Modist Brewing

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  1. Centinela

    Centinela Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2014 Minnesota

    Modist Brewing is finally opening this month - the soft open (invite only) is this weekend, with the grand opening on 4/15. Really excited to see what they will be putting out. I threw in for the club, and I have to say I've been pretty impressed by the marketing/merchandising side of things. (Nifty box design, great branding, wonderful sense of humor.) The space itself looked impressive when I did a quick tour.

    Really hoping the beer is up to the level of everything else. They have a beer list up on the website, but it doesn't have a ton of information. Hopefully the descriptions get a bit more expanded as time goes on. The header brewer is the former brewer for Dangerous Man, so I have my fingers crossed. In light of @maximum12 's post from today, I would note that they seem to recognize the importance of always putting out a quality product. From a Growler Mag interview - “My philosophy is that if a beer is sub-par, you don’t serve it,” Keigan says. “You’re not going to be perfect every time, but you do way more damage serving a bad beer than you do dumping it out. It’s okay to make mistakes, just don’t make them again."

    Per facebook, they will no longer accept people into their "Modest Makers" club after they open the doors for their grand opening on April 15. It's a pretty good deal if you like to gamble a bit - you're investment is returned in the form of tap room credit + some additional funds to spend on beer or merchandise.
     
    #1 Centinela, Apr 7, 2016
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  2. SasquatchB2

    SasquatchB2 Initiate (0) Jan 12, 2015 Minnesota

    I'm in the club, too. See you Saturday!
     
    #2 SasquatchB2, Apr 7, 2016
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  3. mkhartnett

    mkhartnett Savant (1,160) Oct 27, 2010 Minnesota
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    Glad I have 8 more days to think about it.
     
    #3 mkhartnett, Apr 7, 2016
  4. DrZeus10

    DrZeus10 Initiate (0) Jun 1, 2013 Minnesota

    I'll be there Saturday as well; really looking forward to it!
     
    #4 DrZeus10, Apr 7, 2016
  5. FourBetter

    FourBetter Initiate (0) Nov 12, 2010 Minnesota

    Are any of you going to have a beer named after you?
     
    #5 FourBetter, Apr 7, 2016
  6. SipIt

    SipIt Pundit (752) Jul 18, 2013 Minnesota
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    I just signed up for the $250 since I haven't tried the beer yet. I really dislike kickstarters similar to Four Firkins, but one where you actually receive more than you pay for makes sense to me. I liked just about everything Keigan did at DM, so I'm not worried about getting my moneys worth.
     
    #6 SipIt, Apr 7, 2016
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  7. Boat

    Boat Initiate (0) Jul 29, 2014 Minnesota

    So, how was the soft opening?
     
    #7 Boat, Apr 10, 2016
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  8. Centinela

    Centinela Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2014 Minnesota

    I liked it. Thought the space was really great (and will be even better once they can open up the garage-style doors in the summer.) Nothing too original or interesting on the beer side yet, but what they did have (3 beers) was solid. Thankfully no "bad beer" infection issues. They are going to be doing some sort of coffee lager that I'm looking forward to trying, along with a sea salt caramel.

    Looks like they are "softly opening" most days this week before the grand opening Friday for those that are interested in checking it out.
     
    #8 Centinela, Apr 11, 2016
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  9. mkhartnett

    mkhartnett Savant (1,160) Oct 27, 2010 Minnesota
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    Hopefully the beer is good. The names of the beers irritate me for no reason.
     
    #9 mkhartnett, Apr 11, 2016
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  10. maximum12

    maximum12 Grand Pooh-Bah (4,686) Jan 21, 2008 Minnesota
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    Thanks for the heads-up. I'll be downtown taking in a Twins loss on Wednesday night, this looks like a great spot to swing by.
     
    #10 maximum12, Apr 11, 2016
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  11. Centinela

    Centinela Initiate (0) Apr 25, 2014 Minnesota

    Let me know if they have anything else on tap besides Calibration, Toats and PHresh....
     
    #11 Centinela, Apr 11, 2016
  12. MNAle

    MNAle Initiate (0) Sep 6, 2011 Minnesota

    I wonder... if they brew Smoove, will they hear from TG's lawyer? :wink:
     
    #12 MNAle, Apr 11, 2016
  13. mkhartnett

    mkhartnett Savant (1,160) Oct 27, 2010 Minnesota
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    I was curious about that as well. Does sound like an interesting beer. Want to try it.
     
    #13 mkhartnett, Apr 11, 2016
  14. Boat

    Boat Initiate (0) Jul 29, 2014 Minnesota

    Appreciate the feedback. This is one of the startups that I was hoping to check out when they opened rather than wait a few months.
     
    #14 Boat, Apr 11, 2016
  15. mjryan

    mjryan Pooh-Bah (1,571) Dec 22, 2007 Minnesota
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    Was there tonight. Had one beer. It was pretty good. Kinda reminded me of Bitter Brewer.
     
    #15 mjryan, Apr 12, 2016
  16. mjryan

    mjryan Pooh-Bah (1,571) Dec 22, 2007 Minnesota
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    And it sounds like they are doing a soft opening all week.
     
    #16 mjryan, Apr 12, 2016
  17. KarlHungus

    KarlHungus Grand Pooh-Bah (3,315) Feb 19, 2005 Minnesota
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    What exactly is the difference between having a soft opening all week, and being open?
     
    #17 KarlHungus, Apr 12, 2016
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  18. malichi

    malichi Initiate (0) May 3, 2012 Minnesota

    They mentioned they were closed tomorrow for an event, opening back up on Wednesday.
     
    #18 malichi, Apr 12, 2016
  19. HomeBrewed

    HomeBrewed Initiate (0) Dec 10, 2006 Minnesota

    The word SOFT and the letters I N G.
     
    #19 HomeBrewed, Apr 12, 2016
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  20. holzwama

    holzwama Initiate (0) Aug 27, 2015 Minnesota

    I stopped yesterday and really enjoyed the place. They didn't go toward any weird direction, likes some breweries. The space is great and the beers I had were solid.
    They had 6 beers listed, but were only serving 3. I think the soft opening was to get things figured out, and to save the other 3 beers for the official opening.
    I couldn't believe it wasn't busier yesterday.

    I may no longer get Twins tickets, rather hit the 3-4 breweries and sit outside and watch the game on the plaza!
     
    #20 holzwama, Apr 12, 2016
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