Breweries opening in Minnesota 2015/2016

No new breweries opening in March yet?

 

Both Sidhe and Wabasha Brewing in St. Paul will probably be open by then.

 

Yeah got those two already on my list! Thanks.

 

I might be completely crazy, but I vaguely remember a newly opened brewery w a taproom that allowed folks to come in an trade ANY growler for a beer and not just a fill. Does anyone else remember this or has new fatherhood made me slip the last braincell I had working?

 

There was one, but I'll be darned if I can remember it!

 

Hopefully someone can, because I have a couple of spare growlers in the house I wouldn't mind getting rid of.

 

You and @ZAP both!

 

According to ZAP's latest update, it looks like there are a few places that will trade growlers - Bang, Northgate, Insight, Badger Hill.

 

Wayzata Brew Works is back on track after genuflecting before the Wayzata City Council. http://kstp.com/article/stories/s3691684.shtml

 

In retrospect, it was Badger Hill but I somehow misunderstood that it was only for trading the non BH growler for a BH growler + the cost of a fill. The use of the word "glass" threw me. I mistook that to mean that you could get a pour (a "glass") of beer in exchange for the growler. My very sad mistake.

 

I like the policy, though!

 

I can confirm that they will take in any growler you have and give you one of theirs filled with the deposit fee waived, as they did it for me.

 

It's an awesome and very generous policy. Not that $5 is a significant amount of money, but when you've got even five growlers sitting at home, sometimes getting one from another brewery just doesn't seem worth it if you aren't filling them on a regular rotation. Saving a little bit of scratch a trading an empty - great deal!

 

http://www.kttc.com/story/28143698/2015/02/18/forager-brewery-to-open-in-rochester-this-summer
For us in Rochester, Forager Brewing looks promising. The head brewer worked for Rush River so hopefully some better beer will be brewed in Roch. He has listed a Flanders Red with Cherries, so if its good he has won me over

 

Wabasha Brewery is opening this weekend to Kickstarter backers, and having their grand opening next week: https://www.facebook.com/events/1418630781763812/?ref=3&ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

"The long wait is over!

We’re officially opening on Thursday, February 26th, 2-9pm! Check out our new website, http://www.wabashabrewing.com, for location and contact information, taproom hours, latest Wabasha Brewing news, and of course, the listing and information on all our current beers! Come drink a few pints before we get antsy and drink it on our own. Please, save us from ourselves!

We want to give a big shout out to all of our supporters! We couldn’t have done it without you! Come celebrate with us!

Wabasha Brewing Co. Team"

 

Sounds like a successful opening for Beaver Island in St. Cloud over the weekend? Any get a chance to get over there?

 

I went there at 2:30 only to find out it didn't open until 4pm. Wasn't able to make it back.

 

When is Lupine getting their tap room open?

 

Well, there's this, from this morning:

No updates on their Facebook page to mark this event in their timeline just yet, but I see that they recently added a larger capacity delivery vehicle, and have doubled their sales accounts.

I'd say give 'em a month or two.

 

Sidhe Brewing Company on the East Side of St. Paul is opening soon, targeting St. Patrick's Day to open its taproom. From its Facebook page:

"This is it folks, SBC can officially make beer!! We passed our state inspection in the brewery this morning, and we got a certificate of temporary occupancy yesterday from the city of St. Paul. So now we will be brewing beer to build up our inventory and plan to have a soft opening in about three weeks. We still need to pass our final inspection by the city and state but I hope we can hit 03/17 for this. We would love for you to be able to come and have a beer at O'Sidhe on St. Patrick's Day."