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Breweries - Top 25
Ranked by barrels produced | List information taken from the 2013 Business Information Guide
Source: Company representatives and websites. If you were not contacted for this list but would like to be in the future, please contact
research@tcbmag.com.
Abbreviation: IPA--India pale ale
Note: The list does not include breweries whose products are brewed in another state, or those that had not produced beer as of the end of 2011.
McCann's Food and Brew, which appeared on last year's list, ceased operations in July 2012.

Founded/
Headquarters

Barrels
produced
in MN in
2011

August Schell Brewing

Company

1860

Summit Brewing
Company

Brewery
Address
Phone Website

Type of
brewery1

Employees
in MN/
worldwide

Top local
executive

125,000

Regional
brewery

55
56

1986

104,535

Regional
brewery

Cold Spring Brewing

Company

1874

101,500

Surly Brewing Company

2006

Finnegans, Inc.2

609 S 10th St.

Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-568-8537
finnegans.org

Minneapolis

Styles produced

Products
produced

Ted
Marti

Lagers and Ales

18

Grain Belt Premium, Schell's

Dark, Schell's Firebrick,
Schell's Octoberfest, Grain Belt
Nordeast

58
58

Mark
Stutrud

Ale, lager

13

Extra Pale Ale, Saga IPA,

Oatmeal Stout, Summit
Seasonals, Unchained Series

Regional
brewery

24
24

Doug
DeGeest

Light lager, lager, wheat, ale,

bock, hard lemonade, stout

10

Northern, John Henry, Olde

Johnnie, Cold Spring

17,585

Regional
brewery

18
18

Omar
Ansari

IPA, American brown ale,

14
saison, lager, imperial Russian
stout, English bitter, mild ale,
Oktoberfest

Furious, Bender, Cynic, Coffee

Bender, Abrasive

2000

5,354

Contract
brewing
company

5
5

Jacquie
Berglund

Ale

Finnegans Irish Amber,

Finnegans Blonde Ale

Blue Diamond Brewing

Company

1992

5,080

Contract
brewing
company

3
3

Frank
Yarusso

Ale, lager

Brewer's Cave Golden

Caramel, Roasted Black Barley
Ale, Blue Diamond Lager &
Light

Granite City Food &

Brewery, Ltd.

1997

3,700

Brewpub

568
3,274

Steven
Lager, American wheat ale,
5 core
Northern Light Lager, Brother
Wagenheim bock, IPA, stout, Oktoberfest, brands plus Benedict's Bock, Duke of
double IPA, Belgian strong ale, seasonal
Wellington IPA
Belgian wit

1860 Schell Road

New Ulm, MN 56073
507-354-5528
schellsbrewery.com
2

910 Montreal Cir.

St. Paul, MN 55102
651-265-7800
summitbrewing.com
3

219 N Red River Ave.

Cold Spring, MN 56320
320-685-8686
coldspringbrewingco.com

St. Paul

Cold Spring

4811 Dusharme Dr.

Brooklyn
Brooklyn Center, MN 55429 Center
763-535-3330
surlybrewing.com

25 Dale St. N, Ste. 112

St. Paul, MN 55102
651-221-0899
bluediamondbrewingco.com
7

New Ulm

701 Xenia Ave. S, Ste. 120

Golden Valley, MN 55416
952-215-0660 gcfb.net

St. Paul

Golden Valley

Most popular products

Brau Brothers Brewing

Company

2006

3,000

Microbrewery 10
10

Dustin
Brau

Ale, lager

10

Moo Joos, Bancreagie,

Sheephead Ale, RingNeck
Braun Ale, Old 56 Light Beer

Fitger's Brewhouse

1995

2,500

Brewpub

60
60

Tim
Nelson

IPA, stout, porter, wheat,

pilsner, bock

120

El Nino IPA, Starfire Pale Ale,

Lighthouse Golden, Big Boat
Oatmeal Stout, Apricot Wheat
Ale

10 Lift Bridge Beer Company 2008

2,106

Microbrewery 6

Dan
Schwarz

Fresh hopped ale, American

15
pale ale, saison ale, Belgian ale,
seasonal

Farm Girl Saison, Crosscut

Pale Ale, Chestnut Hill, Hop
Dish IPA, Commander,
Biscotti, Irish Coffee Stout

11 Lake Superior Brewing

Company, LLC

1994

1,800

Microbrewery 4
4

Don
Hoag

Pale ale, kolsch, stout, red,

12
barley wine, Oktoberfest, bock,
brown ale, hefeweizen, IPA,
Black IPA, Amber ale

Special Ale, Kayak Kolsch,

Mesabi Red, Oatmeal Stout,
North Shore Wheat

12 Minneapolis Town Hall

Brewery

1997

1,500

Brewpub

60
60

Pete
Rifakes

Dortmunder lager, oatmeal

45
stout, American-style IPA,
scotch ale, British bitter, fruitinfused styles, seasonals
annually

Masala Mama IPA, Hope and

King Scotch Ale

13 Rock Bottom Restaurant

& Brewery

1976

1,400

Brewpub

95
4,000

Lou
IPA, stout, lager, red, ale,
Hernandez hefeweizen

Rock Bottom Wheat Rock

Bottom Stout, Rock Bottom
IPA, Rock Bottom Red Ale,
Rock Bottom Klsch

14 Flat Earth Brewing

Company

2006

1,200

Microbrewery 7

John
Franco
Warner
Claseman

14

Angry Planet Pale Ale,

Northwest Passage IPA,
Cygnus X-1 Porter, Element
115 Lager, Belgian Pale Ale

15 The Herkimer Pub and

Brewery

1999

1,000

Brewpub

30
30

Blake
German
Richardson

19

Alt Bier, Czech Pilsner,

Starlight Weiss, Red Flyer
Marzen, High Point Dunkel

16 Bank Brewing Company

2009

900

Contract
brewing
company

1
1

Jason
Markkula

Lager, ale

Walleye Chop Lager, Rooster

Lager, Longbeard Winter
Wheat Lager, 1876 Rye Ale

17 Great Waters Brewing

Company

1997

591

Brewpub

51
51

Sean
O'Byrne

Stout, IPA, cask-conditioned,

brown, porter

20-25 per
year
(varies)

Saint Peter Pale Ale; Golden

Prairie Blond Ale; cask
conditioned ales, including The
Black Watch Oat Stout and
Great Waters House Ale

18 Fulton Brewing Company

2009

400

Microbrewery 14
14

Ryan
Petz

IPA, American blonde ale,

1
imperial Russian stout,
imperial red ale, American pale
ale

Sweet Child of Vine, Lonely

Blonde, Worthy Adversary,
The Libertine, The Ringer

19 Barley John's Brew Pub

2000

350

Brewpub

15
15

John
Moore

10

Wild Brunette, Stockyard IPA,

Little Barley Bitter, Old Eight
Porter

20 Leech Lake Brewing

Company

2010

300

Microbrewery 3
3

Gregory
Smith

English-style bitter, IPA, wild

rice brown ale, porter,
maibock, Oktoberfest, various
bourbon-barrel beers, various
other seasonals
Keg- and bottle-conditioned
British-style ales, including
red, Scottish, pale, extra
special bitter, porter, IPA,
imperial IPA, and seasonals

Loon's Eye Red, Loch Leech

Monster Scottish Ale, Minobii
ESB, 47 North IPA, 3 Sheets
Imperial IPA

21 Boathouse Brewpub &

Restaurant

2008

205

Brewpub

30
30

Mark
Bruzek

Ale, lager

Entry Point Golden Ale,

Ryetallica Rye Pale Ale, Eleven
Sixty Porter, Bierded Fellers
Double IPA

22 Carmody Irish Pub &

Brewing

2005

190

Brewpub

18
18

Eddie
Gleeson

Irish red ale, stout, IPA, golden 6

ale

23 Steel Toe Brewing

2011

164

Microbrewery 1

Jason
Golden ale, IPA, double red,
Schoneman stout

24 Castle Danger Brewery

2010

150

Microbrewery 3

24 Dubrue

2011

150

Microbrewery 3

Clint
American strong, IPA, amber, 13
MacFarlane stout, hefeweizen, pilsner,
cream ale, Oktoberfest, barrelaged stout, harvest ale (wet
hopped), coffee-cake stout,
scottish ale, sahti
Robert
Ale
2
Blair

910 E Main St.

Marshall, MN 56258
507-747-2337
braubeer.com
9

600 E Superior St.

Duluth, MN 55802
218-279-2739
brewhouse.net

1900 Tower Dr.

Stillwater, MN 55082
888-430-2337
liftbridgebrewing.com

2711 W Superior St.

Duluth, MN 55806
218-723-4000
lakesuperiorbrewing.com
1430 Washington Ave. S
Minneapolis, MN 55454
612-339-8696
townhallbrewery.com

800 LaSalle Plaza

Minneapolis, MN 55402
612-332-2739
rockbottom.com
2035 Benson Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55116
651-698-1945
flatearthbrewing.com

2922 Lyndale Ave. S

Minneapolis , MN 55408
612-821-0101
theherkimer.com

Marshall

Duluth

Stillwater

Duluth

Minneapolis

Louisville,
Colorado

St. Paul

Minneapolis

216 S Main St.

Hendricks
Hendricks, MN 56136-0253
No phone number
bankbeer.com
426 St. Peter St.
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-224-2739
greatwatersbc.com

414 6th Ave. N

Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-333-3208
fultonbeer.com

781 Old Hwy. 8 SW

New Brighton, MN 55112
651-636-4670
barleyjohns.com

195 Walker Industries Blvd.

Walker, MN 56484-1364
218-547-4746
leechlakebrewing.com
47 E Sheridan St.
Ely, MN 55731
218-365-4301
boathousebrewpub.com
308 E Superior
Duluth, MN 55811
218-740-4747
carmodyirishpub.com

4848 W 35th St.

St. Louis Park, MN 55416
952-955-9965
steeltoebrewing.com

St. Paul

Minneapolis

New Brighton

Walker

Ely

Duluth

St. Louis Park

3067 E Castle Danger Road Two Harbors

Two Harbors, MN 55616
218-834-5800
castledangerbrewery.com
211 E 2nd St.
Duluth, MN 55812

Duluth

Ale, lager, stout, porter

Agnes Irish Red, Tipplers

Golden Ale, Dewey Scanlon
IPA, Black 47 Irish Stout,
seasonals such as Miraculous
IPA, Eamon's Irish, Rick's
Bitter, Robbie Burn's Scotch
Ale, and Corey Milk Stout
Provider, Size 7, Rainmaker,
Dissent, Lunker

Danger Ale, London Crossing

IPA, Castle Cream Ale, George
Hunter Stout, Nordic

Dubrue Pub Ale, Dubrue India

Black Ale

218-349-6605 dubrue.com
24 Vine Park Brewing
Company

1254 W 7th St.

St. Paul, MN 55102
651-228-1355
vinepark.com

1995

St. Paul

150

Microbrewery 12
12

Andy
Grage

Pale ale, brown ale, porter,

stout, specialty ale, lager,
pilsner, bock, wheat, hard
cider, wine

55

Stumpjumper Amber Ale,

Rattlesnake Doppelbock, 100%
Evil IPA, Big Tex IPA, Black
Magic Imperial Stout

1 Categories defined by the Brewers Association: regional brewery, one that produces between 15,000 and 6 million barrels annually; microbrewery, brewery that produces less than 15,000
barrels annually; brewpub, restaurant-brewery that sells 25 percent or more of its beer on-site; contract brewing company, business that hires another brewery to produce its beer.
2 A contract brewer that gives all profits to local charities

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