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Breweries in Minnesota

Every brewery recorded in Minnesota by Open Brewery DB, 181 in all across 93 cities and towns.

Breweries in Minnesota

Open Brewery DB records 181 breweries in Minnesota, spread across 93 cities and towns. By type they include 111 microbreweryies, 44 brewpubs, 13 brewery in plannings and 6 regional breweryies.

The full list appears in the table below, with the city and type of each. Every brewery is an independent business, so confirm current opening hours, tours and taproom availability directly before visiting.

The cities with the most breweries recorded here are Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Rochester, Shakopee and Eagan.

Cities and towns covered

Breweries in this directory are found in Alexandria, Annandale, Anoka, Ashby, Baxter, Belle Plaine, Bemidji, Bethel, Big Lake, Blaine, Blue Earth, Brainerd, Brooklyn Park, Buffalo, Burnsville, Chaska, Cold Spring, Coon Rapids, Crosby, Crosslake, Delano, Detroit Lakes, Duluth, Dundas and Eagan, and 68 more towns and cities.

Each city page, where one exists, narrows the list down to a single town with the address of each brewery, which is the quickest way to plan a visit or a crawl.

Why a brewery scene matters to a homebrewer

A strong local brewery scene is a resource for anyone brewing at home. Taprooms let you taste well-made examples of the styles you are trying to recreate, which is the single best reference point for judging your own results.

Beyond that, many breweries sell fresh spent grain, will talk process with a curious homebrewer, and anchor the local club and competition scene. A region with this many breweries usually has an active homebrew community alongside it.

About this directory

This directory is compiled from Open Brewery DB, an open, community-maintained dataset of breweries worldwide. Coverage depends on the records submitted there, so a very new or very small brewery may not yet appear, and an occasional closed one may linger.

The listing is a starting point rather than a definitive register. Where a brewery lists a website in the data, that is the best place to check its current beers and hours.

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Sources: Open Brewery DB