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Lift Bridge Brewing to Open Taproom and Production Facility in Wisconsin Brad Glynn, co-founder of the Stillwater-based craft brewery, says the eastward expansion isn’t entirely motivated by friendlier liquor regs in Wisconsin.
Another alcohol producer ditching Minnesota for a state with friendlier liquor regulations? Well, not exactly.
Stillwater-based Lift Bridge Brewing Co. on Wednesday announced plans to open a new taproom and production facility in New Richmond, Wisconsin. Lift Bridge co-founder and VP of marketing Brad Glynn concedes that Wisconsin’s laxer brewery regulations were an “added benefit.” But they were “certainly not the primary motivation” for the expansion.
Rep. Nash urges hearing on liquor reform bill as 2 beverage producers head to Wisconsin
In the span of a few weeks, two Minnesota craft beverage producers have announced expansion plans in Wisconsin, blaming Minnesota s liquor laws.
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News that two of Minnesota s largest craft beverage producers are expanding in Wisconsin instead of Minnesota underscores the need to reform Minnesota s liquor laws, some legislators and those in the industry argue.
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Both businesses cited Minnesota s liquor laws as reasons why they chose to expand in Wisconsin instead of Minnesota.
Lift Bridge is growing, and soon will exceed the state s growler cap, meaning it won t be able to sell beer to-go from the taproom because it ll be too big, according to state law. Opening up a taproom and facility in Wisconsin will allow Lift Bridge to brew more beer and grow, while still being able to sell growlers in the Stillwater taproom.
Minnesota Brewery Has to Leave Minnesota to Expand
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One of Minnesota s largest craft breweries is getting even bigger but has to cross the state line into Wisconsin in order to do it.
I ve been a big fan of all of Minnesota s incredible craft breweries ever since I moved here to the Land of 10,000 Lakes nearly a decade ago. And one of my favorites has been Liftbridge Brewing Company in Stillwater (a little over an hour and twenty minutes north of Rochester.) They re one of the most well-known names in Minnesota s craft beer scene, and started brewing their beer back in 2008. They opened their current taproom at their brewery in Stillwater in 2011.
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