Ranking Minnesota's Breweries

Fair enough...need to try Boom Island and Northgate I guess. I had Tin Whiskers lower on my initial ranking but moved them up based on my latest experience. I have never had any issues with Insight...don't love their beers but they are solid. I may have them too high though now that I look at it. More "Good" than "Very Good"

 

That's the danger with a list like this. It has been over a year since I have been there so my placing may be unfair with their current product....I debated on dropping those places I haven't been to in the past six months but then it would be a very short list...

 

Shit totally forgot Fulton. I need to place them as I've had plenty of their beers. Freehouse is on my list to hit but haven't gotten there yet.

 

I just did a five beer blind IPA taster with Alpine Duet, Founders Azzereca, Sierra Tropical IPA, TG Psuedo Sue, and F-Town IPA....F-town stuck out like a sore thumb to get clicheish...just a bad bitterness...yeah some homebrewness to it....I had it last week after a few beers and thought it was ok and their brown is fine...but definitely deserve to drop them...and yes Hammerheart may deserve a bump up but they are pretty one or two dimensional...smoke...barrel aged....good things and they do great stuff but I may have held them back due to lack of versatility.

 

Great thought. I like Bauhaus but was hoping they would be more traditional with their lagers. Instead they mostly Americanized and i have had some slightly off beer from them before. Don't get me wrong. I'd gladly drink their beer but they are not the traditional German-like Brewery I was hoping for.

I see a few noting Insights issues but I must have dodged bullets because I have not experiences that and I just burned a $50 gift card there recently.

 

Thanks for the idea...will do...

 

I think they could if they wanted though and did in the past so unless I am wrong on that I'll keep them on...if I am wrong just let me know

 

Report in with your thoughts....curious to hear others opinions..definitely try a full pint of the IPA...not sure the sampler does it justice..

 

As for Beaver Island. The first couple of times I thought it was average...not bad...not great... The last couple of times I thought they deserved a tick up in category but it could go the other way in the future just as easily. I like Lupulin as well and rate them higher on the list. I like they fill any growler too unlike Beaver and Hays which has deterred me from making a trip out there.

 

I want to point out this list is fluid and I'll reshape it every month of so. I appreciate the comments and feedback on other experiences at some of these places. Before posting I had been tweaking it off line for about two months before I just finally decided to post it. It will be reworked again in a month or so when hopefully I have some new places to add.