Category: breweries

HammerHeart Brewing Co. Opens Friday

hammerheartFriday at 4pm, another new Minnesota brewery opens its doors. HammerHeart Brewing made their debut at All Pints North in Duluth a couple of weeks ago with some nice beers, among which was a smoked IPA. If you didn’t join us in Duluth, fear not…  Starting at 4pm, if you get your ass out to Lino Lakes, you can check out their beers. The lineup is said to include some beers that didn’t make their way to APN as well as a couple of collaboration beers brewed with former Haand Bryggeriet head brewer Andreas Riis. …and of course they’re appealing to the coffee lover in me with a coffee stout brewed with coffee from Flamenco Organic. No growlers just yet folks… patience.

Congrats HammerHeart! Best of luck!

HammerHeart Brewing Co.
7785 Lake Dr.
Lino Lakes, MN 55014

Direction Notes: For those of you coming to the brewery on 35W, the exit to take is #36, or Hwy 23, NOT the “Lake Dr.” exit you see if you are coming from the South. Once you exit, go North on Lake Dr/Hwy 23 a little less than a mile, and we are on the left, flag is flying high. If you reach “The Tavern”, formerly Millers, you have gone too far, turn around.

Castle Danger Brewery to Expand into Two Harbors

castle-gangerGreat news from the North Shore – our friends at Castle Danger Brewery are expanding into downtown Two Harbors in 2014. They’ve maxed out their small brewery on the grounds of the Castle Haven Cabins and need to expand. Can I get a “hooray!”? Owner Clint MacFarlane tells us that they’re planning on building a 10,000 sq. ft. facility that will include a 2000 sq. ft. taproom as well as outdoor seating. The brewhouse will be upgraded to 30bbl (currently 3bbl). The icing on the cake? They’ll be adding a canning line to the new operation.

Congrats Clint & Jamie!

The new location in Two Harbors. See that parking lot? Imagine yourself drinking beer there...

The new location in Two Harbors. See that parking lot? Imagine yourself drinking beer there…

The brewery today. Photo: Castle Danger

The brewery today. Photo: Castle Danger

Bemidji Brewing Taproom Open

Taproom Streetview The Bemidji Brewing Taproom opens today.  If you were looking for an excuse to visit Bemidji, a spacious taproom in the summertime is as good as any. For those who can’t make it up, here are a few shots from a sneak peek earlier this week. Cheers to Tom, Tina and Bud!

Location
Bemidji Brewing Co.
401 Beltrami Avenue NW
Bemidji, MN

Taproom Hours:

Fridays from 4:00 – 9:00pm
Saturdays from 3:00 – 7:00pm

 

  Taproom Windows

Taproom Menu

Taproom Bar Corner

Taproom Bar

 

 

Schell’s Bier Garten Opens Sunday

What a good weekend for beer! Add August Schell Brewing Co. to the fun. Today they announced that they’ll be hosting their very first Bier Garten at the brewery on Sunday. In addition to beer, they’ll have music, root beer, brewer’s grain bread and cheese baskets for sale. Schell’s plans ot have the Bier Garten open every Sunday throughout the fall as weather permits.

Photo: August Schell Brewing Co.

Photo: August Schell Brewing Co.

Urban Growler Brewing Co. Open House Thursday & Friday

uglogoHere’s a chance for you to check out one of Minnesota’s newest breweries-in-progress, Urban Growler Brewing Co. On Thursday and Friday you’ll have a chance to tour the space, sample the beer and check out their plans for the brewery.

2325 Endicott St., St. Paul
Thursday, July 18th and Friday, July 19th
5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Urban Growler has plans to open their brewery in the latter part of 2013 as the first women-owned & brewed microbrewery in the Twin Cities. Keep your eyes on them, folks.

Founding Memberships are still available at a range of levels, from $500 on up. Details here.

Check out the building. Photo: Urban Growler

Check out the building. Photo: Urban Growler