# Barrel Theory Beer Company — Saint Paul, Minnesota

> Barrel Theory Beer Company in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States scores 4.63 out of 5 — Exceptional, #3 in Minnesota. 534 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Barrel Theory Beer Company is a brewery in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. We grade it Exceptional, with a score of 4.63 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #3 in Minnesota. Of the 534 beers we track, 63% are IPA and 17% Sour / Other.

## Rating

- Score: 4.63 out of 5
- Grade: Exceptional 😍 — A short list of extraordinary breweries worth planning a trip around.
- Ranked: #3 in Minnesota · #87 in United States · #110 worldwide
- Popularity: Widely rated
- Beers tracked: 534

## About

Our name is derived from Liebig’s Law of the Minimum which explains that the capacity of a barrel is always limited by its shortest stave. Picture a barrel on standing upright with varying stave lengths, the content that the barrel can hold isn’t determined by the taller staves, but by its shortest.

At Barrel Theory, we don’t define our brand by our best-selling or most successful product, but by the overall quality of our beers and customer service. Our quality-control philosophy is simple: If the beer isn’t something we are proud of, we won’t serve it to you.

Barrel Theory’s founders Brett Splinter, Timmy Johnson, and Todd Tibesar bring years of combined industry experience and knowledge. There’s an understanding among the owners that it is a team effort to run a successful brewing operation that produces real quality and that no one channel of the business can reach a high level of success without the others.

## What they brew

- IPA — 63% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 17% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 17% of the beers we track
- Other — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 248 7th Street East, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States
- Coordinates: 44.9509252, -93.0881971
- Website: https://barreltheory.com/

## Breweries nearby

- [MetroNOME Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/metronome-brewery-27911.md) — 3.78, Fine — Saint Paul, Minnesota — 0.1 mi away
- [Gambit Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/gambit-brewing-company-29484.md) — 3.84, Fine — Saint Paul, Minnesota — 0.3 mi away
- [Joseph Wolf Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/joseph-wolf-brewing-company-4863.md) — 3.49, Poor — Saint Paul, Minnesota — 0.3 mi away
- [Saint Paul Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/saint-paul-brewing-4023.md) — 3.56, Poor — Saint Paul, Minnesota — 1.1 mi away
- [Saint Paul Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/saint-paul-brewing-31246.md) — 3.56, Poor — Saint Paul, Minnesota — 1.1 mi away
- [Wabasha Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/wabasha-brewing-company-4059.md) — 3.56, Poor — Saint Paul, Minnesota — 1.3 mi away
- [Waldmann Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/waldmann-brewery-5095.md) — 4.23, Great — Saint Paul, Minnesota — 1.4 mi away
- [Bad Weather Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/bad-weather-brewing-company-4001.md) — 3.86, Fine — Saint Paul, Minnesota — 1.4 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/minnesota/minneapolis-st-paul.md)
- [Best breweries in Minnesota](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/minnesota.md)
- [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md)

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