Breweries Opening/Closing in Minnesota 2018

Made it over to Dual Citizen. Got a flight of the stout, amber, Ayd Mill and Broadway. Liked the amber best then the stout, while everybody in my group of 5 actively disliked the Ayd Mill and a friend got the Lyndale which nobody was fond of either. It's a cool space and right on the light rail, which is convenient for me, and I'm more of a dark beer person anyways but not sure I'll seek it out again much.

 

So you went a few weeks after they opened, had 2 beers and will not go back again unless you hear their beer get amazing? You're a tough reviewer!

 

Ha. Less that and more I just don't go out to a ton of breweries anymore so to get me to go out of my way to get to a specific brewery, would take them having something special to go (or if friends wanted to go).

 

Finnegans the brewery that gives all its profits to charity had a media preview of their new brewery/taproom today in Minneapolis .

It opens Saturday , which times well with a certain celebration on March 17th . Here is the taproom list for anyone who is interested.

 

Ursa Minor Brewing to open in Duluth’s Lincoln Park ‘craft district’ .

dlvr.it/QKscSy

 

I’m really excited about the Barrels of Life series. The new head brewer has previous experience at Allagash and New Belgium, so I’m expecting good things from him. I don’t think he had very much control when he was at Insight, which is probably why he left.

 

First Edina, and now Woodbury is getting its first brewery later this year.

3rd Act Craft Brewery — a business created by husband-and-wife-duo is scheduled to open in late 2018 at 4120 Radio Drive.

Full details https://www.bizjournals.com/twincit...-act-opens.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

 

Been wondering for quite sometime what was going on with this.

 

Rustech in Monticello is getting closing to being able to brew. Brewhouse and tanks were installed today I guess.

 

Even though there is a high likelihood it will be crappy, it’s exciting to have a new brewery on the east side and have a former 3Mer behind it.

 

Garphish ready to brew some suds
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Brass Foundry Brewing Co., which previously was considering a Minneapolis location, instead will open in Minnetonka. It's "set to open in early to mid-July," which I'll take to mean a late 2018 opening based on the "Double It" rule.

Lake of the Woods Brewing Company is in the works for Williams, Minnesota. There's an existing brewery in Ontario with the same name that appears to be unrelated.

Word on the street is that there's another brewery planning an opening in Lowertown St. Paul. It's supposedly going to be in a large former restaurant space. I don't have a name associated with the plan (or the former restaurant). This is new chatter, so I doubt it's the old Lowertown Brewing Company BIP, but I can't rule it out. It's not the same plan as Stacked Deck, which is set to open later this year. It's also not the same plan as Culhane, which I'm hearing is indefinitely shelved as a generic plan and, as a specific plan, will not be happening in the old Station 4 space after all.

 

islay, you really got my head spinning with the last paragraph. street chatter but not but maybe this plan A no plan b maybe but no plan c little birdies say it's coming soon but not them or there

 

Extra Extra ! The new Bend Paddle Taproom opens

 

Here's an article on the owners of Lake Of The Woods Brewing
https://gethookedforlife.com/lake-of-the-woods-brewing-co/

Key part of the article:

The brewery is planning on opening in the winter of 2018. By years end look for a pint of Lake of the Woods Brewing Co. beer at your favorite Lake of the Woods restaurant and bar.

Since I fish there several times a year, I'm pumped up about this.

 

Wasn't there a MN brewery that had to change their original name idea due to a Canadian brewery? Within the last few years or so?

 

I think it was Urban Moose Brewing (now Urban Lodge) in Sauk Rapids. I can't recall who forced them, but it was likely Moose Drool (Montana) or Moosehead (Canada), which apparently had control over all moose-related names. Or, at least that's what I recall (possibly incorrectly).

 

That's not true.
I've been to several breweries that definitely should close.

 

I'm surprised that they've left the Moose on Monroe alone.

Heh, there's something to be said for that perspective. When brewpub chains were more prominent, a lot of my friends LOVED those places. Notably, those guys were non-drinkers.

There are likely a few Minnesota brewery / taprooms which thrive due to location, alone.

 

Spiral brewing Hastings per there post on instagram is set to open up in April. Which is close not to have a specific date in there post.