Brewery Updates in Minnesota (2020)

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  1. islay

    islay Savant (1,211) Jan 6, 2008 Minnesota

    PawPrint Brewery in Chatfield is "shooting for a Jan 24th @4pm grand opening....fingers crossed," according to a December 30 Facebook post. Interestingly, another post from the same day mentions and pictures a "32oz crowler canner." I hope for PawPrint's sake that's an inaccurate size or that it can also handle 25.4 oz. crowlers. Under Minnesota law, breweries are allowed to prefill only 25.4 oz. or 64 oz. containers.
     
    #21 islay, Jan 4, 2020
  2. A__J__H

    A__J__H Initiate (192) Dec 7, 2017 Minnesota

    Drove thru Chatfield last week and they were close to opening. Could buy gift cards and merchandise. Looked to be a small contingent having some beers inside
     
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  3. islay

    islay Savant (1,211) Jan 6, 2008 Minnesota

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    islay Savant (1,211) Jan 6, 2008 Minnesota

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  5. gatornation

    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    gatornation Grand High Pooh-Bah (10,388) Apr 18, 2007 Arizona
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    A prime piece of real estate on that block with New Bohemia gone also and luxury apartments springing up its ripe for development.
     
    #26 gatornation, Jan 6, 2020
  7. HammsMeASAP

    HammsMeASAP Pundit (931) Jun 14, 2012 Minnesota

    It's unfortunate about Lake Superior. I like their beers and would hit up their taproom every time I was in Duluth.

    And purchase their beers. Really like Sir Duluth and currently drinking a Split Rock Bock.
     
    #27 HammsMeASAP, Jan 7, 2020
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  8. Chaz

    Chaz Grand Pooh-Bah (3,668) Feb 3, 2002 Minnesota
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    When I started working across the street, it had been a used car dealership.

    And it might be again?

    [​IMG]
     
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  9. Xanthophhyll

    Xanthophhyll Initiate (171) Sep 25, 2017 Minnesota

    "islay said: Gull Dam ceased operations on December 31, 2018. As far as I know, the building (which I never visited but for which I've seen a lot of praise), equipment, and brand remain for sale, so it's possible that it will be revived. "

    Since I didn't get a chance to reply before the 2019 thread was closed down: Yes, it really is a nice building and for the life of me I can't figure why somebody hasn't snatched this up yet. Great outdoor seating with a stage, great spacious indoor seating. Beautiful building..... So many times I've visited Big Axe and wished they had more space, this seems like it would perfect. Though I seem to recall that someone (in the 2019 thread perhaps?) said that the owner is insisting that whoever buys it keeps the name? Strange hill to die on.....
     
    #29 Xanthophhyll, Jan 7, 2020
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  10. HeadRetention

    HeadRetention Devotee (341) Jul 13, 2015 Minnesota

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  11. deadbody

    deadbody Initiate (0) May 10, 2010 Minnesota
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    Might be the old owner wants to name to stay so he can require royalties from new owners. I know the brewery that opened in stillwater about 10 years ago and closed not too long after tried the same thing. He wanted to sell, but refused to even talk to anyone or turn over financials unless they agreed in writing to royalties to him in perpetuity. Too bad his beer was so bad it was trade bait for those "Worst beer ever" guys :slight_smile:
     
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  12. islay

    islay Savant (1,211) Jan 6, 2008 Minnesota

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    HeadRetention Devotee (341) Jul 13, 2015 Minnesota

    PawPrint in Chatfield had a soft opening this Saturday
     
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  14. morimech

    morimech Grand Pooh-Bah (3,803) Nov 6, 2006 Minnesota
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    Waconia Brewing is adding two additional fermenters and a new canning line that will increase production. So for better or for worse, you will see Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter on a lot more store shelves.
     
    #34 morimech, Jan 12, 2020
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    HeadRetention Devotee (341) Jul 13, 2015 Minnesota

    And another for the 18th before Grand opening 24th
     
    #35 HeadRetention, Jan 12, 2020
  16. OS_Brews_and_Meads

    OS_Brews_and_Meads Initiate (61) Jan 13, 2020 Minnesota

    Thunder Brothers Brewery (formerly First Draft Brewery) in Isanti will open on the 16th.
     
    #36 OS_Brews_and_Meads, Jan 13, 2020
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  17. doner24

    doner24 Zealot (611) Apr 16, 2013 Minnesota

    sounds like a wrasslin tag team
     
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  18. islay

    islay Savant (1,211) Jan 6, 2008 Minnesota

    The Growler covers Iron Exchange Tavern & Brewery in Maple Plain, a brewpub that opened as a restaurant and bar in December and will have house-brewed beer on tap soon. "Over the next couple weeks, Iron Exchange plans to roll out its first two or three beers, before getting up to six or eight varieties for their grand opening on the weekend of January 24."
     
    #38 islay, Jan 14, 2020
  19. Beerfordays2

    Beerfordays2 Initiate (147) Oct 24, 2019 Minnesota

    Karst Brewing in Fountain MN moved their Tap Room to a much larger adjacent building in November 2019. They previously housed the Brewery and Tap Room in a 612 square foot building. It was cozy.
     
    #39 Beerfordays2, Jan 16, 2020
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  20. islay

    islay Savant (1,211) Jan 6, 2008 Minnesota

    I didn't hear a peep about that one, although I do now see a single post on the topic from October on the brewery's Facebook page (which I'm not going to pretend I normally follow). The Karst publicity team needs to get hustling. I visited the original taproom once and enjoyed the tiny, makeshift setting. The beer was pretty good too, and there clearly was more local demand than the space could accommodate.

    In other news, The Growler has coverage of the very recently opened PawPrint Brewery in Chatfield as well as the very soon to open Thunder Brothers Brewery in Isanti.
     
    #40 islay, Jan 16, 2020
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