Tim Nelson, one of the co-founders of Fitger’s Brewhouse and brewery consulting firm Bev-Craft, announced plans today to open Earth Rider Brewing Company in Superior, Wisconsin. The brewery will be located near the High Bridge at 1617 N. 3rd Street (the former home of Leamon Mercantile Co.), with plans to service the Twin Ports, and the … [ Read more]
Ballast Point to build $48 million brewery in Virginia
Another West Coast brewery is setting its sights east. San Diego–based Ballast Point Brewing & Spirits confirmed plans to build a $48 million East Coast facility in Botetourt County, Virginia, according to a report from Brewbound. Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe met with company officials at their headquarters in San Diego during his September 2015 West Coast Marketing Mission. Virginia … [ Read more]
FINNEGANS and Kraus-Anderson break ground on new ‘brewtel’
FINNEGANS and Kraus-Anderson broke ground yesterday, April 28, on a new three story brewery-hotel complex in Downtown Minneapolis. Kraus-Anderson unveiled its master plan to remake a block in Elliot Park, between Portland and 5th avenues between 8th and 9th streets near downtown Minneapolis, back in August 2015. The building will be the home of its new headquarters, a … [ Read more]
First Look of Badger Hill Brewing’s New Brewery
Before photos by Brian Kaufenberg After photos by Aaron Davidson When we last visited Badger Hill’s new space in Shakopee, Minn., the trees lining the front of the building were just beginning to bud and the grass was shaking off its winter dormancy with a flush of green. The turn of the seasons stood as a perfect parallel for Badger … [ Read more]
Bad Weather Brewing moving to St. Paul, building brewery on West Seventh Street
The forecast looks bright for Bad Weather Brewing as they finalize plans for their brewery in a 12,000 sq ft warehouse along St. Paul’s West 7th Street. Founders Zac Carpenter and Joe Giambruno recently signed a lease for their future brewery space, a former tire repair shop midway between the Xcel Energy Center and the … [ Read more]
Fulton’s War & Peace Returns
It’s almost February, and fans of coffee stouts already know that means the return of Fulton Brewery’s War & Peace is just around the corner. Beginning at noon on Saturday February 1st in Fulton’s taproom, it will be available — as is the case with all Garage Series — for a very limited period of … [ Read more]