Surly Brewing Company is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

1. Surly Brewing Company

9.4
520 Malcolm Ave SE (SE 5th St), Minneapolis, MN
Brewery · University · 141 tips and reviews

Cole K.Cole Kennedy: Obviously amazing craft beer, but also order the Hog Frites and a brat. Both delicious.

Maxwell V.Maxwell Vandervelde: Charcuterie and bone marrow are delicious! And amazing craft beer

KeatonKeaton: A must stop for craft beer lovers. Huge taproom and solid beer selection.

Lake Wine & Spirits is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

2. Lake Wine & Spirits

8.6
404 W Lake St (Grand Ave.), Minneapolis, MN
Liquor Store · Whittier · 36 tips and reviews

Nicole G.Nicole Garayalde: Great local and micro brew selection. Mix your own 6 pack!

Matt W.Matt White: Best liquor store on lake street. Great craft beer selection and best prices on bottles, wine and beer.

AlexandraAlexandra: Cheese shop + an excellent craft beer selection!

The Freehouse is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

3. The Freehouse

8.1
701 Washington Ave N #101, Minneapolis, MN
Brewery · Warehouse District · 68 tips and reviews

MN Beer ActivistsMN Beer Activists: Grab a craft beer, get the pork belly eggs benny, then swing through the Volstead lounge and flip the father of prohibition the bird.

EaterEater: The house beers at this new North Loop restaurant will set you back a reasonable $6/pint, and the all-day all-night features some tasty-sounding bites like bulgogi riblets and bison tartare.

Shelly Z.Shelly Zordich: The bubble n squeak is very tasty. Also love the craft beer atmosphere.

Insight Brewing is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

4. Insight Brewing

8.6
2821 East Hennepin Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
Brewery · Mid-City Industrial · 24 tips and reviews

Keith R.Keith Rose: Great brews from a new local brewery! Try the Porter mixed with their Vanilla Cream Soda - amazing!

Earl B.Earl Belcher Jr: Nice brewery with $11 6-veee flights. Fun beer names. Good craft beer. Food trucks.

Richard B.Richard Bamattre: They brew a range of beers, but by far the IPAs and Saisons are the best. Their Saisons with fruit juice added (raspberry or cherry) win over friends who are new to craft beer or very experienced.

Lunds & Byerlys Wines & Spirits is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

5. Lunds & Byerlys Wines & Spirits

8.6
1208 Harmon Pl, Minneapolis, MN
Liquor Store · Loring Park · 7 tips and reviews

Elliott B.Elliott Backes: Large craft beer section plus full sized walk in beer cooler - Best liquor store in downtown

Carla B.Carla Beiro: Best craft beer selection

Doug H.Doug Hamlin: Bring your pet penguin and hang out in their delightful walk-in beer cooler.

Bryant-Lake Bowl & Theater is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

6. Bryant-Lake Bowl & Theater

8.3
810 W Lake St (at Bryant Ave S), Minneapolis, MN
Bowling Alley · Lyn Lake · 126 tips and reviews

Nina O.Nina O.: Sunday's Neighborhood Night is a fabulous, low-key way to end the weekend. Cheap local brews and food, plus $2 bowling.

CBS LocalCBS Local: Bowl for just $2 on Sundays and enjoy this bar/bowling alley/theater's discounts on local beer. - CBS Minnesota Read more.

Eric H.Eric Hoffman: Great local beer selection.

Stinson Wine Beer Spirits is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

7. Stinson Wine Beer Spirits

8.7
2315 18th Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN
Liquor Store · Windom Park · 9 tips and reviews

Paul H.Paul Hannan: Nice + knowledgeable + craft brews = good experience

Ben B.Ben B: Awesome craft beer selection. Checkout the build-a-six-pack selection.

John E.John Eichten: The guys who own Stinson WBS are awesome. Very nice...knowledgable...hearts in the right place. Check out their hard-to-find beer selections & their international wines too!

Elevated Beer + Wine + Spirits is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

8. Elevated Beer + Wine + Spirits

8.8
4135 Hiawatha Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Liquor Store · Hiawatha · 17 tips and reviews

Gigi B.Gigi Boyer: Totally the place to go on the Southside for microbrews.

Erik E.Erik E: One of the best beer selections I've seen. They have more variety 12 packs of craft beer than any store I've been to.

Albert M.Albert M: Great friendly staff!! Really good selection of beer with a walk in fridge!! Also covering all the basic with spirits and wine. Give them a try!!

Zipps Liquors is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

9. Zipps Liquors

8.8
2618 E Franklin Ave, Minneapolis, MN
Liquor Store · Seward · 23 tips and reviews

N S.N S: The bucket of warm single craft beers in the back usually seems full of beers after their "fresh-until" date.

Nathan S.Nathan Stohlmann: Excellent craft beer selection.

Brittany L.Brittany Long: Knowledgeable staff, good selection, great deals. Coffee here before any liquor stores on campus!

Tilia is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

10. Tilia

8.9
2726 W 43rd St (at Sheridan Ave S), Minneapolis, MN
New American Restaurant · Linden Hills · 97 tips and reviews

Metromix M.Metromix Manager: The BLT Kobe Dogs aren’t your average pig-in-a-blanket…and are so delicious! Splurge on some craft beer and the German chocolate cupcakes. Read more.

City PagesCity Pages: There's a well-curated row of craft beers on tap to try while you decide what to order from the American bistro-style menu. The foods are familiar, but with refinement, and none costs more than $20. Read more.

Arielle L.Arielle Lenox: Great little bistro by Lake Harriet. They have great craft beer!

Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

11. Minneapolis Town Hall Brewery

7.8
1430 Washington Ave S (3rd St S), Minneapolis, MN
Brewery · Cedar-Riverside · 107 tips and reviews

Bo S.Bo Stephens: Got to sample their selection of made-right-there craft beers. Don't like beer? Then ask for their Scotch menu - impressive selection.

Ben B.Ben B: Pick-A-Pint Wednesdays: $2 pints of house beer from 5pm-6pm (excludes some seasonals and cask beer).

Annie W.Annie Witkamp: Mashed potato pizza with cheese and bacon...oh and the microbrews are great too

Up-Down is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

12. Up-Down

9.1
3012 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Arcade · Lyn Lake · 17 tips and reviews

Stacy B.Stacy Bo Bacy: Arcade bar with 60+ craft beers on tap, pizza by the slice, and the best games of the 80s and 90s.

KeatonKeaton: Jumbo Jenga & Connect Four on the patios. N64 w/ Super Smash Bros & Mario Kart. 60 beers on tap. They have it all.

Justin S.Justin Sapp: Awesome place to hang out, play arcade games and drink!

Indeed Brewing Company is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

13. Indeed Brewing Company

9.0
711 15th Ave NE Ste 102 (Monroe St NE), Minneapolis, MN
Brewery · Logan Park · 78 tips and reviews

Justin D.Justin Davis: Nice big taproom, great beers with taproom-only specials, and food trucks always hanging around for some eats with your craft beer.

Justin N.Justin Norcross: Awesome taproom. Hot Box is now my favorite porter.

m W.m Wimpliner: Look for the sign to order a beer

Red Cow is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

14. Red Cow

8.8
3624 W 50th St (Drew Ave S.), Minneapolis, MN
Burger Joint · Fulton · 106 tips and reviews

AngieAngie: Cool place. Awesome Onion dip and local beer selection!

Alex L.Alex La Fontaine: Great craft beer selection and great burgers

Roger W.Roger Woolums: Burger and good craft beer selection

Buster's On 28th is one of The 15 Best Places for Craft Beer in Minneapolis.

15. Buster's On 28th

8.0
4204 28th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN
Gastropub · Standish · 77 tips and reviews

Ben H.Ben Howard: Best place in south Minneapolis. Largest craft beer selection on top of great food. Cannot go wrong.

City PagesCity Pages: Voted Best Neighborhood Bar (MPLS) by City Pages in 2012! Atmosphere is homey & lively w/ a gastropub that boasts one of the greatest craft beer selections in MPLS. It also has some wicked onion rings

David S.David Sickels: Great burgers and excellent rotating craft beer selection.