Twin Cities Hop-Centric Breweries?

Just stay away from 612... if you go there in your early days you'll think our beer scene sucks.

As far as your question, I don't get out to a lot of breweries but my initial thought is our scene is still so new and fresh that a lot of places can afford to have 8-10 taps up, let along 8-10 IPAs.

Suryl will be your mainstay in the regard.

 

Welcome to MN - I just moved here from Massachusetts not too long ago. From a hop perspective, Surly is probably be the best bet and will usually have 5 or so at any given time (Furious, Overrated, Seasonal, a few one-offs). One other brewery that comes to mind is Sisyphus. They usually have two or three hoppy beers on at a given time. Not a lot, but from my admittedly limited experience, they are high quality and rotate fairly frequently.

 

You'll need a bike.

Start at Surly for a Todd, or Abrasive or whatever else is on at that particular time in the year (Hopshifter was also very good). Then head to Town Hall for a Masala Mama or Mango Mama, maybe Citra Mania will be on too? Then head over to Dangerous Man for a House IPA or DIPA and whatever they have on from their Single Hop series. Then over to Indeed for Let it Ride or Let it Roll, and perhaps a Double Day Tripper or two. Finish it off at Fair State with their IPA and Pahlay'Ahlay if you're lucky.

That should quench your thirst for hops. It also might give you one of those "I'm never drinking again" mornings, but hey - you asked for 8-10 hoppy beers

 

I do not think any brewery in MN will have 10 IPAs on-tap at once. Doubt it would ever happen around here. A hophead will have to settle for a brewery's IPA, DIPA, and maybe another alternative IPA. I think the scene here likes a lot more diversity.

 

Town Hall usually has 4-5 hoppy offerings on at once, and I still maintain they're the best brewery in the state.

Fair State is really spectacular, too, and they seem to be getting better.

Steel Toe has variations of what I assume is the same hoppy recipe (Size 5, Size 7, Size 11). They also have other hoppy stuff.

Bauhaus does a pretty hoppy pilsner (I know, not what you're looking for), and their IPL and IPA were both impressive to me.

Obviously Surly is a great option, and the new space is pretty cool.

I would steer clear of Dangerous Man for IPAs. Their beers are good, but the hoppy ones left me underwhelmed.

I also never got on the Indeed train.

 

I would have serious trouble riding a bike after that trip

 

Awesome! When are we going ?

 

Now is the time to be a Wolves fan my man! Wiggins, Towns, Lavine, Bazz, Dieng, & Rubio. We're coming!!

Sisyphus just may hit the spot for you. Off the top of my head they have their: West Coast IPA, The First Beer We Named (Citra IPA), Oatmeal pale ale 2 with infused grapefruit, Hoppy Amber, Double Rye (Double IPA with rye), Citra Session, Simcoe pale ale, Black IPA, among other hoppy and non hoppy options. They also just received their first shipment of Mosaic hops too. So they are working on a couple different beers with those in the mix. That's a fantastic flavor and aroma hop!

They probably serve the most variety of stuff but expect different beers from week to week.