing Company, Minneapolis
Heinrich Brewing Assoc., Minneapolis
Jacob Schmidt Brewing Company, St. Paul
Jordan Brewing, Jordan
Kiewel Brewing Company, Little Falls
Minneapolis Brewing Company, Minneapolis
Norbert Kimmick, Stillwater
Orth Brewing Company, Minneapolis
Peter Bub Brewing Company, Winona
Stahlmann’s Brewing Company, St. Paul
Theodore Hamm Brewing Company, St. Paul
Yoerg’s Brewing Company, St. Paul
Minnesota Brewpubs: Gone but not forgotten
Bandana Brewery, Mankato – brewery closed 2006
Clubhaus Brewpub, Rochester
District Warehouse Brewing Co., Minneapolis
Harwell’s Steakhouse and Brewery, Shakopee
Hops, Eden Prairie & Maple Grove – closed 2005
O’Hara’s Brew Pub – closed 2007
Shannon Kelly’s Brewpub, St. Paul – closed 1997
Sherlock’s Home, Eden Prairie – closed 2003
Trader & Trapper, Moorhead
Union Station, Bemidji – closed 2005
Vine Park, St. Paul – now purely BOP
Watertower Brewing, Eden Prairie