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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…
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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!!
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It’s been how long?!
We just reached the six month mark since we first opened the Wooden Hill taproom. It’s been an incredible time serving you, learning from our community, and growing our company. Because of your support, we’ve been privileged to host countless group gatherings, expand our kitchen, donate to many great causes, and provide meaningful employment to over…
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Skipper – English Mild
First Released: April 18, 2018 This week we released “Skipper” on Nitro: Light and creamy, this easy drinking ale is poured from our nitro tap just as you’d find it in an old English pub. Smooth sailing ahead. Background Our first true session ale takes inspiration from the highly quaffable ales traditionally served in British…
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St. Patrick’s Day Events
We’re kicking of St. Pat’s early with a taproom performance by Corda Mor Irish Dance at 6:15 this evening! Our Kold Shoulder Kolsch-style ale will be served up as “Green” Shoulder all weekend. Or take it easy with the non-alcohol Green Lady sparkling beverage transforming into “Greener” Lady! We even created a special gourmet dog for…
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Let The Camera Roll
Shortly after our public hearing with the Edina City Council, a camera crew came knocking on our door to film a short video about us. We are very close to opening! But in the meantime, we thought you might want to peak behind the scenes…
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Edina Taproom License Approval
The Final Hurdle… A Public Hearing With the Edina City Council… Cleared! On the evening of Tuesday, Febuary 7, 2018, the City Council opened the floor to public testimony on behalf of our application to gain taproom approval. Mayor Hovland invited us to the podium to speak about Wooden Hill and answer questions from Council Members.…
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The First Brew Day
On December 29, 2017, one of the coldest days of the year, we got down to business brewing our first beer. This marks the first time in history a beer was legally brewed on a commercial level in Edina. The day got started early in the morning by pouring hundreds of pounds of German Pilsener…
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Watch Your Step
It’s starting to look like we’re on an archaeological expedition at the brewery. There’s a maze of holes neatly cut into the concrete floor and huge piles of dirt everywhere. No, we aren’t starring in an episode of “Bones”. Since water doesn’t drain up we have to dig down to lay the network of pipes…
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Breaking Down Walls
Week two of construction proceeded as scheduled and is now in the books, but nothing was actually constructed. Rather, walls came down, floors were scraped up, and other various materials were removed as part of the demolition process before any building can take place. So yes, the article title is meant to be interpreted quite…