Breweries in Minnesota produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, and nationally in the United States. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries and microbreweries to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries.
In 2014, Minnesota 's 109 brewing establishments (including breweries, brewpubs, importers, and company-owned packagers and wholesalers) employed 667 people directly, and more than 24,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing.[ 1] As of 2020, the number of craft breweries had grown to 217, and the craft brewing overall economic impact of $2.2 billion ranked 12th among U.S. states.[ 2]
Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Minnesota's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Minnesota's breweries and related industries was more than $480 million.[ 1] Consumer purchases of Minnesota's brewery products generated more than $177 million extra in tax revenue.[ 1] In 2020, Minnesota ranked 13th among U.S. states in the number of craft breweries per capita, with 5.2 breweries per 100,000 adults.[ 3]
To be included in this list, a brewery must be located in the U.S. state of Minnesota ; it may produce their own beer, produce contract beers, or both. Breweries which are known to produce contract beer are noted, but this specification does not exclude non-contract brewing, nor does a lack of this specification exclude contract brewing.
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^ Livingston-Garcia, Louis (July 27, 2018). "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Angry Hog Brewery & Taproom in Austin, Minnesota" . Growler Mag . Retrieved September 23, 2019 .
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^ Kaufenberg, Brian (March 27, 2017). "Brewer Profile: Andy Ruhland of Bad Weather Brewing" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved November 11, 2019 .
^ Green, Loren (July 27, 2017). "Badger Hill brings the beer to Shakopee" . PostBulletin.com . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Fagerberg, Jerard (August 24, 2016). "Eagan gets its neighborhood taproom in Bald Man Brewing" . City Pages . Retrieved October 8, 2017 .
^ Kaufenberg, Brian (July 20, 2014). "Now Open: Bank Brewing" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
^ Green, Loren (June 20, 2017). "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Barrel Theory Beer Company" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
^ Green, Loren (June 20, 2017). "Now Open (or Damn Close): Bauhaus Brew Labs" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
^ Haecherl, Anna (March 9, 2018). "Beaver Island Brewing splashes down Twin Cities" . St. Cloud Times . Retrieved January 3, 2020 .
^ Liedke, Matthew (30 November 2017). "Bemidji Brewing Co. puts new location on tap" . www.bemidjipioneer.com . Retrieved March 27, 2019 .
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^ Green, Loren (February 29, 2016). "Birch's on the Lake brings a supper club and brewhouse to Long Lake" . City Pages . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Rayno, Amelia (January 17, 2017). "For St. Paul's newest beermaker, Black Stack Brewing will be a family affair" . Star Tribune . Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
^ Gilligan, Jimmy (9 December 2016). "Blacklist Artisan Ales opens taproom in downtown Duluth" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved December 26, 2017 .
^ "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Blue Wolf Brewing Company" . Growler Magazine . 12 February 2018. Retrieved June 18, 2021 .
^ Carlen, Sam (Aug 29, 2019). "Boom Island Brewing completes move from North Minneapolis to west metro" . www.bizjournals.com . Retrieved January 11, 2020 .
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^ Green, Loren (May 16, 2017). "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
^ Rostvold, Anthony (August 21, 2017). "Castle Danger Brewery plans major expansion" . Duluth News Tribune . Retrieved August 21, 2017 .
^ Lindsay, Abraham (March 10, 2014). "The Essential Guide to Greater MN Brewpubs, Mar '14" . Eater Twin Cities . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Livingston-Garcia, Louis (16 September 2017). "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Chapel Brewing" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved December 26, 2017 .
^ Loren, Green (21 December 2016). "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Copper Trail Brewing Company" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved January 10, 2018 .
^ https://www.cuyunabrewing.com/ [bare URL ]
^ Kaufenberg, Brian (September 28, 2014). "Now Open: Eastlake Brewery at the Midtown Global Market" . The Growler . Retrieved January 30, 2019 .
^ Gaterud, Alex (2013). "Victoria's Neighborly Beermakers: Enki Brewing | Southwest Metro" . Community Life Magazine . Retrieved June 28, 2019 .
^ Rick, Nelson (September 6, 2016). "Fair State Brewing Cooperative adding production facility in St. Paul" . Star Tribune . Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
^ Rayno, Amelia (March 21, 2018). "Finnegans debuts new brewery and taproom in downtown Minneapolis" . Star Tribune . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Green, Loren (November 4, 2015). "Drink Inside St. Paul's Old Hamm's Brewery at the New Flat Earth Taproom" . City Pages . Retrieved June 10, 2017 .
^ Rostvold, Anthony (August 21, 2017). "Quick Bites: Forager Brewery is an exciting new Rochester find" . Rochester Post Bulletin . Retrieved August 21, 2017 .
^ Livingston-Garcia, Louis (September 3, 2019). "Now Open: Forbidden Barrel Brewing in Worthington, Minn" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
^ "Tap Talk: Foxhole Brewhouse In Willmar" . October 31, 2016. Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
^ "Curiocity: The Freehouse Brings Breakfast, Beer To North Loop" . minnesota.cbslocal.com . January 9, 2014. Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
^ Regenscheid, Katelyn (October 13, 2017). "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Giesenbrรคu Bier Co" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved January 10, 2018 .
^ Rostvold, Anthony (August 21, 2017). "An interview with Grand Rounds head brewer Adam Fredericksen" . 507 Magazine - Rochester Post Bulletin . Retrieved August 21, 2017 .
^ "Now Open: Grand Rounds Brewpub" . Growler Magazine . 2015-04-28. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
^ Livingston-Garcia, Louis (September 26, 2018). "Now Open: Gravity Storm Brewery Cooperative in Austin, Minnesota" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
^ Prather, Shannon (August 20, 2013). "HammerHeart Brewery taproom opens in Lino Lakes" . Star Tribune . Retrieved May 17, 2019 .
^ "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Hayes Public House in Buffalo, Minnesota" . Growler Magazine . 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
^ "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Hoops Brewing" . Growler Magazine . 22 June 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017 .
^ Johnson, Brooks (June 27, 2017). "Hoops Brewing opens in Canal Park" . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Invictus Brewing Company in Blaine" . 15 May 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2018 .
^ Weyhe, Philip (June 14, 2017). "Brewery to Feature Live Music, Food Trucks, Beer for Opening Weekend" . Northfield News . Retrieved June 27, 2017 .
^ "Inbound BrewCo Grand Opening Weekend" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Green, Loren (April 21, 2016). "Now Open: Inbound BrewCo" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved January 10, 2018 .
^ Cole, Premo (January 21, 2015). "Local Tap Talk: Insight Brewing Company" . minnesota.cbslocal.com . Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
^ Premo, Cole (September 8, 2016). "Tap Talk: Jack Pine Brewery In Baxter" . minnesota.cbslocal.com . Retrieved January 10, 2018 .
^ "Tap Talk: Kinney Creek Brewery" . April 9, 2015. Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ "New owners for Lake Superior Brewing" . www.duluthnewstribune.com . 11 October 2017. Retrieved December 26, 2017 .
^ Green, Loren (10 June 2016). "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Lakeville Brewing Co" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved January 10, 2018 .
^ Divine, Mary (January 3, 2018). "Lift Bridge Brewery plans $10M expansion in Stillwater" . Twin Cities . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Figy, James (October 24, 2018). "Now Open (or Damn Close): LocAle Brewing Company in Mankato" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
^ Divine, Matt (April 21, 2017). "Loony's Brew in Northern Minnesota Now Open" . Twin Cities . Retrieved April 21, 2017 .
^ Krohn, Tim (March 29, 2018). "Lost Sanity Brewing opens in Madelia; Hopzophrenia IPA, Botched Lobotomy Brown Ale on tap" . Mankato Free Press . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Rostvold, Anthony (August 21, 2017). "Raise your tankard high for kegs barrels at LTS" . 507 Magazine - Rochester Post Bulletin . Retrieved August 21, 2017 .
^ "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Lupulin Brewing in Big Lake, Minn" . Growler Magazine . 2015-05-14. Retrieved 2018-10-23 .
^ Cassel, Emily. "Lupulin Brewing plans 'major expansion' of Big Lake, Minnesota, brewery/taproom | City Pages" . City Pages . Retrieved 2018-10-23 .
^ Premo, Cole (March 11, 2015). "Local Tap Talk: LynLake Brewery" . minnesota.cbslocal.com . Retrieved June 10, 2019 .
^ Cassel, Emily (March 1, 2018). "Huh! A Mankato brewery just took home the title of Minnesota's best beer bar | City Pages" . City Pages . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ Zamora, Karen (December 4, 2017). "Bud Light threatens Minneapolis brewery with pit of misery in medieval-style cease-and-desist order" . chicagotribune.com . Retrieved January 11, 2018 .
^ Didora, Paige Latham (March 28, 2016). "Modist Brewing in Minneapolis - The Heavy Table" . The Heavy Table - Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine . Retrieved June 5, 2018 .
^ "Montgomery Brewing is attracting visitors to the city known as the kolacky capital" . Star Tribune . July 22, 2015. Retrieved January 11, 2018 .
^ "Now Open (Or Damn Close): The Nordic Brewing Company in Monticello" . Growler Magazine . 2018-11-09. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
^ Fraser, Katie (May 31, 2017). "Tap Talk: OMNI Brewing Releases 3 Flavors In Cans" . WCCO . Retrieved October 7, 2017 .
^ Haecherl, Anna (October 13, 2016). "Pantown Brewing Co. moves closer to late summer opening in west St. Cloud" . SCTimes.com . Retrieved June 13, 2018 .
^ Moskowitz Grumdahl, Dara (June 9, 2017). "Sneak Peek: Pryes Brewing's New Downtown Taproom" . Mpls.St.Paul Magazine . Retrieved July 28, 2017 .
^ Kaufenberg, Brian (March 31, 2017). "Read's Landing Brewing changes hands, not the beer" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
^ Rea, Amy (June 4, 2018). "Revelation Ale in Hallock" . Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
^ Premo, Cole (January 16, 2017). "Tap Talk: Roundhouse Brewery Embraces Brainerd's Past" . minnesota.cbslocal.com . Retrieved January 11, 2018 .
^ "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Rustech Brewing in Monticello" . Growler Magazine . 2018-05-22. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
^ Kaufenberg, Brian (March 21, 2014). "Now Open (or Damn Close): Sisyphus Brewing" . The Growler . Saint Paul, MN. Retrieved July 10, 2018 .
^ Schuldt, Clay (February 22, 2020). "New brewery in Sleepy Eye draws a crowd | News, Sports, Jobs - Marshall Independent" . www.marshallindependent.com . Retrieved February 23, 2020 .
^ "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Spilled Grain Brewhouse" . Growler Magazine . 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2018-11-27 .
^ Wirth, Michelle (2018-04-12). "Ready for a sip at Spiral" . Hastings Star Gazette . Retrieved 2019-01-05 .
^ "First brewery in Lanesboro in 100 years now open" . Fillmore County Journal . Retrieved 2021-02-23 .
^ Andersen, Rachael (June 17, 2016). "Nearby Take 16 Brewery Has Bright Future" . Argus Leader . Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Retrieved November 18, 2016 .
^ "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Talking Waters Brewing Company" . Growler Magazine . 15 July 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2017 .
^ Weyhe, Philip (April 18, 2017). "Tanzenwald Brewing Company Opens Thursday" . Northfield News . Retrieved June 27, 2017 .
^ Laxen, Jake (October 7, 2015). "Third Street Brewhouse Shakes Up Staff, Beers" . St. Cloud Times . Retrieved February 1, 2017 .
^ Laxen, Jake (October 7, 2015). "Third Street Brewhouse Shakes Up Staff, Beers" . St. Cloud Times . Retrieved February 1, 2017 .
^ Gilligan, Jimmy (July 28, 2017). "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Three Twenty Brewing Company" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved October 20, 2018 .
^ "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Tilion Brewing Company" . Growler Magazine . March 1, 2018. Retrieved January 19, 2018 .
^ "Town Hall Brewery To Close Temporarily For Expansion" . Twin Cities Business . December 5, 2013. Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
^ Suckut, Megan (2018-11-28). "Now Open (Or Damn Close): Uncommon Loon Brewing Company in Chisago City" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved 2019-01-27 .
^ Suckut, Megan (January 29, 2019). "Now Open: Under Pressure Brewing Company in Golden Valley" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved December 7, 2019 .
^ "New north Mpls. brewery set to open with one of the largest brewing capacities in Minnesota" . Star Tribune . February 6, 2017. Retrieved January 11, 2018 .
^ Alton, Joseph (December 21, 2017). "Now Open: Venn Brewing Company in South Minneapolis" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved July 26, 2018 .
^ Fleming, Jess (September 21, 2016). "Wabasha Brewing Makes It Official with Grand-Opening Events" . Pioneer Press . Retrieved September 12, 2017 .
^ Kaufenberg, Brian (October 23, 2014). "Waconia Brewing in Waconia, Minnesota" . Growler Magazine . Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
^ Premo, Cole (October 13, 2016). "Wicked Wort Brewing Company in Robbinsdale - The Heavy Table" . The Heavy Table - Minneapolis-St. Paul and Upper Midwest Food Magazine . Retrieved January 11, 2018 .