Updated: August 24, 2010

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Contributors: Siegfried Binge, Diane Crawford, Tod Fyten, Chase Becker, Daniel Justesen, David Thompson, Jacob Sjúrður Hansen, Kelly, Larry Chase, Paul Madsen, Ralph Wells, Tom Griffin, Mike Feldhege, Adam Back, Alex, Benjamin Sunderlin, Blake Richardson, Carl Eidbo, Carl Hamre, chris schleicher, D Seitz, Dale W. Kleinschmidt, Dan Schwarz, David Berg, dbjorn, Deuane Hoffman, Donovan Seitz, Eric Sorensen, Jeff Williamson, Jeffrey Halvorson, Jerry Gulden, Karl Bremer (former owner), kentaki, Mark Kramer, Mark Quenette, mitch, Molly Borer, rj, Ryan Weber, Troy

Albert Lea

Green Mill Brewing - Albert Lea — No longer brewing 2218 East Main Street Albert Lea MN 56007 Telephone: +1 507-377-3000 [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Bemidji

Union Station 1st City Brewery and Grill — Closed 128 First Street Bemidji MN 56601 [Map] [Update]

Brooklyn Center

Surly Brewing 4811 Dusharme Drive Brooklyn Center MN 55429 Telephone: +1 763-535-3330 Hours: Tours on Friday evenings. Reservations are required. Brewer: Todd Haug, Callaway Ryan [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Chaska

Minnesota Valley Brewing — Planned 8750 County Road 43 Chaska MN 55318 Telephone: +1 952-484-3417 [Map] [Update]

Cold Spring

Cold Spring Brewing Company 219 Red River Avenue North PO Box 476 Cold Spring MN 56320 Telephone: +1 320-685-8686 Hours: Monday-Friday 9:00am-4:00pm. Brewer: Mike Kneip [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Lawson Creek Brewery Cold Spring MN 56320 Toll-Free: +1 800-574-9943 Brewer: Cold Spring Brewing [Map] [Update]

Duluth

Fitger's Brewhouse, Brewery and Grill 600 East Superior Street Duluth MN 55802 Telephone: +1 218-726-1392 Hours: Monday-Friday 11:00am-10:00pm, Saturday-Sunday 11:00am-11:00pm. Brewer: Dave Hoops [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Lake Superior Brewing 2711 West Superior Street Duluth MN 55806 Telephone: +1 218-723-4000 Brewer: Dale Kleinschmidt [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Eagan

Granite City Food & Brewery — Eagan (Founders Food and Firkins Ltd) 3330 Pilot Knob Road Eagan MN 55121 Telephone: +1 651-452-4600 Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:00am-midnight, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-1:00am, Sunday 10:00am-10:00pm. Brewer: Bob McKenzie [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Eden Prairie

Hops Grillhouse & Brewery - Eden Prairie — Closed in 2004 11528 Leona Road Eden Prairie MN 55344 [Map] [Update]

Water Tower Brewing — No longer brewing 12200 Singletree Lane Eden Prairie MN 55344 Telephone: +1 952-941-8773 [Map] [Update]

Edina

Bard's Tale Beer Company 5125 West 59th Street Edina MN 55436 Telephone: +1 612-961-2275 [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Ely

Boathouse Brewpub & Restaurant 47 East Sheridan Street Ely MN 55731 Telephone: +1 218-365-4301 Hours: Open daily 11:00am-1:00am. Brewer: Jacob Carlson [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Lucan

Brau Brothers Brewing 111 Main Street Lucan MN 56255 Telephone: +1 507-747-2796 Brewer: Dustin Brau [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Mankato

Bandana Brewery — Closed 302 North Plainview Avenue Mankato MN 56001 [Map] [Update]

Mantorville

Mantorville Brewing 101 East Fifth Street PO Box 463 Mantorville MN 55955 Telephone: +1 651-387-0708 Hours: Tours Saturday 2:00pm-4:00pm or by appointment. Brewer: Tod Fyten [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Maple Grove

Granite City Food & Brewery — Maple Grove (Founders Food and Firkins Ltd) 11909 Main Street Maple Grove MN 55369 Telephone: +1 763-416-0010 [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Hops Grillhouse & Brewery - Maple Grove — Closed 7855 Elm Creek Boulevard Maple Grove MN 55369 [Map] [Update]

Minneapolis

612 Brew — Planned 5324 Zenith Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55410 Telephone: +1 612-964-8939 Brewer: Robert Kasack [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Ambleside Brewing — Closed in 1998 727 Kasota Avenue Minneapolis MN 55414 [Map] [Update]

District Brewing — Closed in 2002 430 First Avenue North Minneapolis MN 55401 [Map] [Update]

Fulton Brewing 4708 Washburn Avenue Minneapolis MN 55410 Telephone: +1 612-876-0904 Brewer: Sand Creek Brewing [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Herkimer Pub & Brewery 2922 Lyndale Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55408 Telephone: +1 612-821-0101 Hours: Monday-Friday noon-2:00am, Saturday-Sunday 10:00am-2:00am. Brewer: Gustavo Vale [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery 1430 Washington Avenue South Minneapolis MN 55454 Telephone: +1 612-339-8696 Hours: Open Monday-Thursday at 11:00am, Friday-Saturday at noon. Brewer: Mike Hoops, Josh Bischoff, Adam Theis [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - Minneapolis 800 LaSalle Plaza Minneapolis MN 55402 Telephone: +1 612-332-2739 Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:00am-1:00am, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-2:00am, Sunday 11:00am-midnight. Brewer: Bryon Tonnis [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Minnetonka

Sherlock's Home — Closed in 2002 11000 Red Circle Drive Minnetonka MN 55343 [Map] [Update]

Moorhead

Trader and Trapper Brewing — Closed 617 Center Avenue Moorhead MN 56560 [Map] [Update]

New Brighton

Barley John's Brewpub 781 Old Highway 8 SW New Brighton MN 55112 Telephone: +1 651-636-4670 Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-1:00am. Brewer: John Moore, Colin Mullen [Contact] [Map] [Update]

New Ulm

August Schell Brewing 1860 Schell Road PO Box 128 New Ulm MN 56073 Telephone: +1 507-354-5528 Toll-Free: +1 800-770-5020 Hours: Open daily 11:00am-5:00pm. Brewer: Jeremy Kral [Contact] [Map] [Update]

New York Mills

Glacial Lakes Brewing — Closed 17 Main Avenue North New York Mills MN 56567 [Map] [Update]

Rochester

Clubhaus Brewpub — Closed 7 Second Street SW Rochester MN 55902 [Map] [Update]

Kinney Creek Brewery 1413 15½ Street Rochester MN 55902 Telephone: +1 507-292-8000 Brewer: Donovan Seitz [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Roseville

Granite City Food & Brewery — Roseville (Founders Food and Firkins Ltd) 851 Rosedale Center Roseville MN 55113 Telephone: +1 651-290-3500 [Map] [Update]

Saint Cloud

Granite City Food & Brewery — Saint Cloud (Founders Food and Firkins Ltd) 3945 Second Street South Saint Cloud MN 56301 Telephone: +1 320-203-9000 Brewer: Bob McKenzie [Contact] [Map] [Update]

McCann's Food and Brew 3320 Third Street North Saint Cloud MN 56303 Telephone: +1 320-217-5800 Hours: Monday-Saturday 11:00am-2:00am, Sunday 10:00am-2:00am. [Contact] [Map] [Update]

O'Hara's Brewpub and Restaurant — Closed in 2007 3308 Third Street North Saint Cloud MN 56302 [Map] [Update]

Saint Louis Park

Granite City Food & Brewery — Saint Louis Park (Founders Food and Firkins Ltd) 5500 Excelsior Boulevard Saint Louis Park MN 55416 Telephone: +1 952-746-9900 Hours: Monday-Thursday 11:00am-midnight, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-1:00am, Sunday 10:00am-10:00pm. [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Granite City Food & Brewery — St. Louis Park (Founders Food and Firkins Ltd) 5402 Cedar Lake Road #101 Saint Louis Park MN 55416 Telephone: +1 952-215-0660 Brewer: Bill Burdick [Contact] [Map] [Update]

McCoy's Public House - Minneapolis 3801 Grand Way Saint Louis Park MN 55416 Telephone: +1 952-224-9494 [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Saint Paul

Black Moon Brewing — Closed Saint Paul MN 55164 [Map] [Update]

Black Widow Brewing — Closed Saint Paul MN 55102 [Map] [Update]

Blue Diamond Brewing Company 25 North Dale Street #112 Saint Paul MN 55102 Telephone: +1 651-221-0899 Brewer: Mike Kneip [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Flat Earth Brewing 2035 Benson Avenue Saint Paul MN 55116 Telephone: +1 651-698-1945 Hours: Tuesday and Thursday 3:30pm-6:30pm, Saturday noon-4:00pm. Call for tour times. Brewer: Jeff Williamson [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Great Waters Brewing Company 426 St.Peter Street Saint Paul MN 55102 Telephone: +1 651-224-2739 Hours: Open daily 11:00am-11:00pm. Brewer: Robert W. DuVernois [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Green Mill Restaurant and Bar — No longer brewing 57 Hamline Avenue South Saint Paul MN 55105 Telephone: +1 651-698-0353 Brewer: Ron Flett [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Minnesota Brewing — Closed in 2002 882 Seventh Street West Saint Paul MN 55102 [Map] [Update]

O'Gara's Bar & Grill — No longer brewing 146 Snelling Avenue North Saint Paul MN 55104 Telephone: +1 651-644-3333 [Map] [Update]

Pig's Eye Brewing Company 10107 Bridgewater Parkway Saint Paul MN 55129 Telephone: +1 651-734-1661 Brewer: Phil Gagne [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Shannon Kelly's Brewpub — Closed in 1997 395 Wabasha Street North Saint Paul MN 55102 [Map] [Update]

St. Croix Brewing Company, LLC — Planned dba St. Croix Beer Company, LLC 363 Webster Street Saint Paul MN 55102 Telephone: +1 651-387-0708 Brewer: Tod Fyten [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Steiner Brewing — Planned 2104 Carrol Avenue Saint Paul MN 55104 Telephone: +1 651-206-0337 [Map] [Update]

Stroh Brewery Company — Closed in 1997 Red River Valley / Augsberger 707 East Minnehaha Avenue Saint Paul MN 55106 [Map] [Update]

Summit Brewing 910 Montreal Circle Saint Paul MN 55102 Telephone: +1 651-265-7800 Hours: Tours Tuesday and Thursday at 1:00pm, Saturday 10:00am and 1:00pm. Brewer: Horace Cunningham [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Theodore Fyten Brewing Company, LLC Fytenburg Ales & Lagers 363 Webster Street Saint Paul MN 55102 Telephone: +1 651-387-0708 Brewer: Tod Fyten [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Tunner's Guild Brewing Systems — Closed Saint Paul MN 55102 [Map] [Update]

Vine Park Brewing - BOP 1254 West Seventh Street Saint Paul MN 55102 Telephone: +1 651-228-1355 Hours: Tuesday-Friday 11:00am-8:00pm, Saturday 9:00am-5:00pm. Brewer: Andy Grage, Dan Justesen [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Shorewood

Lucid Brewing — Planned 4340 Enchanted Drive Shorewood MN 55364 Telephone: +1 612-810-9324 Brewer: Eric Biermann [Map] [Update]

Stillwater

Lift Bridge Brewery 823 Anderson Street West Stillwater MN 55082 Toll-Free: +1 888-430-2337 Brewer: Brad Glynn [Contact] [Map] [Update]

Wolf's Brewery — Closed 402 South Main Street Stillwater MN 55082 [Map] [Update]

Two Harbors

Castle Danger Brewery — Planned Two Harbors MN 55616 Telephone: +1 218-834-4303 [Map] [Update]

Walker

Leech Lake Brewing — Planned PO Box 1364 Walker MN 56484 Telephone: +1 218-507-0496 [Map] [Update]

Waverly

All American Grill & Brewhouse — Closed in 2009 101 Summerfield Drive Waverly MN 55390 [Map] [Update]

Winona

Backwater Brewing Wellington's Pub and Grill 1429 West Service Drive Westgate Shopping Center, US 61 Winona MN 55987 Telephone: +1 507-452-2103 Hours: 11:00am-1:00am Brewer: Chris Gardner [Map] [Update]