Minnesota Beer

Today in 1858, Minnesota became the 32nd state.

Minnesota

Minnesota Breweries

• August Schell Brewing / Grain Belt
• August Schell Brewing
• Backwater Brewing
• Bank Beer Company
• Bard’s Tale Beer Company
• Barley John’s Brewpub
• Blue Diamond Brewing Company
• Boathouse Brewpub & Restaurant
• Brainerd Lakes Beer
• Brau Brothers Brewing
• Carmody Irish Pub and Brewing
• Clyde Restaurant & Bar
• Cold Spring Brewing Company
• Dubh Linn Irish Pub
• Fitger’s Brewhouse, Brewery and Grill
• Flat Earth Brewing
• Fulton Brewing
• Granite City Food & Brewery
• Great Waters Brewing Company
• Harriet Brewing
• Herkimer Pub & Brewery
• Kinney Creek Brewery
• Lake Superior Brewing
• Leech Lake Brewing
• Lift Bridge Brewery
• Mankato Brewery
• Mantorville Brewing
• McCann’s Food and Brew
• Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery
• Pig’s Eye Brewing Company
• Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery
• 612Brew
• St. Croix Brewing Company
• Steel Toe Brewing
• Stillwater Brewing Company
• Summit Brewing
• Surly Brewing
• Theodore Fyten Brewing Company
• Vine Park Brewing

Minnesota Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer

Guild: Minnesota Craft Brewer’s Guild

State Agency: Minnesota Department of Public Safety, Alcohol and Gaming Enforcement

• Capital: Saint Paul
• Largest Cities: Minneapolis, Saint Paul, Duluth, Rochester, Bloomington
• Population: 4,919,479; 21st
• Area: 86943 sq.mi., 12th
• Nickname: North Star State / Land of 10,000 Lakes
• Statehood: 32nd, May 11, 1858

• Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
• Number of Breweries: 41
• Rank: 13th
• Beer Production: 3,567,334
• Production Rank: 23rd
• Beer Per Capita: 21.2 Gallons

Package Mix:

• Bottles: 35.1%
• Cans: 49.1%
• Kegs: 14.9%

Beer Taxes: 3.2 Beer

• Per Gallon: $0.08
• Per Case: $0.17
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $2.40
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $2.40

Beer Taxes: Over 3.2 Beer

• Per Gallon: $0.15
• Per Case: $0.33
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $4.60
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $4.60

Economic Impact (2010):

• From Brewing: $113,322,308
• Direct Impact: $1,130,070,508
• Supplier Impact: $639,572,828
• Induced Economic Impact: $1,008,229,846
• Total Impact: $2,777,873,181

Legal Restrictions:

• Control State: No (but see Notes)
• Sale Hours: On Premises: 8 a.m.–2 a.m. 7 Days
  Off Premises: 8 a.m.–10p.m. (Mon–Sat)
• Grocery Store Sales: 3.2 Only
• Notes: Local and/or County ordinance prevails for hours of operation for off-sale licenses. No alcohol off-sale on Sunday. Growler sales allowed until 10 p.m. Monday–Saturday. Certain municipalities may establish municipal liquor stores; they are permitted, but not required, to exclude privately owned stores.

Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.