# Best breweries in Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota

> The best breweries in Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, ranked. 78 breweries within 13 miles, 17 rated Great or better. Updated weekly.

*Canonical page: <https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/minnesota/minneapolis-st-paul/> · data updated 2026-09-06*

Breadcrumb: Breweries → United States → Minnesota → Minneapolis / St. Paul

Within 13 miles of Minneapolis / St. Paul we track 78 breweries. 4 rate Exceptional and 13 rate Great. Barrel Theory Beer Company in Saint Paul leads the list at 4.63 (Exceptional).

## Ranked breweries

1. [Barrel Theory Beer Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/barrel-theory-beer-company-4019.md) — 4.63, Exceptional — Saint Paul, Minnesota
2. [Modist Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/modist-brewing-co-1542.md) — 4.62, Exceptional — Minneapolis, Minnesota
3. [BlackStack Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/blackstack-brewing-4043.md) — 4.59, Exceptional — Saint Paul, Minnesota
4. [Fair State Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/fair-state-brewing-849.md) — 4.43, Exceptional — Minneapolis, Minnesota
5. [Pen Name Fermentation Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/pen-name-fermentation-project-35883.md) — 4.42, Great — St. Louis Park, Minnesota
6. [Falling Knife Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/falling-knife-brewing-company-19392.md) — 4.32, Great — Minneapolis, Minnesota
7. [Dangerous Man Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/dangerous-man-brewing-co-1128.md) — 4.27, Great — Minneapolis, Minnesota
8. [Surly Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/surly-brewing-company-2295.md) — 4.23, Great — Minneapolis, Minnesota
9. [Waldmann Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/waldmann-brewery-5095.md) — 4.23, Great — Saint Paul, Minnesota
10. [Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/minneapolis-town-hall-brewery-3821.md) — 4.23, Great — Minneapolis, Minnesota
11. [Nouvelle Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/nouvelle-brewing-23866.md) — 4.19, Great — Robbinsdale, Minnesota
12. [Haggard Barrel Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/haggard-barrel-brewing-32297.md) — 4.19, Great — St. Louis Park, Minnesota
13. [Wild Mind Ales](https://finding.beer/brewery/wild-mind-ales-814.md) — 4.17, Great — Minneapolis, Minnesota
14. [Steel Toe Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/steel-toe-brewing-4010.md) — 4.17, Great — St. Louis Park, Minnesota
15. [Venn Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/venn-brewing-company-1311.md) — 4.16, Great — Minneapolis, Minnesota
16. [Arbeiter Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/arbeiter-brewing-company-23365.md) — 4.16, Great — Minneapolis, Minnesota
17. [Indeed Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/indeed-brewing-company-2597.md) — 4.15, Great — Minneapolis, Minnesota
18. [Utepils Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/utepils-brewing-co-1502.md) — 3.96, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
19. [Luce Line Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/luce-line-brewing-co-22606.md) — 3.94, Fine — Plymouth, Minnesota
20. [StormKing Brewpub](https://finding.beer/brewery/stormking-brewpub-26399.md) — 3.94, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
21. [Pryes Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/pryes-brewing-company-1638.md) — 3.93, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
22. [Wandering Leaf Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/wandering-leaf-brewing-company-28704.md) — 3.91, Fine — Saint Paul, Minnesota
23. [Bang Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/bang-brewing-2789.md) — 3.89, Fine — Saint Paul, Minnesota
24. [56 Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/56-brewing-2923.md) — 3.88, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
25. [OMNI Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/omni-brewing-co-1806.md) — 3.87, Fine — Maple Grove, Minnesota
26. [Nine Mile Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/nine-mile-brewing-company-23762.md) — 3.87, Fine — Bloomington, Minnesota
27. [Insight Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/insight-brewing-company-1893.md) — 3.86, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
28. [Bad Weather Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bad-weather-brewing-company-4001.md) — 3.86, Fine — Saint Paul, Minnesota
29. [Yoerg Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/yoerg-brewing-co-5022.md) — 3.85, Fine — Saint Paul, Minnesota
30. [Wooden Ship Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/wooden-ship-brewing-co-23760.md) — 3.84, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
31. [Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub](https://finding.beer/brewery/northbound-smokehouse-brewpub-3662.md) — 3.84, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
32. [Heavy Rotation Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/heavy-rotation-brewing-company-30494.md) — 3.84, Fine — Brooklyn Park, Minnesota
33. [Gambit Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/gambit-brewing-company-29484.md) — 3.84, Fine — Saint Paul, Minnesota
34. [HeadFlyer Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/headflyer-brewing-1443.md) — 3.84, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
35. [La Doña Cervecería](https://finding.beer/brewery/la-dona-cerveceria-1538.md) — 3.83, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
36. [Sisyphus Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/sisyphus-brewing-1655.md) — 3.83, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
37. [Fulton Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/fulton-brewing-2251.md) — 3.82, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
38. [Brühaven](https://finding.beer/brewery/bruhaven-32298.md) — 3.82, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota
39. [LTD Brewing Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/ltd-brewing-co-2844.md) — 3.81, Fine — Hopkins, Minnesota
40. [Inbound BrewCo](https://finding.beer/brewery/inbound-brewco-3612.md) — 3.81, Fine — Minneapolis, Minnesota

That is the top 40 of 78 we track here.

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