Latest reviews from Minneapolis
| 72 /100 783 HARDING ST. NE “Really liked this brewery, probably the best I tried in 2021 during Jess and I's trip to Minneapolis before Winchell's wedding. Large-ish interior space, but I sat in the patio off to the side. Nice selection of solid brews. A must visit.“ |
| 70 /100 1401 WEST RIVER ROAD N. “Not a huge fan of the brews, but it has a really nice ambiance. Huge outside area, pretty large post-industrial interior - solid food. Visited with Matt, Jess, and Anna on our way up to Duluth for Winchell's wedding in 2021.“ |
| 70 /100 2506A CENTRAL AVE NE “Rather unatmospheric place in a mixed neighborhood of Minneapolis. At least 14 taps. No flights though. We went out back to the beer garden, also not the prettiest place but functional enough. Dogs welcome. No food served but you are welcome to bring food from outside. Having to drive, we only tried two beers but both were good. Not many dark beers on offer during our summertime visit.“ |
| 78 /100 Zipp’s Liquors (Beer Store) 2618 E FRANKLIN AVE “Didn’t have any chance to compare this to any of the other stores in the city, but this was a nice stop. Hundreds of offerings, most of them also available as singles. Good selection of bombers, including limited releases from regional breweries like Bent Paddle and Surly, as well as from further afield, like Deschutes. Friendly and helpful staff. Not in the nicest part of town.“ |
| 78 /100 414 6TH AVE N “Walking distance from Target Field. Popular on a game night. Lots of their own seltzers served in cans, great on a hot day, also 14 taps, IPAs and a few stouts. Both beers I had were quite good. Nice clean decor, purposefully plain. I would come here again.“ |
| 64 /100 Crooked Pint (Bar) 501 WASHINGTON AVE S “English pub decor with a great menu and good selection of local beers. Worth a stop.“ |
| 72 /100 505 N 3RD STREET “If you're going to a Twins game, this is the most convenient brewery for pre-gaming. easy walking distance from Target field. Very dog friendly, lots of exposed brick and stainless steel, murals cover most of the walls. 10 taps, some easy-drinking crowd pleasers, some complicated adjunct IPAs. The beers were pretty good, the service was hard working and nice. Crowded, but I didn't have to wait in line very long.“ |
| 70 /100 701 5TH STREET N “Smaller type of place, half brewing equipment, half seating. 12 taps, beer was average, service was excellent. Worth a stop, so many breweries in MIN so it's tough competition.“ |
| 78 /100 1401 WEST RIVER ROAD N. “Very expensive looking new place in Minneapolis right on the riverfront. Tons of seating in and out. Very knowledgeable service. Summery selection of lower ABV offerings. Great food. Very popular place.“ |
| 84 /100 701 N WASHINGTON AVE “I don't know why the ratings for this place are so low! This looked like the place to be on a Saturday night in downtown Minneapolis. Great restaurant with a good brewery. Beautiful building and interior, excellent service. This is really the type of place you could go for a nice dinner, just for beers, on a date, or take the whole family. They could use some higher ABV offerings, but the 2 beers I had were well made. Give this place a chance.“ |
| 68 /100 1300 2ND ST NE “On the small side but they make the best of their space with indoor and outdoor seating. Decent amount of taps, several different styles, beers were decent. Their merch and to-go beer is sold in a separate building right next door. Had a neighborhood type of vibe like this is the place all the locals like. Pretty good.“ |
| 92 /100 520 MALCOLM AVENUE SE “I love it when breweries have taproom only offerings and Surly has more than I have ever seen. Huge well thought out place that lets you see their massive brewing facility through floor to ceiling windows. Good service, excellent experience overall.“ |
| 76 /100 505 N 3RD STREET “Probably the best brewery in this part of town. Very large industrial interior with a solid outside seating area. Good selection of their own brews, which have a nice selection and many are quite good. Jess visited with her boss and I followed the next day in 2021.“ |
| 74 /100 414 6TH AVE N “Very large, very busy brewery. Especially if you visit prior to a Twins game like I did in 2021. Good selection of their own brews, which are pretty solid anyway. One of several stops in the Warehouse district worth a visit.“ |
| 80 /100 1300 2ND ST NE “A pretty solid brewery in a fun part of town. Smallish, which means it was quite packed when Jess and I visited in 2021 before heading to Young Joni, but it had a decent sized area outside for drinking. Nice selection of their own brews.“ |
| 76 /100 1401 WEST RIVER ROAD N. “Visited after work on a Thursday. Located just north of downtown Minneapolis, close to the river. Large beer garden in front of the brewery as you pull up, with plenty of seating indoors as well. Beer selection is 16 house beers, variety of styles, all tasty and fresh. Full food menu available. They had a very cool ordering system that allowed you to order food and beers and they deliver right to your table. Service was perfectly executed; super fast and efficient. Good beer, great scene. (Worth the visit, must for locals, and visitors with time) I only use the total score, not the component parts.“ |
| 70 /100 225 THOMAS AVE NORTH “Visited on a Wednesday evening. Located in the Bryn Mawr neighborhood, right next to the abandoned Glenwood grain silo. The parking is by the brewery, or on the street up above the brewery. First thing you notice about Utepils is how massive it is. Food truck in the parking lot, a room full of people watching soccer to the right, and a long ramp up to the main beer hall. Just past the beer hall is a massive beer garden, with seats scattered about and a view over a pond. The beer selection was 16 house beers, about half of which are German styles, the rest more traditional American brewpub. Order at the inside bar, or in the beer garden. Place was crowded, service was attentive and quick. Well worth the visit, this was an ambitious project. Locals should check it out, visitors with extended time. I only use the total score, not the component parts.“ |
| 74 /100 2500 UNIVERSITY AVE NE “Stopped by here yesterday with jackl. 4/1/21. Felt like a college bar. Friendly staff. Good beer list. Heavy local representation. Food was tasty. Had a "polish dinner" which was polish sausage, pierogies, and kraut. Tasty. Curds were solid. Prices decent. Overall a nice comfortable place to hang out.“ |
| 72 /100 783 HARDING ST. NE “Kinda big place. Industrial vibe outside. Cool, relaxed inside. Both staff members I encountered were friendly, and server was helpful and attentive. No sign of food. 4 ounce pours available for everything. I had five, and the price wasn't bad. Beers were solid, but 3 of the 5 were just missing something. Overall, solid place.“ |
| 82 /100 783 HARDING ST. NE “In a large industrial park but worth going a bit off the beaten path. Space is split into two areas, one which has TVs and pinball the other just a bar and tables. Works well for sporting events as the like. Service is good and bartenders know their beers. 16ish taps with 4oz pours available. No in house food but they have BBQ available Thursday - Saturday. High recommend the burnt ends! Prices are definitely on the high side compared to some other breweries.“ |
| 78 /100 783 HARDING ST. NE “New place in Northgate’s old spot. 10 beers on, very good. Tasters available. Pinball machines available. Digging it.“ |
| 84 /100 614 N 5TH ST. “Located in the North Loop a bit off the street the place has a great feel with deep wood throughout and two levels of seating plus a private room for events. Large bar hosts a number of taps which they usually have at least 10 ciders on. Service is good and they know the cider. Flights are available and quality is solid. They have a pizza truck out side that I have not tried yet. Another strong spot in the North Loop!“ |
| 80 /100 Busters on 28th (Bar) 4204 28TH AVE “Almost a neighborhood bar with street parking available. Kind of old school feel to it, but definitely a solid tap list. Good service. I was one and done at that point in the evening, but I can see hanging out here as a local.“ |
| 84 /100 Town Hall Tap (Restaurant) 4810 CHICAGO AVE S “This is pretty much a standard midwest bar feel. Parking is ok, but expect to walk a couple blocks on busy evenings. Town Hall beers featured with some guest taps to round things out. They have pre-set flights on the menu, but you can roll your own as well. Good service. I have a soft spot in my heart for town hall since they have been in their original west bank location since I lived here., but objectively the beer is lets say above average. I ordered the cuban, which was pretty mediocre, unfortunately.“ |
| 82 /100 South Lyndale Liquors (Beer Store) 5300 LYNDALE AVE S “The selection is pretty solid indeed. A ton of minnesota brews and a solid selection of national and international highly rated beers. Definitely worth a stop if you are in town.“ |
| 82 /100 817 5TH AVE. S “I wonder how new this place is that there are no ratings. We liked it here so much that we stopped twice. A variety of styles including Belgians. My wife who likes IPAs and sweet darks was happy and I who likes everything, but mostly those other than IPAs and sweet darks was happy. Pizza was available to order from a 3rd party it was good. Friendly place and quite knowlegeable, were able to field my questions about some of the Belgian styles. Big place with board games available, which we played while eating pizza.“ |
| 46 /100 Matt’s Bar (Bar) 3500 CEDAR AVE S “Were told by our rental car guy to try this place. Food was great, jucy lucy burgers rock, a few decent beers, but small selection. Lots of rules because of all the people trying to get into this small venue. Worth it for the jucy lucy, not the beer. It is truly a dive. It has a picture of Obama shaking hands with the cook.“ |
| 86 /100 520 MALCOLM AVENUE SE “Great place, would have loved to have had more time to try more beers, and try pizza upstairs or regular menu downstairs. Only negative for me was some of the rarer stuff only came in full bomber, no draft, and those were 30 or 40 dollar bombers. My wife and I each got a different IPA and headed out. Parking was a zoo, but we managed to find a spot off the road. Uber may be a good route to go if you are close enough.“ |
| 72 /100 Zipp’s Liquors (Beer Store) 2618 E FRANKLIN AVE “Supposedly it is the best in the city, it was alright, but I checked out 2 other bottle shops earlier in the day that had almost as much. They were quite knowledgeable recommending some good locals, prices were okay, and had quite a bit cold. Not a lot of Surly choices, which is what I was looking for, pretty much same everyone has.“ |
| 78 /100 Red Cow (Minneapolis - 50th & France) (Restaurant) 3624 W. 50TH ST. “Neighborhood restaurant specializing in gourmet burgers, along with other sandwiches, some salads, etc. Also has a pretty good rotating tap list of beers, along with a wide variety of mixed drinks. Dining room was kind of quiet the night we were there (a Sunday). Also has an attached bar area and outdoor seating. Food was great. The beer choices were interesting. All in all, we enjoyed ourselves.“ |
| 82 /100 520 MALCOLM AVENUE SE “An extra large spectacle could be a destination if you want to see what prestige can bring to a brewery. I didn't have an opportunity to try the food in the beer hall but it looked very appealing. The draft menu covers a wide variety of styles in case you want to sample a few different things. A few are even less uncommon - you'll not get stuck with pints of Furious unless you want them.
Overall I would return here for the beer but skip the food and eat elsewhere.“ |
| 78 /100 614 N 5TH ST. “This is the new place in Minneapolis, not in Buffalo. This place is great. Awesome vibe. Flights available.“ |
| 74 /100 324 6TH AVENUE N “A pour your own place with a trendy feel and a TVs throughout the spot. Place can get quite busy before/after Twins games. Service is fine. They have 48 taps and all is self pour so sampling is easy. Food is pretty good and prices are high as it is self pour. A good spot for ticking.“ |
| 72 /100 324 6TH AVENUE N “Tickers will love this - I did. 17 ticks in under 2 hrs and under 15 bucks.“ |
| 64 /100 1430 WASHINGTON AVE S “I was less than impressed with this place, after having heard so much about it. Average beer, so-so service. Preset flights, but there was a buuild your own option. I dind't eat, but it seemed to be turning over the crowd very fast. Drink, eat, drink, skedaddle. For a better experience go across the street to Republic“ |
| 64 /100 MSP TERMINAL 1 CONCOURSE E “I have never been to any of Red Cows downtown locations to compare, but the burgers here were very good, as was the tap list. Ambiance is pure airport lounge, and the staff new very little about the beers on tap, or even what was on tap. The beer menu was not up to date, so I had to prod the bartender to i.d. some of the taps so I could make an informed choice. Not a destination place, for sure, but quite possibly the best at MSP. Definitely worth a stop between flights.“ |
| 71.4285714286 /100 505 N 3RD STREET “Another downtown, spitting distance from the stadium location. Wide open, but quiet on a Tuesday evening. Selection focused on hazies and lagers. Snack menu only. Service excellent on a quiet night. No flights or tasters.“ |
| 60 /100 414 6TH AVE N “Wide open, bare bones space near the Twins stadium and metro. Simple, no frills. Small kitchen on site. No flights, no half pours, but will provide you with a sample. About 20 taps.“ |
| 67.1428571429 /100 3550 E 46TH ST, SUITE 140 “Was unprepared for this, as I was just looking for a bottle shop. Coll little brewery with a laidback vibe. Nice selection of brews, very hop focused. Flights an option, no food. Steps from the 46th St light rail station. Pre-canned crowlers available.“ |
| 64.2857142857 /100 324 6TH AVENUE N “We hit this place just before the Twins home opener nearby. Good news - everyone was at the game. Bad news - it was tough finding parking. Once inside the ambiance was open and a bit industrial. The beers on tap were heavily local, which was exactly what I wanted. Two hours and 15 ratings later the throngs from the Twins game came and we left. American efficiency at its finest.“ |
| 70 /100 241 FREMONT AVENUE NORTH UNIT B “A surprisingly large tap room with a latin theme. Some mini soccer fields outdoors with a large patio area. Service was good and bartenders knew the beer. 8 beers on tap with half pours available. Also do micheladas. No food on site but they do have food trucks. Prices were in line with the area. I was not overly impressed.“ |
| 80 /100 3134 CALIFORNIA STREET NE “A taproom hidden away in an industrial area. A bit rough looking from the outside but quite cool inside with a kids area, a dog area and plenty of seating. Service was good and they knew the beer. They had 12 beers on tap and flights available. No food on site but they have vendors come in. Fair pricing overall. A pleasant surprise.“ |
| 62 /100 241 FREMONT AVENUE NORTH UNIT B “Kind of a cool spot. 8 beers on today. No flights, but they were pretty accommodating with samples. Beers were just okay.“ |
| 66 /100 861 E. HENNEPIN AVE. “Large, new tap room on Hennepin. The sweet stout was good, the hoppy beers may need some work. Not much service, but it is a tap room. There is potential here.“ |
| 68 /100 8421 UNIVERSITY AVENUE NE “Possibly one of the odder locales for a brewery in the metro: second floor of an old two-story office building. Very simple place with a mix of English-style decor and pale green walls. Up to 11 beers on tap now, heavy on British styles with some other Continentals thrown in. Solid quality. Flight of 4 for $10, true pint for $6.“ |
| 80 /100 2506A CENTRAL AVE NE “Right in the NE area near-ish Indeed and Brauhaus, this is a mandatory stop. Tons of taps, including lots of sours. But no flights - very lame. Only full or half-pours, but at least the bartenders will give free samples. Beer quality was very high - I was impressed with almost everything. Great brewery.“ |
| 76 /100 711 15TH AVE NE “I visited on a Wednesday evening, and the place was jam-packed. Intimate place, with smooth jazz playing. Taplist featured lots of interesting things, including a BA saison and Rum King, which were both excellent; I sampled a couple others, which were solid too. But no flights - lame; only 10 oz pours (or 6 oz for the big ones), though bartenders will do free samples. Worth a stop for sure.“ |
| 74 /100 1300 2ND ST NE “I visited on a Wednesday night and it was packed - barely a place to stand. Single 5 oz pours available for $2-3. I sampled a few, and was blown away by the peanut butter porter. The rest were solid too. Service was decent all things considering. Good stop.“ |
| 76 /100 1401 WEST RIVER ROAD N. “Cool place, with an elegant interior and big ceilings. 15 or so beers on tap, with single 5 oz pours available for $2-3 (even their big BA beers are only $3 for a 5 oz'er). Beers are all over the place, with some crap, mediocre stuff, and a couple stand-outs. Friendly service. Worth a stop when in town.“ |
| 80 /100 324 6TH AVENUE N “This is tickers' paradise - pour your own beer, as little as you want. If you've done this type of thing before, you know what to expect; if not, you pay for a wrist-band, you grab a glass, and you pour your own beer. You can manage to pour < 1 oz and get lots of ratings for cheap. Beer list itself is nothing special, but there were a few things of noteworthiness. Must-stop for filthy tickers.“ |
