List of breweries in Minnesota


Breweries in Minnesota produce a wide range of beers in different styles that are marketed locally, regionally, and nationally in the United States. Brewing companies vary widely in the volume and variety of beer produced, from small nanobreweries and microbreweries to massive multinational conglomerate macrobreweries.
In 2014, Minnesota's 109 brewing establishments employed 667 people directly, and more than 24,000 others in related jobs such as wholesaling and retailing. As of 2020, the number of craft breweries had grown to 217, and the craft brewing overall economic impact of $2.2 billion ranked 12th among U.S. states.
Including people directly employed in brewing, as well as those who supply Minnesota's breweries with everything from ingredients to machinery, the total business and personal tax revenue generated by Minnesota's breweries and related industries was more than $480 million. Consumer purchases of Minnesota's brewery products generated more than $177 million extra in tax revenue. In 2020, Minnesota ranked 13th among U.S. states in the number of craft breweries per capita, with 5.2 breweries per 100,000 adults.

Breweries

To be included in this list, a brewery must be located in the U.S. state of Minnesota; it may produce their own beer, produce contract beers, or both. Breweries which are known to produce contract beer are noted, but this specification does not exclude non-contract brewing, nor does a lack of this specification exclude contract brewing.
BreweryLocationOpenedNotes
10K BrewingAnoka2015
14 Lakes BreweryCrosslake2017
56 BrewingMinneapolis2015
Aegir Brewing CompanyElk River2018
Alloy Brewing CompanyCoon Rapids2017
Angry Hog BreweryAustin2018
Angry Inch BrewingLakeville2016
August Schell Brewing CompanyNew Ulm1860The second-oldest family-owned brewery in the U.S.
Back Channel Brewing CollectiveSpring Park2017
Bad Habit Brewing CompanySt. Joseph2015Expanded into the former St. Joseph city hall, 2019
Bad Weather BrewingSaint Paul2013
Badger Hill BreweryShakopee2014
Bald Man BrewingEagan2016
Bank Brewing CompanyHendricks2014
Barrel Theory Beer CompanySaint Paul2017
Bauhaus Brew LabsMinneapolis2014
Beaver Island Brewing CompanySt. Cloud2015
Bemidji BrewingBemidji2013
Bent Paddle Brewing CompanyDuluth2013
Big Wood BreweryWhite Bear Lake2009Established in Vadnais Heights, MN in 2009, Taproom opened and Brewery relocated to Downtown White Bear Lake, MN in February 2014.
Birch's on the Lake BrewhouseLong Lake2015
Black Stack BrewingSaint Paul2017
Blacklist Artisan AlesDuluth2016
Blue Wolf Brewing CompanyBrooklyn Park2018
Boom Island Brewing CompanyMinnetonka2011
Brau Bros. Brewing CompanyMarshall2006
Broken Clock BrewingMinneapolis2017
Brühaven Craft CompanyMinneapolis2024Located in the former Lakes & Legends Brewing Company space in Loring Park, Minneapolis.
Burning BrothersSaint Paul2014Gluten-free beer and gluten-free facility
Castle Danger BreweryTwo Harbors2014
Canal Park BrewingDuluth2011
Chapel BrewingDundas2017
Copper Trail Brewing CompanyAlexandria2016
Crosby2017
Dangerous Man Brewing CompanyMaple Lake2013Formerly located in Minneapolis.
Day Block Brewing CompanyMinneapolis2014
Dual Citizen Brewing CompanySt. Paul2018
Eastlake Craft BreweryMinneapolis2014
ENKI Brewing CompanyVictoria2013
Fair State Brewing CooperativeMinneapolis2014
Fat Pants Brewing CompanyEden Prairie2019
Finnegans Brew CompanyMinneapolis2018
Fitger's Brewing CompanyDuluth1997
Forager Brewing CompanyRochester2015
Forbidden Barrel Brewing CompanyWorthington2019
Forgotten Star Brewing CompanyFridley2019
Foxhole BrewhouseWillmar2015
The FreehouseMinneapolis2014
Fulton BeerMinneapolis2009
Gambit Brewing CompanySt. Paul2023
Giesenbrau Bier CompanyNew Prague2017
Grand Rounds Brewing CompanyRochester2015
Gravity Storm Brewery CooperativeAustin2018
HammerHeart Brewing CompanyEly2013Located in Lino Lakes until brewery closed in 2022. Production resumed in 2024 in Ely.
Hayes Public HouseBuffalo2013
Hoops BrewingDuluth2017
Invictus Brewing CompanyBlaine2018
Imminent BrewingNorthfield2017
Inbound BrewCoMinneapolis2016
Indeed Brewing CompanyMinneapolis2012
Insight BrewingMinneapolis2014
Jack Pine BreweryBaxter2012
Kinney Creek BreweryRochester2012
Lake Superior Brewing CompanyDuluth1994Closed in 2019, but re-opened under new ownership in 2022.
Lakeville Brewing CompanyLakeville2016
Lift Bridge Brewing CompanyStillwater2008
LocAle Brewing CompanyMankato2018
Loony's BrewRanier2017
Lost Sanity BrewingMadelia2018
LTS Brewing CompanyRochester2015
Lupulin BrewingBig Lake2015
LynLake BreweryMinneapolis2014Housed in the former Lyndale Theater
Mankato BreweryMankato2012
Owatonna2019Steele County's first brewery since prohibition!
Modist Brewing CompanyMinneapolis2016
Montgomery Brewing CompanyMontgomery2014
Nine Mile Brewing CompanyBloomington2022
The Nordic Brewing CompanyMonticello2018
OMNI Brewing CompanyMaple Grove2015
Outstate Brewing CompanyFergus Falls2019
Pantown Brewing CompanySt. Cloud2018
Pig's Eye Brewing CompanySaint Paul2002
Portage Brewing CompanyWalker2017
Pryes Brewing CompanyMinneapolis2017
Reads Landing BreweryReads Landing2011
Revelation Ale WorksHallock2017
Rock Bottom Restaurant & BreweryMinneapolis
Roundhouse BreweryBrainerd2016
Rustech Brewing CompanyMonticello2018
Saint Paul BrewingSaint Paul2006Located in the former Hamm's Brewery location. Formerly known as Flat Earth Brewing.
Sisyphus Brewing CompanyMinneapolis2014
Sleepy Eye Brewing CompanySleepy Eye2019
Spilled Grain BrewhouseAnnandale2015
Spiral BreweryHastings2018
Summit Brewing CompanySaint Paul1986
Surly Brewing CompanyMinneapolis2005
Sylvan BrewingLanesboro2020
Take 16 Brewing CompanyLuverne2014
Talking Waters Brewing CompanyMontevideo2016
Tanzenwald Brewing CompanyNorthfield2017
Third Street BrewhouseCold Spring1874Located in the Cold Spring Brewery building. Renovated 2011.
Three Twenty Brewing CompanyPine City2017
Tilion Brewing CompanyCannon Falls2018
Town Hall BrewingMinneapolis1997
Two Fathoms BrewingWinona2024Former location of Island City Brewing.
Uncommon Loon Brewing CompanyChisago City2018Located in the former Chisago City Fire Hall and Community Center
Under Pressure BrewingGolden Valley2019
Unmapped Brewing CompanyMinnetonka2017
Utepils BrewingMinneapolis2017
Venn Brewing CompanyMinneapolis2017
Wabasha Brewing CompanySaint Paul2016Located in the old Yoerg brewery
Waconia Brewing CompanyWaconia2014
Wicked Wort Brewing CompanyRobbinsdale2016
Wooden Ship Brewing CompanyMinneapolis2021-