Opened: 1991

Closed: 2002

Annual Production: 2,000,000 bbl

Contributor: Paul Madsen

Minnesota was most famous for their "Grain Belt" brand (now owned by August Schell), but they brewed beer under contract for a great many beer marketing companies:

• Barley Boys Brewing, Omaha NE
• Beartooth Brewing, Boulder CO
• Big Bang Brewery, San Francisco CA
• Humpback Premium Ales, Cerritos CA
• Jamestown Brewing, Denver CO
• Pete's Brewing, Palo Alto CA
• Pike Brewing, Seattle WA (microbrewery)
• Spring Street, New York NY
• William and Scott, Culver City CA

...and probably quite a few more.

Minnesota Brewing closed due to bankruptcy in July 2002.

Updated: January 21, 2008

• McMahon's Irish-Style Potato Ale
  American-Style Lager
  • Date: October 1, 1996 (#1846)
    Package: bottled
    Place: Capital Liquor, Grand Island NE
    Score: 12½ points
    Overall Impression (2½)
    Golden-amber, good head. Pretty clean aroma. OK body, slightly malty but mostly character-free.