Minnesota's Surly Brewing announced this week the return of a beer they never thought they'd brew again but that seems more than appropriate for the end of 2020.
Lupulin Brewing Co (Big Lake), Pantown Brewing Co. (St. Cloud), Spilled Grain Brewhouse (Annandale) and Foxhole Brewhouse (Willmar) were four of six Minnesota craft breweries to win medals at the 2020 U.S. Open Beer Championship.
Thanks to antiquated liquor laws, Minnesota is the only state in the country still restricting breweries on how much liquor they can sell -- and how -- from their taprooms.
Funny enough, the matter of dogs in a taproom brings up another hot topic of debate -- kids in the taproom. We're not here to debate that right now, though.
Big Lake's Lupulin Brewing Co. not only made the list of 150 most popular craft breweries in the US -- ranking #103 -- but was the only Minnesota brewery to do so.