American Craft Beer Week (ACBW) is back for a 12th year to celebrate the nation’s 5,300-plus small and independent craft breweries. Starting May 15 and running through May 21, all 50 states will be holding events from exclusive brewery tours, beer releases, beer dinners, and more. Here are just a few of the ways you can get out … [ Read more]
Lupulin Brewing expands, starts canning
March 3, 2017 by
Hundreds of bright green cans clink together as a vibrating stainless steel table funnels them down into a single file line, before the rollercoaster conveyor belt corkscrews them into a canning machine. After a quick rinse, five thin plastic straws plunge into a row of empty cans and purge them with carbon dioxide before the … [ Read more]
Spilled Grain Brewhouse wants you to get ‘Outside the Loop’
November 3, 2016 by
Before Indeed, before Surly, before Summit’s Mark Stutrud was but a twinkle in his father’s eye, back when August Schell himself was alive and in his heyday, nearly every town in pre-Prohibition Minnesota had its own brewery. And now in the days of the craft beer boom that history is repeating itself. More than 115 … [ Read more]
Lupulin Brewing to release first bottled beer, Imperial Raspberry Truffle
February 24, 2016 by
Lupulin Brewing will release their first bottled beer, Imperial Raspberry Truffle, to members of their Founding Sponsor program on Saturday, Feb. 27 and a week later on March 5 to the general public at their Big Lake, Minnesota, brewery. The imperial porter was aged on cacao nibs and 15 pounds of raspberries per barrel, and … [ Read more]
Taking center stage: The beer revival in middle Minnesota
December 8, 2015 by
Breweries in the heart of Minnesota are popping up faster than holiday décor in big-box stores, but do they have what it takes to make it long-term? You probably have a mental image of what an outstate Minnesota beer drinker looks like. It’s a guy. He’s middle-aged, a little paunchy, wearing a jacket with his … [ Read more]
Autumn Brew Review 2015 Recap
September 21, 2015 by
There is a quote often attributed to Benjamin Franklin that reads, “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy.” While the evidence suggests the original quote was about wine and not beer, craft beer fans will never argue with the sentiment. Nor would anyone argue with the phrase, “Autumn Brew Review … [ Read more]
Talking shop: Start-up breweries seek help from those who paved the trail
August 5, 2015 by
Brewing, sharing, and drinking beer seem like pretty great perks of starting a brewery. But breweries need to have more than just great beer to survive. They need a business plan, financing, contractors, the right licenses and approvals—the list goes on and on. While doing one’s homework and research before starting a business is always a … [ Read more]
Now Open: Lupulin Brewing
May 14, 2015 by
Photos by Brian Kaufenberg On May 10, many eager Minnesotans with boats in tow will find themselves in Big Lake, parked in bumper-to-bumper traffic on U.S. Highway 10 on their way north for fishing opener. On May 15, they’ll find themselves in lined up in Big Lake for another opener—Lupulin Brewing’s grand opening. Founded by … [ Read more]
