The Brewers Cup issued awards in 23 categories based on style and determined by 30 judges with blind taste tests, along with five member-voted awards like Best Collaboration, Best Art and Design and Most Innovative Brewery.
It's a turbulent time to be in Minnesota's craft beer business. More than a dozen years after state laws began to change to allow breweries to sell their products on-site, craft beer is everywhere. So are a bunch of beer alternatives — like locally distilled spirits, hard seltzers and THC drinks. Add inflation, changing consumer habits, some high-profile closures and a recent bankruptcy filing .
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Get a dog-friendly brewery pass to get yourself free beers at participating dog-friendly Minnesota breweries and, in the process, raise money for the Animal Humane Society in Golden Valley.