Schram Vineyards

 

What an interesting place. Both wine and beer here. Decent amount of room. Indoor and outdoor seating,even in winter. They have growler fills. They do flights. Amazing place. Friendly staff. Good beer. Highly recommended.

 

Fun place to go if one is looking for a winery in addition to a brewery. The taproom is very nice and large with communal seating. There is lot of outdoor seating and a pretty view of the vineyard. They often have events and food trucks. The beer is acceptable but nothing overly impressive. It does seem to be getting better but is also $6 per pint. Service there has been hit or miss. Their variety does seem to be expanding and the beer seems to be improving so we'll see where it goes.

Unique to Minnesota, this hybrid winery/vineyard/brewery west of the Twin Cities sits in serene countryside, surrounded by farmland, next door to a grass runway airport, and overlooking a lake. The recently renovated facilites and grounds are very well done, with an outbuilding bar pavilion and even bocce courts. Atmosphere and staff both seem more vino friendly.

Flights available of 4 small pours for $10, 8 taps total with intermittent casks (not over our visit though). Beer is mostly pedestrian, five we had were very watery, but the flagship IPA and their stout were pretty solid. Just missed a white wine barreled French saison that sounded fantastic, so they are using their old wine barrels wisely!

Service was very flustered, and as I said the staff was much more passionate about the wine selection. They do have food trucks frequently, as well as live entertainment. Great place to check out, especially if your SO is more into wine than beer!