If you are looking for a good brewpub, I would recommend:
Town Hall Brewery | 1430 Washington Avenue, Minneapolis |
website,
Rock Bottom Brewery | 800 LaSalle Plaza, Minneapolis |
website,
The Herkimer Pub & Brewery | 2922 Lyndale Avenue S., Minneapolis |
website (I've personally never have been but want to),
Stub and Herb’s | 227 Oak St SE., Minneapolis |
website (right on the U of MN campus)
As for local Breweries:
Fulton Brewing Co. | 414 6th Ave N, Minneapolis, MN |
website,
Harriet Brewing | 3036 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis, MN |
website,
Summit Brewing Co. | 910 Montreal Circle, St. Paul, MN |
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If you feel advantageous and voyage over to St. Paul, I would go to:
The Happy Gnome | 498 Selby Ave., St. Paul |
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The Muddy Pig | 162 N. Dale St., St. Paul |
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