Clutch Brewing Company

Pros: Stellar location with easy parking Cons: Forgettable beer that sometimes runs out (?) Number one reason you should go: The beer doesn't take center stage at Clutch, but it offers an inoffensive backdrop to the enticing sights, tastes, and smells around it at Keg & Case Market. Make it part of your holiday shopping …

Alloy Brewing Company

Pros: Large space, well-crafted beer Cons: A bit of a drive from the city Number one reason you should go: If you and your friends are tired of shouting over one another, consider grabbing a brew at this relatively quiet, suburban brewery with yard games and a large patio. Well, the Twin Cities A-to-Z Brewery …

Flat Earth Brewing Company

Pros: history-filled location, excellent porters Cons: spotty service, old brewery smell Number one reason you should go: If you've ever wanted to drink a quality porter in the Coliseum, Flat Earth will provide an experience pretty close to that. Go in the summer and have a couple on the patio. When it comes to breweries, …

The Freehouse

---This is a guest review authored by Sam's amazing fiance, Adam--- Pros: Large dining area. Plenty of seating for larger groups. More upscale feel with a menu to satisfy a number of tastes. Solid foundation with good beer offerings. Cons: May be busy, requiring a wait to get a beer or a table. Food was …

Fair State Brewing Cooperative

Pros: Authentic sense of community and thoughtful, enterprising, intelligently-brewed beer. Cons: Your lazy, worthless friends will like it so much they won't come with you when you move on to the next bar. Number one reason you should go: Fair State Brewing Cooperative has achieved the seemingly impossible task of engendering a legitimate craft brewing/beer …

Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative

Pros: Free(!!) and interesting beer, good business ethos Cons: Limited selection and hours Number one reason you should go: If you never tried 56 Brewing when it was in this location, you should come experience the miraculously quiet, farm-like digs of Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative As it turns out, once you set out to conquer …

Day Block Brewing Company

Pros: Historic building, fantastic food, good beer Cons: Drawing a blank here. Angry pizza chefs? Nah, that's a pro, too. Number one reason you should go: Day Block Brewing Company has adopted its identity as a Minneapolis brewery through and through. After the obligatory visit to Surly, I'd tell a tourist to hop on the …

BlackStack Brewing

Pros: Presence of an actual black stack, relaxing & friendly atmosphere Cons: Is the atmosphere relaxing or boring? Is the building spacious or empty? Is the beer drinkable or bland? You decide! Number one reason you should go: BlackStack is a unique and promising newcomer to the Twin Cities brewery scene. Go check it out! …

Bent Brewstillery

Pros: Interesting beer, friendly atmosphere, DOGS, cool art Cons: Failure to capitalize on Bent Brewstillery/Brew Benstillery wordplay Number one reason you should go: Go to Bent Brewstillery to taste the only 6% ABV orange juice you'll likely ever encounter and listen to CFO Brenda Blume extol the virtues of Kristi Abbott's cut paper art...then go …

Bauhaus Brew Labs

Pros: Strong identity, friendly and interesting atmosphere Cons: What can I say? Number one reason you should go: In the world of Twin Cities breweries, the dynamic Bauhaus Brew Labs hits close to the heart of what a brewery means and should be for its guests: a place of warmth, style, play, and good beer. …