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News July 16, 2018 Guava Rave - Fruited Wheat First Released: July, 2018 RAVE is a series of fruit-forward wheat beers based on James’ most popular homebrewing recipe. The first was honeydew, and for our second RAVE beer we are tapping into our tropical side. This beer is made beer with hundreds of pounds of fresh pink guava puree for a burst o Read more → News July 4, 2018 Happy Independence Day! We stayed open on the 4th of July and had a blast serving everyone in our community who came out to celebrate! We even had a voter registration event. Read more →

Beer release June 19, 2018 Cocoa Krisp - Brown Ale First Released: June 19th, 2018 Meet Cocoa Krisp, our chocolate cookie inspired brew, made with copious amounts of cocoa nibs and vanilla. Get ready for waves of smooth chocolate supported by an undercurrent of creamy milk sweetness. Background The name comes from a blend of Cocoa Krispies and Cooki Read more →

News June 9, 2018 BEND & BREW A big thank you to Karen McGrath for leading our first yoga class! What a lovely way to start the weekend. Read more →

News June 9, 2018 New Garage Door We got a new garage door installed behind the brewery this week, the fancy glass kind. It replaced the old dock door in the back to let in a lot more natural light. Come check it out! Read more →

News June 8, 2018 BEND & BREW A big thank you to Karen McGrath for leading our first yoga class! What a lovely way to start the weekend. Read more →

Beer release June 2, 2018 HOPIFY - Double IPA First Released: June 2nd, 2018 Hop Heads, Rejoice! Brewed with a whole bunch of Amarillo, Citra, and Simcoe hops, our first Double IPA called “Hopify” has been released! Are you ready to get Hopifed? Background Edina’s first Double IPA and our highest ABV beer to date! Tasting Notes Aroma: Sweet cit Read more →

Beer release May 19, 2018 Harlem Shake - Milkshake IPA First Released: May 19, 2018 Welcome to Flavor Town… Now you can fulfill your Milkshake IPA craving with “Harlem Shake” our Strawberry-Banana Milkshake IPA! Sometimes a beer is just a beer. Other times it’s pumped full of fresh fruit, milk sugar, and vanilla. Three guesses which kind of beer this is Read more →

Beer release May 16, 2018 Macro - Pilsner First Released: May 16, 2018 Background Macro breweries (you know the ones, all owned by one conglomerate) control nearly 90% of the beer market in the US. The primary swill beer style they produce is known as American Adjunct Lager, which is a bastardization of the noble German Pilsner. I don’t kno Read more →

News May 6, 2018 ART-A-WHIRL We had a great time at the A-Mill Artists Lofts pop-up bar, co-hosted by The Stray Dog Restaurant. Y’all sure drank a LOT of V Stitches and Kold Shoulder! Cheers! Read more →

News May 6, 2018 BAR + BARRE We had an amazing turn out for our very first fitness class at Wooden Hill. A big thank you to The Bar Method, Edina for a great ballet barre class! We sure worked up a thirst. Read more →

News May 6, 2018 KARE 11 TV Debut Sean Ewen and Jordan Roots served up our Beer-ita Tacos, craft brews, and Chailicious sparkling tea Saturday on the KARE 11 morning show with Belinda Jensen! Co-founder Sean introduced the brewery and then there was a chef demonstration by our very own Jordan Roots, Season 4 contestant of MasterChef Read more →

News May 6, 2018 STEEPED ON TAP & IN CANS Did you know we make our own non-alcholic beverage? All 3 flavors, CHAILICIOUS, DR. GINGER, and GREEN LADY are now on tap and in our big-cans to go! Drink up! Read more →

From the kitchen May 6, 2018 Tacos at the Taste of Edina We served up food and beer at the Taste of Edina, including a solo chef demonstration by our very own Jordan Roots, Season 4 contestant of MasterChef with Gordan Ramsay. The “Beerita” Tacos and “Chailicious” Sundays with Beer Toffee Sauce were a big hit! Chef Demonstration Sean & Jordan took to the Read more →

News May 5, 2018 Grand Opening & Cinco de Mayo Celebration Cheers to our Grand Opening! Besides a new beer, we had a few more things planned for our weekend-long party: Ribbon cutting with Edina Mayor Hovland and the Edina Chamber of Commerce Grilling up hot dogs and brats Michelada beer cocktail release New dessert launched Originally debuting on Kare11 a Read more →

News May 5, 2018 Honeydew Rave - Fruited Wheat First Released: May 5, 2018 As the most requested beer from James’ home-brewing days, it’s an absolute party for your tastebuds. Surprisingly balanced between subtle honeydew flavor and crisp, full bodied wheat. An ideal summer sipper made with 100, yes, 100 honeydew melons. Something you actually w Read more →

News April 18, 2018 Mango Strut - Kettle Sour First Released: April 18, 2018 What with this long winter and all, we got a little fruity with our second beer release of the week. To bring the beach a little bit closer, we made “Mango Strut.” We tapped into our tropical side by juicing nearly 100 pounds of mangos, then tossed in a few… Read more →

News April 18, 2018 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 tra Read more →

News April 1, 2018 Rabbit Hole - Carrot Cake Amber First Released: March 29th, 2018 We also created a carrot cake inspired beer called “Rabbit Hole,” and it is officially on tap, just in time for Spring! Background The second in our culinary series of beers and the first of the “Cake Eater” series (Edina residents are sometimes referred to as “Cake Read more →

Beer release March 22, 2018 Espresso Crow - Imperial Stout First Released: March 21st, 2018 Chocolate Crow, meet Espresso Crow. Our first high ABV beer release is a rich, dark imperial stout brewed with 2 pounds of espresso beans for a roasted chocolate finish. Only a small batch was made, so get it on tap and in big-cans to go, before it’s gone! Background Read more →

Events March 16, 2018 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 ev Read more →

News February 26, 2018 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 answ Read more → News February 26, 2018 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… Read more →

Beer release January 20, 2018 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… Read more →

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