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  • Wooden Hill Receives Gold Status from Edina Green Business Recognition Program

    Going Green to Reach Gold We recently applied to the Edina Green Business Recognition Program and were excited to learn that we made “Gold” status, as we cleared 55 points on the green scale.  The program looks at a range of initiatives from solid waste prevention and recycling, to purchasing, energy use, landscaping, water preservation,…

  • Wooden Hill Beer Dinner #1

    We celebrated our 1st anniversary with a gourmet dinner & beer pairings! Chef Jordan Roots, indeed the one you might have seen on Season 4 of MasterChef,  prepared a charcuterie spread plus four courses that were expertly paired with Head Brewer James Ewen’s distinctive brews. The night was made a success thanks to our 40 lovely…

  • The Nitro Revelation

    Author: James Ewen, Head Brewer & Co-Owner If you’re familiar with the craft beer world (and let’s be honest, you’re reading a blog article on a craft brewery’s website so yeah, you’re familiar) and have visited a few taprooms, you’ve definitely seen or even tried a beer “on nitro.”  And perhaps, while watching the beer…

  • Gluten-Removed French River

    We’re excited to announce that our flagship Saison, “French River,” is officially gluten-removed! And it tastes just as awesome as the original! Here’s the fancy lab test result confirming the level of gluten is below 10 parts per million (ppm). As a point of reference, the US FDA generally classifies foods with less than 20…

  • Battlestar – Imperial IPA

    First Released: October, 2018 Unleash your inner Yoda or channel those immortal Cylon life cycles for this epic Imperial IPA. Background Many years ago, Comet hops ruled the west. Prized for their bittering ability in hoppy beers, but never used to their full potential as dry hops. When the hop revolution came in the late…

  • Caramel Frap – Cream Ale

    First Released: October, 2018 Our first Cream Ale is a tasty twist on this classic style… luscious coffee flavor up front, with a smooth caramel and milk-chocolate finish. Background Just like a traditional frappuccino, this is a whole lot of sweet liquid with a dash of coffee. Unlike a traditional frappuccino, there’s also booze in…

  • Kind of a Big Deal…

    We are thrilled to have been nominated by The Growler in the 2018  Kind-of-a-Big-Deal Readers’ Choice Awards  for Best New Brewery and Best Double IPA for Hopify! Thank you so much!!

  • BLDG 6 – Juicy Pale Ale

    First Released: September, 2018 If you loved Laser Shield, we think this’ll be your new go-to! Background Good ‘ol Bush Lake Road. Home to Edina’s first brewery and five–count ‘em, five–BI Worldwide buildings. Rumor has it they refer to Wooden Hill’s location as Building 6. In fact, an even sketchier rumor has it that our building…

  • Pumpkin Juice – Pumpkin Ale

    First Released: September, 2018 It debuted last Saturday at the Autumn Brew Review festival, and we were thrilled with the response. Our first release pumpkin beer is full of pumpkin pie spices, milk sugar, and vanilla. It’s like Autumn in a can! Background Who doesn’t love a good pumpkin beer? No one, that’s who. There’s something…

  • OKTBRFEST – Festbier

    First Released: September, 2018 A crisp Pilsner malt base with light caramel and biscuit flavors. Party like it’s 1810 with this traditional German beer! Background The Oktoberfest celebration we know today originated in 1810, when Crown Prince Ludwig took Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildberghausen as his bride in Munich, Germany. A special beer was brewed for…