We’ve rounded up the best ways to celebrate Oktoberfest, that quintessentially German tradition, around Lake Minnetonka. Prost! Read more about Oktoberfest Means It’s Time to Don Your Best Lederhosen, Get Your Polka on and Celebrate
In 2015, Summit ranked as the 36th largest brewery in the United States. More than 80 percent of its sales are in Minnesota, concentrated in the metro area, says Stutrud. Read more about Celebrating 30 Years, Summit Has Changed St. Paul Beer.
Authentic food, traditional music and hearty imbibing are expected at any German festival, but the Saint Paul Oktoberfest offers its own twist on the traditions you love.
Pay homage to the original Oktoberfest by re-enacting the 1810 wedding feast of Princess Therese and the Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig with one lucky bridal party from the Landmark Center. Emulate the horse races of the old country by racing beds down the street to earn money for charity. And new this year are German dance lessons, featuring the waltz and the polka. Read more about Beer, Bratwursts and Bed Races
Jerry Blakey, a past member of the St. Paul City Council, opened Lowertown Wine & Spirits in 2004, bringing a well-curated selection of specialty spirits, local wines and hard-to-find beers to the Lowertown neighborhood. Read more about Summer Sipping
Jerry Blakey, a past member of the St. Paul City Council, opened Lowertown Wine & Spirits in 2004, bringing a well-curated selection of specialty spirits, local wines and hard-to-find beers to the Lowertown neighborhood. Read more about Summer Sipping
Phil Platt is a walking Rolodex of Minnesota breweries. Over a pint of Urban Growler’s rye IPA, the executive director of the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild rattles them off like he’s cruising along a mental map of the state’s brewing concentrations in Northeast Minneapolis, Duluth and Saint Paul. He’ll tell you all about the outliers, too—Lupulin in Big Lake, Spilled Grain in Annandale, Take 16 in Luverne.
“What we’re returning to is the 1800s when every town had their own brewery,” Platt says. “Before refrigeration, they had to.” Read more about Capital Brewing
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