On Tuesday, Minneapolis-based Indeed Brewing Co. will begin selling its own beer in Castle Danger’s growlers. Tom Whisenand, Indeed’s CEO, says it’s a playful workaround designed to raise awareness about Minnesota’s cap on growler sales. Under Minnesota law, breweries are prohibited from selling growlers, crowlers, or other off-sale products in their taprooms once they begin producing more than 20,000 barrels a year.
Indeed hasn’t hit that mark quite yet, which means the brewery can continue selling any growlers it wants. But Whisenand is well aware that that the state’s cap on growlers will eventually impact his operations.
Six local breweries are seeking removal of the “growler cap,” legislation that prohibits breweries that have reached a certain level of success from selling large containers of beer directly to consumers. The recently formed Alliance of Minnesota Craft Breweries, including Schell’s, Surly, Castle Danger, Fulton, Indeed, and Lift Bridge, aims to remove the 20,000-barrel cap on selling growlers, calling it a punishment against Minnesota small businesses for succeeding.
The law requires Minnesota breweries to either sell growlers on-site and keep production small or continue to grow, but curb direct sales to consumers. One of the breweries to smack into these restrictions was Castle Danger up the North Shore.
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