Day Block Brewing Company

Day Block Brewing CompanyDay Block Brewing Company
Day Block Brewing CompanyDay Block Brewing Company
Brewery, Bar, Eatery, Beer-to-go

1105 Washington Ave S
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55415-1225
United States

(612) 617-7793 | map
dayblockbrewing.com
BEER STATS
Average:
3.86
Beers:
100
Ratings:
291
PLACE STATS
Average:
3.81
Reviews:
13
Ratings:
62
pDev:
13.91%
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Ratings by morimech:
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Reviewed by morimech from Minnesota

3.93/5  rDev +3.1%
vibe: 3.5 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.5
A short walking distance from USBank Stadium. Should be a very popular space before and after Viking games. The exterior and interior is nondescript and a little austere. Only six beers available so they better be tight. All were good, but none were mind blowing. Full bar with drinks, wine, and spirits available. The kitchen is where this place shines. Excellent pizza with them taking a different path with ingredients and combinations. Snacks, sandwiches and a bacon flight.

Go to Minneapolis Town Hall for the beer, but come here for the food.
May 20, 2016
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Reviewed by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

4.08/5  rDev +7.1%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4.25
Great beers, very friendly staff, good service, very good pizza. Typical urban prices. Can be quite busy since Minneapolis has pro sports teams: Vikings, Twins Wild, Lynx, Timberwolves and MN United FC (St Paul). Has a separate room for live music. Downtown near US Bank stadium on busy Washington St. Street parking. Nice now to walk around River Parkway and go in for a few pints. Great location. Nice clean, bright interior. There are a lot of excellent breweries in MPLS and this is one of them. If you're visiting it's worth checking out and is a good launching point location-wise unless ya just stay there.
May 16, 2023
 
Rated: 3.15 by Can_if_you_can from Minnesota

Sep 20, 2021
 
Rated: 4.11 by NodakEric from Minnesota

Dec 16, 2018
 
Rated: 4.53 by U2Chaser from North Dakota

Oct 15, 2018
 
Rated: 4.08 by runwild99 from Minnesota

Aug 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3.29 by PhillyStyle from Georgia

Jul 18, 2018
 
Rated: 4.14 by Sundin10 from Washington

Feb 06, 2018
 
Rated: 3.03 by Ginger_notgingerbeer from Minnesota

Jan 11, 2018
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Reviewed by KarlHungus from Minnesota

4.26/5  rDev +11.8%
vibe: 4.25 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.75 | selection: 3.5 | food: 5
My relationship with Day Block Brewing is long and intimate. When the brewery first opened they had an offer where a thousand dollars up front got you free beer in their taproom until the opening of U.S. Bank Stadium (this last part makes sense in light of the fact that the brewery is within a few hundred meters of the stadium). Having tried the beer and food, and living within easy walking distance of the brewery I took them up on the deal. It was a great decision.

Over the two and a half years in which I received free beer I not only got to drink many good things, but I also got to see up close a brewpub evolve from a rocky infancy to a stable place as both a brewery and a restaurant. I learned a lot about the process of professionally brewing and serving beer from the brewers and bar staff, and about cooking professionally from the kitchen staff. More importantly I made a lot of very close friends along the way.

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Having two separate spaces (a restaurant, and a taproom both connected by a common entry), Day Block Brewing has two atmospheres. Aesthetically both rooms have the same elements: high pressed tin ceilings, long, straight dark wood bars, large front windows looking out onto Washington Avenue, and exposed original brick walls (the owner of the brewery has put a lot of care into restoring many elements of the 1880's build Day Block building). The restaurant side, however, has more seating, and is generally quitter and more family friendly. The taproom side is, for the most part, only open in the evenings, and is used predominantly for hosting shows. I've seen numerous bands, and an increasing number of comedy shows.

The beer selection is limited to six taps which is disappointing (I've been hearing talk of a tap expansion for a couple years now, but it has yet to happen). The taps usually consist of their house IPA, and pale ale, and other four rotating beers. There is almost always something new put on each week. The quality of the beer has improved immensely since the brewery opened. Their current head brewer, a former Lift Bridge assistant brewer named Adam Weis, has yet to make a beer I didn't like. His brewing philosophy is to keep recipes simple and traditional (i.e. if he's brewing a Belgian strong pale ale he's using 100 percent pilsner malt, and Belgian yeast). I greatly appreciate this style of brewing, and lament that most American craft brewers twist traditional styles into what are often lesser beers.

Being a brewpub, Day Block also has a full bar with wine and liquor. They actually make really good, and inventive cocktails. A fair number of the bartenders they've had through out the years have taken the art of mixing a drink very seriously, and I've witnessed them on many occasions talking passionately about the spirits, cordials and syrups the are using to perfect whatever drink they were concocting at the time. I think the fact that even though I received free beer for two and a half years at Day Block I still order cocktails on a pretty regular basis says something about how good they are.

Day Block Brewing food has been great since the day they opened. The kitchen is a scratch kitchen with everything made in house. They specialize is pizza, and have created some really unique ones over the years. Recently, they've rounded out their menu more by adding more sandwich, and salad options. Overall, I feel very confident in saying that Day Block has by far the best food of all the Twin Cities brewpubs.

It is hard for me not to be biased in discussing the service at Day Block Brewing; I have become close friends with a lot of its staff. I can say that management takes creating a culture among its employees of providing great costumer service very seriously, and the vast majority of the service staff are completely on board with it. As with every other company they have made some bad hires, but I've seen let those people go quickly.
Mar 19, 2017
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Reviewed by mbraverman123 from Minnesota

3.58/5  rDev -6%
vibe: 4.5 | quality: 3.5 | service: 3.5 | selection: 3 | food: 4.5
Day Block is a great place to come after work, or to meet someone for dinner. They have a number of unique pizzas to choose from, and other delicious options. Unfortunately, they have a somewhat small selection of their own beers on tap for a tap room. They do have wine and cocktails as a lot of other tap rooms don't necessarily have.
Jan 28, 2017
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Reviewed by Lucular from Maryland

4.05/5  rDev +6.3%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4.25 | service: 4.25 | selection: 3.75
My wife and I visited on a lazy Monday afternoon and there were a few other folks there at the time. The bartender was attentive and while we didn't try any food the menu was fairly large and looked good. All 3 beers I sampled were solid as was the cocktail my wife ordered.
Jan 20, 2017
 
Rated: 3.01 by Usernames from North Dakota

Oct 24, 2016
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Reviewed by gatornation from Arizona

3.94/5  rDev +3.4%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4.25
Right beside grumpys about a 4 block walk to US Bank Stadium, and just across the HWY from 7 Corners. Unobtrusive and smaller than it looks from the outside a small bar in the middle with the open kitchen in the rear. 6 brews on tap i had the citra APA and it was good as others said the food is better. I like that a kitchen is here on premise also like the smallness of the brewery, was genuinely pleased with my visit, and will be back.
Sep 09, 2016
 
Rated: 3.4 by juanny from Minnesota

Sep 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by TrePackDog from Minnesota

Sep 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.68 by qcbrewer from North Carolina

Aug 24, 2016
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.99/5  rDev +4.7%
vibe: 4 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4.5
this is a neat little spot, right downtown, with a couple of bar rooms and a great kitchen. its smallish inside, high ceilings in an old building, comfortable, bustling. they didnt have the largest beer selection in the world, maybe seven or eight of theirs working, but the beer i had was tasty. i liked the berliner a lot, and the citra pale is a nice summer beer. what impressed me the most was the food, i had a killer lamb dish and a really awesome pizza with wild mushrooms and sausage on it. they have put some work into the menu, and the food was much better than standard brewery fare, even the ones that do good pizza, this was pretty next level. i would have liked to see a little more creativity on the beer list, but these guys have obviously found a nice in the increasingly crowded twin cities beer scene. the place was busy and the service was professional and the experience was very enjoyable overall. food far more memorable than the beer, but thats not to say the beer wasnt good. i could see this being a go to happy hour spot if i lived up here.
Jul 15, 2016
 
Rated: 4.09 by jakemn91 from New Mexico

Feb 28, 2016
 
Rated: 4.78 by Josholson666 from Minnesota

Nov 17, 2015
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.99/5  rDev +4.7%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 3.75 | selection: 4 | food: 4.75
The beers are decent and the food is better. None of the beers screamed amazing...but the pizza a and bacon flight more than made up for it. The place itself is fairly non-descript. The service was friendly enough. The selection was good....6 beers available and sandwiches and pizzas to chose from. Also a good snack menu. Certainly worth a visit.
Oct 04, 2015
 
Rated: 2.26 by thorkelson from Minnesota

Sep 28, 2015
 
Rated: 3.88 by Ilafan from Minnesota

Aug 26, 2015
 
Rated: 3.82 by Glenn_Cole_BTBC from Illinois

Aug 25, 2015
 
Rated: 4.31 by Chucker17 from South Dakota

Jun 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.78 by iRun2Beer from Minnesota

Apr 15, 2015
 
Rated: 4.06 by PlatonicOtterLuv from Minnesota

Mar 05, 2015
 
Rated: 3.56 by XmnwildX12 from Minnesota

Feb 23, 2015
 
Rated: 3.71 by kmanjohnson from California

Jan 07, 2015
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Reviewed by pat61 from Minnesota

3.93/5  rDev +3.1%
vibe: 4 | quality: 3.75 | service: 4 | selection: 4 | food: 4
Food is sandwiches, pizza and snacks, food is decent, beer is in the good range and they have done a nice job restoring a classic building. If you are on a Minneapolis beer tour, add this to your list.
Jan 07, 2015
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Reviewed by zeff80 from Missouri

3.91/5  rDev +2.6%
vibe: 3.75 | quality: 4 | service: 4 | selection: 3.75 | food: 4
Walked here with my kids from the Depot about 5 blocks away. Nice open seating with a few booths on the side. Good quality and nice selection. The food was tasty, just did pizza and pretzels. Service was good. I left my credit card and they were good about getting it back to me.
Jan 02, 2015
 
Rated: 4.02 by Wer34truh from Minnesota

Dec 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by mkf629 from Kansas

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by sgttibbs from Minnesota

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 3.75 by einman from Minnesota

Dec 04, 2014
 
Rated: 3.8 by LoadedSchells from Minnesota

Nov 23, 2014
 
Rated: 1.5 by BigAl18 from Minnesota

Oct 26, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Taphouse_Traveler from Florida

Oct 24, 2014
 
Rated: 3.73 by TheFizzinator from Minnesota

Oct 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4.56 by saja0015

Sep 10, 2014
Day Block Brewing Company in Minneapolis, MN
Brewery rating: 3.86 out of 5 with 291 ratings