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Local Flair Takes a Front Seat at Target Field

By on April 3, 2025in general beer, Pryes Brewing Co., Summit Brewing Co.

Minnesotans take immense pride in their culinary traditions. Food here is more than just sustenance—it’s a way of bringing people together, celebrating the seasons, and honoring local farmers and artisans. The Minnesota Twins always consider this when selecting vendors to fill the menus at Target Field. Dill Pickle Pizza, Walleye Tacos, Sweet and Sour Pork from Chef Yia Vang, and a Spam Sandwich headline the new options at Target Field this summer.

The Twins are coming off a disappointing season, but are looking forward to changing that this year as evidenced by the move to promote Derek Falvey to President of Baseball Operations and Business Operations. He was on-site to help introduce the new culinary options at 1 Twins Way in downtown Minneapolis. Pete Spikes, the GM of Delaware North is proud of the new lineup. “We’re excited to welcome back Twins fans with a full lineup of new food and beverage options for the 2025 season, featuring, as always, an array of local partners,” said Pete Spike, Delaware North’s general manager at Target Field. “With everything from walleye tacos to refreshing boba teas, we’ll have something for everyone as they cheer on the Twins.”

Here are some of the options that stood out.

Lord Fletcher’s Walleye Tacos: Seasoned and grilled walleye gets the taco treatment with a nice acidic punch from the dressing of vinaigrette and sour cream baja sauce combo. Big ups for avoiding the typical deep frying technique and embracing the healthier grilled preparation.Choose the newly available Summit Lager to accompany these and you won’t regret it.

Truly on Deck Market SPAM Sandwich: SPAM, bacon, and caramelized onions bring legendary flair to the ballpark from the folks at Hormel who introduced SPAM back in 1937 out of necessity during World War 2. The onion bun is a nice touch as well. Pick up a Twins Pils from Summit to wash it down.

Vinai Sweet and Sour Pork Fried Rice: Chef Yia Vang has an aura about him. A chef as humble as you’ll find with a passion for cooking like noone I’ve ever met. Pickled carrots adorn pork that is tossed in a sweet and sour sauce and served on a bed of cabbage slaw with cucumbers. Pair it up with a Summit Pale Ale for that mid-afternoon lunch at the ballpark.

 



Kramarczuk’s Cherry Bomb Sausage: The premier sausage house is offering a sausage made with tart cherries and it’s a hit. An acidic element is welcome with this iconic baseball food item. Go all in with a Prye’s Miraculum and make all of your hipster friends proud.



Pizza Luce Dugout Dill Pizza: The debate has long been over in Minnesota between dill and sweet pickles. Dill pickles win out 100% of the time and the folks at Pizza Luce confirmed that with this offering. Twins Pils from Summit is the perfect match for this slice of ‘za.

Cheers!

Twins Pils Debuts at Target Field for 2022

By on April 6, 2022in food pairing, general beer, new beer, Summit Brewing Co.

It’s about time. A local sports team finally has an official craft beer partner. Dave St. Peter and the Minnesota Twins have teamed up with Summit Brewing and Mark Stutrud (both from North Dakota) to bring Twins Pils to Target Field beginning this year. For years we’ve had to settle for Budweiser or Miller at stadiums here in Minnesota. Now there are local breweries teaming up with our local sports teams to bring their products to the field.

About the Beer:

Twins Pils is a rebranding of Keller Pils, made with German hops and barley. Unfiltered and crisp—perfect for a day at the ballpark, or out by the grill with friends and family.

There will be 16 oz. cans available for purchase at Target Field starting on Opening Day. You will also find 12 packs of 12 oz. cans at your local liquor stores.

Alcohol by Volume: 5.1%
IBUs: 38
Original Gravity: 11º P
Color, (deg. L.): Pale Straw (4L)
Hops Utilized: Tettnang, Huell Melon
Malts Utilized: Weyermann Barke Pilsner Malt
Yeast: German Lager


Pairs Well With:

The beer is a perfect match for the new beer battered walleye with sea salt and jalapeno tartar sauce menu item from Mac’s Fish and Chips. Perfectly crisp beer with battered fish is always a hit.

New at Target Field:

A new walk-in beer cooler has been installed at Target Field where fans will be able to select their beer from the cooler and pay for it at the kiosk of “The Market” which is located just inside of Gate 6. We were told that if you lined up all the beer in the cooler, it would stretch about 1 mile!


Cheers!

Summit Beer Hall New Hours Include Saturday

By on December 30, 2013in breweries, cask beer, tap rooms
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Summit recently announced in this blog post that it is expanding hours for the Summit Beer Hall & Taproom in 2014. (The Beer Hall had been open only on Friday 3-8pm.) Beginning this Friday and Saturday (Jan 3 & 4), the Beer Hall will be staying open a bit later on Fridays and will be open to the beer-loving public on Saturdays, 4-9pm on both Friday and Saturdays. This kick-off weekend features food truck Cajun 2 Geaux on Friday evening with an oak firkin of Winter Ale conditioned on star anise; Saturday evening you’ll find Tiki Tim’s food truck and a firkin of Oatmeal Stout with vanilla beans. Look for more events and specialty releases on Friday and Saturday thoughout 2014.