PINE ISLAND, MINN. – The owners of South x Southeast Minnesota Brewing Co. aren't beer snobs. Maybe that's why they've been so successful. It's not as if Ann Fahy-Gust and Tessa Leung don't know ...

Chaotic Good Brewing in Kasson is looking to roll the dice again. When the southern Minnesota brewery closed in December , the owners said they hoped to find new owners who could revive the company.

Minnesota law was changed in 2003 to allow breweries with annual production under 3,500 barrels to sell growlers for off-site consumption, like these growlers at Town Hall Brewery in Minneapolis ...

For those looking to explore Minnesota's brewing scene, Rochester's Forager Brewery is one to keep an eye on. At least, Hop ...

8 Minnesota breweries to be thankful for. In this Aug. 3, 2013 photo, Emily Pazdernik, of Minneapolis, holds a glass of anise strawberry beer during a brewery tour at a pub in Duluth, Minn.

By every measure, the craft beer industry in Minnesota is booming compared to a decade ago. As of 2021, the state had 226 active breweries — up from 57 in 2012.

Thirty breweries opened to the public in 2017, compared to 17 in 2016 and 19, respectively, in 2015 and 2014. For years, skeptics, newsies and denizens of online forums watching the burgeoning ...

Minnesota female brewers gather to inspire industry changes, create new beer In 2019, the Brewer’s Association reported only 7.5% of the 8,391 craft breweries in the United States employed a ...

Of course, the number of breweries in the state has been growing, too: In 2012, there were just 39 licensed breweries in Minnesota. By 2019, that number grew to 183.

Earlier this month, five Minnesota breweries took home honors at the 2025 World Beer Cup Awards, which was held in Indianapolis. The World Beer Cup is one of the beer world's most prestigious ...

It's fair to say that the craft beer world is in flux. However, it's also fair to say that change has been a constant. Vinepair surveyed 30 beer industry pros for its list of "The 30 Best ...

But beer brewing was not always such a popular activity in Minnesota, in fact, it has a long and sordid history. First The first Minnesota brewery was opened by Anthony Yoerg, who arrived in St. […] ...