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‘ONE’ of a kind brewpub coming to the North Loop
March 23, 2019 by
Two names familiar to Minnesota’s beer industry are behind a new brewery project in the North Loop of Minneapolis—ONE Fermentary & Taproom. Ramsey Louder, formerly a brewer at Dangerous Man Brewing Company and most recently a cellarman at New Holland Brewing in Michigan, and Joseph Alton, the former editor-in-chief of The Growler Magazine, are starting … [ Read more]
Pryes Brewing building riverside brewery in Minneapolis
November 9, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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
June 30, 2016 by Leave a Comment
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]
North Loop BrewCo officially moves to the North Loop
June 28, 2016 by Leave a Comment
The North Loop BrewCo alternating proprietorship has sailed out of Minnetonka. North Loop, formerly Lucid Brewing, has officially left their Minnetonka building where production and bottling took place from 2011–2016, prior to the opening of Inbound BrewCo this April. The building was part of an alternating proprietorship model where North Loop, Pryes Brewing Company, and … [ Read more]
Rails & Ales: Light Rail Brewery Crawl is back
June 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Rails & Ales: Light Rail Brewery Crawl is back for a third year, and now includes a dozen breweries, the organizer, GetKnit Events, announced via press release. The crawl takes place via Metro Transit’s Green Line Light Rail on Saturday, August 27, from 11am–6pm, and hits up the following breweries: Inbound BrewCo Modist Brewing Fulton Beer Day … [ Read more]
Now Open: Inbound BrewCo
April 21, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Just like their logo, Inbound BrewCo has planted their flag in Minneapolis and is officially moving in. Owned by North Loop BrewCo (formerly Lucid), Inbound is a new brand with new beers that will specialize in the taproom experience—something North Loop has been unable to do in their Minnetonka location for the past four years. … [ Read more]
Lucid Brewing changing its name to North Loop BrewCo
December 30, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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
September 25, 2015 by Leave a Comment
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]
