Twin Cities Recommendations

Will be here for eight days at the end of this month. Staying in downtown Minneapolis but plan to spend a day or two in St. Paul. I put the guide below together using combined RB/BA place scores and plan on hitting many of these spots. Just wondering if there are any glaring omissions that are worth visiting (I'm aware that the original Surly is outside the city). Also seeking advice on "must-see" tourist attractions. Currently eyeing a Twins game but have nothing else planned. Thanks in advance for your help, folks.

Breweries / Brewpubs:
Surly Brewing – 520 Malcolm Avenue Southeast, MPLS – RB: 95 / BA: 90 / CS: 93
Minneapolis Town Hall – 1430 Washington Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 93 / BA: 86 / CS: 90
Dangerous Man Brewing – 1300 2nd Street Northeast, MPLS – RB: 90 / BA: 86 / CS: 88
Fair State Brewing – 2506A Central Avenue Northeast, MPLS – RB: 90 / BA: 85 / CS: 88
Northbound Brewpub – 2716 East 38th Street, MPLS – RB: 86 / BA: 87 / CS: 87
Indeed Brewing – 711 15th Avenue Northeast, MPLS – RB: 87 / BA: 85 / CS: 86
Barrel Theory Beer Company – 248 East 7th Street, St. Paul – RB: 83 / BA: 89 / CS: 86
Wild Man Artisan Ales – 6031 Pillsbury Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 85 / BA: 82 / CS: 84
Bad Weather Brewing – 414 7th Street West, St. Paul – RB: 85 / BA: 82 / CS: 84
Summit Brewing – 910 Montreal Circle, St. Paul – RB: 83 / BA: 84 / CS: 84
Sisyphus Brewing – 712 Ontario Avenue West, MPLS – RB: 83 / BA: 82 / CS: 83
Bauhaus Brew Labs – 1315 Tyler Street Northeast, MPLS – RB: 81 / BA: 82 / CS: 82
Fulton Beer Company – 414 6th Avenue North, MPLS – RB: 80 / BA: 82 / CS: 81
Utepils Brewing – 225 Thomas Avenue North, Suite 700, MPLS – RB: 80 / BA: 82 / CS: 81
LynLake Brewery – 2934 Lyndale Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 81 / BA: 80 / CS: 81

Bars / Eateries:
The Happy Gnome – 498 Selby Avenue, St. Paul – RB: 97 / BA: 89 / CS: 93
Town Hall Tap – 4810 Chicago Avenue, MPLS – RB: 92 / BA: 88 / CS: 90
Republic at Seven Corners – 221 Cedar Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 93 / BA: 85 / CS: 89
Busters on 28th – 4204 28th Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 91 / BA: 84 / CS: 88
Muddy Waters Bar – 2933 Lyndale Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 87 / BA: 87 / CS: 87
Butcher & The Boar – 1121 Hennepin Avenue, MPLS – RB: 84 / BA: 89 / CS: 87
Stub & Herb’s – 227 Oak Street Southeast, MPLS – RB: 86 / BA: 87 / CS: 87
Town Hall Lanes – 5019 34th Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 85 / BA: 86 / CS: 86
Tilia – 2726 West 43rd Street, MPLS – RB: 91 / BA: 77 / CS: 84
Bryant Lake Bowl – 810 West Lake Street, MPLS – RB: 83 / BA: 84 / CS: 84
Acadia Café – 329 Cedar Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 83 / BA: 82 / CS: 83
Pat’s Tap – 3510 Nicollet Avenue, MPLS – RB: 80 / BA: 86 / CS: 83
Red Cow Minneapolis – 3624 West 50th Street, MPLS – RB: 80 / BA: 85 / CS: 83
The Blue Door Pub – 1811 Selby Avenue, St. Paul – RB: 77 / BA: 85 / CS: 83
The Blue Door Pub – 3448 42nd Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 78 / BA: 85 / CS: 82
New Bohemia Wurst – 233 East Hennepin Avenue, MPLS – RB: 81 / BA: 81 / CS: 81
Groveland Tap – 1834 Saint Clair Avenue, St. Paul – RB: 81 / BA: 78 / CS: 80

Stores:
Zipp’s Liquors – 2618 East Franklin Avenue, MPLS – RB: 95 / BA: 86 / CS: 91
The Wine Thief & Ale Jail – 1787 Saint Clair Avenue, St. Paul – RB: 93 / BA: 88 / CS: 91
South Lyndale Liquors – 5300 Lyndale Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 93 / BA: 84 / CS: 89
France 44 Wine & Spirits – 4351 France Avenue South, MPLS – RB: 84 / BA: 87 / CS: 86
Elevated Beer, Wine & Spirits – 4135 Hiawatha Avenue, MPLS – RB: 84 / BA: 86 / CS: 85
Stinson Wine, Beer & Spirits – 2315 18th Avenue Northeast, MPLS – RB: 83 / BA: 86 / CS: 85

 

Thanks everyone. All great suggestions so far. Particularly appreciate the tips on attractions and the St. Paul breweries I hadn't heard of.

dbhammel: speaking in very general terms I enjoy hoppy, dark, and sour beers. Usually go for mid-strength or low alcohol stuff since I like to have a few in a session. Also dig a well-made lager (pilsner, bock, helles, dark/black lager). I don't normally seek out imperial stouts, barleywines, etc unless I'm at a tasting with friends and can share things. Any brewery that makes a killer WC IPA, robust porter, sour or saison, and hoppy pils is good in my books.

 

Thanks man. I will seek these guys out. Cheers!

 

That is correct. But a longish Uber/Lyft ride somewhere is not out of the question if a place is worthwhile.

I should also note that for four of the days I will be at a work conference staying downtown and will only have time to hit 1-2 places at night (most likely in the downtown area or close by). Will have more time to explore on the four other days.

RE: HopCat. Most of the beers on that list are right up my alley, and I won't rule out a visit. But I've been to the HopCats in Grand Rapids, Indianapolis, and Detroit and was hoping to explore places local to the Twin Cities. Will keep it in mind, though.

 

Awesome. You guys have been a great help. I see Town Hall is only a 10 minute drive from my hotel and it's very highly rated so it is definitely on the hit list. Will keep an eye out for the barrel aged beers. Thanks for the pils recs cheesehead.

 

That trifecta will certainly be in order on one of my "free" days. Thanks.