La Doña Cervecería

Located west of downtown Minneapolis, and next to a popular barbeque joint. Small parking lot and street parking. Larger interior space with an uncovered patio to the north, along with a 3-on-3 soccer field. Interior seems bright with a couple of skylights and windows letting in natural light. Brick walls are brightly painted with shades of red and orange. Added decor with Mexican Day of the Dead paintings. Dark colored sheet metal ceiling and a concrete floor. Hanging globe lights for additional lumination. Four sided bar in the middle of the room, with ordering stations at each end, and stools along the long sides. Other seating at white painted steel tables and stools and one corner set up for group seating. About twenty taps, quite a few with Hispanic names, with a standard spread of styles. Cooler has cans to go. View of brewing equipment to the left of the main entrance. Full liquor service. Food kitchen on site plus scheduled food trucks. Several TVs showing sports. Friendly staff is also well trained. Lively spot with the soccer field being a drawing card.

 

Really cool and large space with a latin flair. Come for the beer, stay for the salsa dancing! Or the 3 on 3 soccer if that is more your speed. Beers are classic and clean, didn't try the food but smelled good and would pair well with the mexican beer. Service is friendly, efficient and smooth. Selection is niche but it is an under appreciated one in the area so I am thankful for it. Salud!

Right off of Glenwood Ave close to downtown uptown,north loop and Bryan Mayr area . Its in an industrial block of businesses. Taproom is large inside with brewery operations visible Its a working /canning brewery as they were canning some brews . Artwork adorns the bar ,they have some seating outside and was told they are doing a rebuild of the patio ready by summer of ‘23, Had a dozen taps with some BA offerings, Had tacos quesadillas and yuca fries Worth a visit as Utepils Brewery is just a mile away .

 

 

 

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Not much happening here during my Friday afternoon visit. I guess people that would usually be here are being kneecapped at the state fair by assholes and their strollers. Dia de los Muertos artwork and vibe decorate the facility with an ofrenda close to the entrance. Large taproom with ample seating separated from the brewery by a metal fence. Very large bar with ordering stations on either end. A few TVs playing sports. Outside was a bit of a letdown with the patio more or less being the parking lot. The 3 vs 3 soccer pitch being artificial turf on top of the asphalt. Loved the service I received as a stranger to the taproom and they were quick and eager to answer questions. The beer was very good but too much emphasis on IPAs but thankfully no BS hazy or milkshake IPAs. A couple of lighter beers were available. Only 10 or 16 oz servings are available and no flights. They charge an extreme premium for getting the 10 oz serving size. It is $4 compared to $5 or $6 for the full pint. Some form of food service is available in the evenings.

 

 

yet another minneapolis brewery seems crazy at this point, but here we are, and this is no small operation. a huge space with what looks like a lot of capacity, they will likely be all over town before too long. i loved their space, a big four sided bar in the middle of a warehouse space thats been spiced up with some latin american looking art, great energy in here. its hard to make a big space feel homey, but they have done it. there is a side room with a little stage area, and a secondary bar for private events if they get real busy, but the big attraction here is a miniature soccer field, where they play three on three games i think. it wasnt happening when we were in, but i could see it bring a huge draw, come play some soccer, bring friends and family, drink mexican beers afterwards, it makes great sense! the beers themselves were still new tasting to me, not yet all the way dialed in. i really liked the coffee brown, but found the mexican lager a little too packed with vienna malt to be refreshing. i think they still have some figuring out to do, but its basic stuff and drank just fine. they didnt have a huge selection, but i suspect that will expand over time. service was a little slow and disinterested for how mellow the place was, but this is also forgivable in such a new place, plus he was super nice when he was attending to us. i think this place will be successful, its a great space and the beers have wide appeal. ill look forward to seeing what they make of it. a fun place to hang or sure!