Dawn and Steve Finnie aren’t like most people currently opening a brewery. That’s because Little Thistle Brewing Co., soon to open in Rochester, Minnesota, isn’t their first. Following the elation of opening Grand Rounds Brewpub in 2015, Steve, co-owner, managing partner, and head brewer, and his wife Dawn, who lent a hand with the brewpub’s … [ Read more]
Little Thistle Brewery takes root in Rochester
November 29, 2017 by
Steve Finnie points out a falcon diving across the Douglas State Trail. We’re standing on a loading dock, one of 22 such docks that ring this 5,200-square-foot building, surveying the dead end of 14th Street NW in a light industrial corridor of Rochester, Minnesota. “A lot of people in Minnesota and around the country are doing the … [ Read more]
Four Daughters Winery made an official sponsor of 2016 Sundance Film Festival
January 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Four Daughters Vineyard and Winery has been selected for a return trip to the Sundance Film Festival. After pouring their wines at a few private parties during the 2015 festival, the Rochester-area winery has been promoted to an official sponsorship for 2016. Four Daughters will pour their wines at over 50 venues during the ten-day … [ Read more]
Now Open: Forager Brewing Company
July 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
If you’re a landowner in southeast Minnesota, you may soon be getting a knock on your door from Austin Jevne. The head brewer at Rochester, Minnesota’s, soon-to-open brewpub, Forager Brewing Company, has a passion for incorporating wild, foraged ingredients in his beer. “I enjoy it because it brings the forest to a bottle,” Jevne says. … [ Read more]
‘Business incubator’ Kutzky Market to serve up art, beer & food in Rochester
July 28, 2015 by Leave a Comment
What do a brewpub, coffee shop, commercial kitchen, pop-up restaurant, and nine spaces for artists to sell their works have in common? They’ll all be under one roof at the soon-to-open Kutzky Market in Rochester, Minnesota. The market is the brainchild of Annie Henderson, a former teacher and current arts advocate and real estate appraiser. The basic idea … [ Read more]
Rochester, Minnesota’s, Craft Beer Boom
April 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Rochester’s ascendency in medical care with Mayo Clinic began in 1889. 125 years later, the city may become known for something else—craft beer. “I think it’s going to create a better image for Rochester,” says Austin Jevne, head brewer of the soon-to-open Forager Brewing Company. “Most people consider Rochester to be this place you go … [ Read more]
Now Open (Or Damn Close): Kinney Creek Brewery
February 20, 2013 by 6 Comments
By Drew Kerr Kinney Creek Brewery Photo Courtesy of Kinney Creek Brewery Donovan O. Seitz spent a decade making wine, creating hundreds of bottles before reaching what he describes as the “breaking point.” A trip to the Samuel Adams Brewery in Boston put him on a new path. Within a week of returning from his … [ Read more]
