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Pryes Brewing building riverside brewery in Minneapolis
Two years after Pryes Brewing launched their first beer, Miraculum, the company announced it has found a permanent home for its brewery along the Mississippi River in Minneapolis. The company, which started as an alternating proprietor at Lucid Brewing’s Minnetonka facility and now at North Loop BrewCo in Minneapolis, aims to open their own space to the … [ Read more]
Wander North debuts whiskey series made from Northeast craft beers
Wander North Distillery, maker of Outpost Vodka, is debuting a series of whiskies made from the beers of Northeast Minneapolis. Their Uncharted whiskies are made in collaboration with several breweries, and distilled from the distinctive malt bills of some iconic Northeast beers. “After the release of the Applejack we did in collaboration with Sociable Cider … [ Read more]
Lucid Brewing changing its name to North Loop BrewCo
A photo posted by Biermann (@ebiermann) on Dec 24, 2015 at 9:20am PST Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect new information regarding the name change as of 1:40pm, Dec. 30, 2015. Initial reports that Lucid Brewing of Minnetonka is changing its name to North Loop BrewCo were confirmed by brewery co-owner Jon … [ Read more]
Lucid co-owner on new Inbound brand, American Sky purchase
Lucid Brewing Company opened in 2011 on the cusp of the current craft-beer boom, but before passage of the “Surly Bill” allowed production breweries to have taprooms on site. As a result, they built their brand by establishing a large distribution footprint and a consistent stable of beers. Then everything changed. Today, post-Surly Bill breweries use … [ Read more]