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Duluth/Superior Visits and Helpful Info

Discussion in 'US: Great Lakes' started by sembo, Jun 24, 2015.

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  1. sembo

    sembo Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    Breweries/taprooms:
    Duluth:
    *Fitgers - Brewpub with plenty of offerings, usually good seasonals and usually a sour on tap and sometimes a barrel aged beer. Good burgers, especially the wild rice burger (try adding bacon if you're not vegitarian) and the artichoke dip
    Canal Park Brewing
    Bent Paddle
    Blacklist
    Lake Superior Brewing (about 2 blocks from Duluth Grill)
    Dubh Linn's Irish Pub
    Carmody

    Superior:
    Thirsty Pagan - brewpub with a fun lineup, usually a sour or two on tap, awesome pizza (http://www.thirstypaganbrewing.com/)

    Surrounding Area:
    Castle Danger
    Borealis Fermentery makes some really cool Belgian style beers. http://borealisfermentery.com/

    Liquor Stores/Bottle Shops:
    Duluth:
    Mt. Royale Bottle Shop
    Cashwise Liquor
    Warehouse Liquor

    Superior:
    Keyport - Access to The Bruery, Perennial, TG, Une Annee, New Glarus, Dogfish Head, Alesmith, Smuttynose, Anderson Valley, Shelton Brothers, Coronado, 10-90, Kentucky, Wisconsin Breweries, and a growler filling station (website: http://keyportliquors.com/growler-station)

    Bars:
    Duluth:
    7 West Taphouse
    Grizzly's
    Old Chicago in Canal Park
    *Tycoon's (check out the basement/Rathskeller)
    *Burrito Union (Think Chipotle with some more unique burritos and Fitger's beer)
    *Endion station(cider focused)
    *all part of the Fitger's family of restaurants, serve Fitger's beers and other guest taps, as well as liquor

    Superior:
    V.I.P. (Vintage Italian Pizza)

    Other places of interest (not necessarily craft beer hotspots)
    Duluth:
    Duluth Grill - great food, especially breakfast
    Lake Avenue Cafe
    Northern Waters Smokehaus. It's tiny, but it's great. Sandwiches and charcuterie are great without even to mention the smoked fish... also great. ! http://www.northernwaterssmokehaus.com/
    Sir Ben's - http://www.sirbens.com/
    New Scenic Cafe (on the way up the shore, near Two Harbors - spendy and more foodie-esqe but awesome)http://www.newsceniccafe.com

    Superior:
    Anchor Bar - fun and cheap diver bar. Search for the segment from Diners, Driver-ins, and Dives.
    Gronk's - Good burgers, but on the far end of Superior.
    @Chaz likes Belknap Lounge in Superior for a bloody Mary
    Shamrock Bar & Pizza - from @dc55110 "They make the quintessential Midwest style pizza: thin cracker crust, cut into squares, loaded with cheese and heaped with toppings. Their smoked pepperoni is beyond description; The beer is mostly BMC, but they usually have Summit or New Glarus ontap. They are located on the far south side of Superior, past the airport on Tower Ave (5825 Tower Ave), you'll feel like you've gone too far but you haven't."

    Here are the related threads that I pulled the info from (along with my personal experience):
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/duluth-memorial-day-weekend.90764/ (@ZAP gives a great run down of some of the places listed in post #31)
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/duluth-mn.280071/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/good-bottle-shop-duluth.271507/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/duluth-for-christmas.237416/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/superior-vs-duluth.223122/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/duluth-mn-report-8-30-14.207968/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/heading-to-duluth.203992/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/duluth.189670/
    http://www.beeradvocate.com/community/threads/duluth-bottle-shops.150011/

    Feel free to add on more places, further descriptions of places listed (I cut them out of old threads to save space), or other helpful info
     
    #1 sembo, Jun 24, 2015
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  2. XmnwildX12

    XmnwildX12 Grand Pooh-Bah (3,128) Nov 12, 2010 Minnesota
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    Looks like I got some new places to check out on a weekend getaway. Thanks!
     
    #2 XmnwildX12, Jun 24, 2015
  3. PlatonicOtterLuv

    PlatonicOtterLuv Initiate (0) Oct 23, 2014 Minnesota

    Nice consolidation!

    Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Canal Park is the only dog-friendly brewery in town. Need to sit outside though, but they do bring a water dish and treats out for your best friend.
     
    #3 PlatonicOtterLuv, Jun 24, 2015
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  4. steven

    steven Initiate (0) May 24, 2006 Minnesota

    I might just include Sir Ben's in the beer bar category. It's got a pretty good tap list. Not super worked up about it though. Nice work on this.
     
    #4 steven, Jun 24, 2015
  5. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,232) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    One note: Warehouse liquor is no more. They went out of business in November 2014 and the building was knocked down To put up a Dunkin' Donuts. Also Burrito Union is awesome. Get the fish tacos.

    Nice list OP.
     
    #5 cl3, Jun 24, 2015
  6. sembo

    sembo Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    Dang! Wish I could edit the post to correct those couple of items!
     
    #6 sembo, Jun 24, 2015
  7. CraigP83

    CraigP83 Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2014 Minnesota
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    Just got back to the cities. Ended up driving to castle danger and was glad that I did. I liked their offerings more than bent paddle. CD had an awesome bourbon barrel stout on tap. Came home with growlers from Fitgers, Canal Park, Bent Paddle and Castle Danger. Plus 5 cases of left overs from my wedding this past weekend. Looks like I won't need to dip into the beer budget for at least a little while :slight_smile:
     
    #7 CraigP83, Jun 25, 2015
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  8. CraigP83

    CraigP83 Initiate (0) Dec 19, 2014 Minnesota
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    I should also mention in canal park there is a craft beer and Cider House called Endion Station that was a nice place to grab a drink.
     
    #8 CraigP83, Jun 25, 2015
  9. nogophers

    nogophers Initiate (0) Jun 28, 2011 Minnesota

    #9 nogophers, Jun 25, 2015
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  10. SipIt

    SipIt Pundit (752) Jul 18, 2013 Minnesota
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    Cheers and congrats!
     
    #10 SipIt, Jun 25, 2015
  11. MNBeerGeek

    MNBeerGeek Initiate (0) Jun 25, 2013 Minnesota

    Agreed. The flight there is nice, even if the cocktails need some work. I'd recommend Vikre over canal park brewing.
     
    #11 MNBeerGeek, Jun 25, 2015
  12. mingo

    mingo Initiate (0) Mar 24, 2013 Arizona

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  13. sembo

    sembo Initiate (0) Feb 1, 2014 Minnesota
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    @FlunkyMinnow check it out. People will be happy to answer questions on Duluth in this thread too
     
    #13 sembo, Jul 9, 2015
  14. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,232) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Keyport has growler fills (32 oz. only) of Bell's Wild One on right now. Going up to grab one on Saturday.
     
    #14 cl3, Jul 9, 2015
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  15. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,232) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Keyport has both Alpine Duet and 2013 Bourbon County Barleywine (32oz. only) available for growler fills right now.
     
    #15 cl3, Jul 27, 2015
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  16. ZAP

    ZAP Grand Pooh-Bah (4,036) Dec 1, 2001 Minnesota
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    Do you know is Bent Paddle (cans) available in Superior at Keyport or are they just in MN?
     
    #16 ZAP, Jul 30, 2015
  17. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,232) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Yeah, keyport carries Bent Paddle. It's in the walk-in cooler.
     
    #17 cl3, Jul 30, 2015
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  18. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,232) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    O'so BlackBerry berliner growler fills at Keyport. Cheap, delicious, and at only 3% you can drink an entire growler over the course of a day.
     
    #18 cl3, Aug 16, 2015
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  19. whatsleftofyou

    whatsleftofyou Zealot (666) Mar 12, 2006 Michigan

    I'm visiting Duluth for the first time on Sunday and this is exactly what I needed. Cheers!
     
    #19 whatsleftofyou, Aug 18, 2015
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  20. cl3

    cl3 Savant (1,232) Aug 16, 2013 Wisconsin
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    Have fun, It is a pretty neat city. Just remember, no alcohol sales on Sundays in MN (although, breweries can fill growlers on Sundays), so no MN only distro bottles, unfortunately. Also, if you are there for lunchtime, go to the Northern Waters Smokehaus. You will not be let down.
     
    #20 cl3, Aug 18, 2015
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