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BLACKSTACK BLOG


Sillky, tropical IPA from BlackStack and Modist is cure for winter blues
Certified Pre-Owned from BlackStack Brewing What do you do when two of your favorite Twin Cities breweries team up and make a beer...
Jess Fleming
Jan 28, 2020


Our picks: best cocktails of 2019
The folks at the Pioneer Press selected BlackStack’s Casual Friday as one of the best cocktails of the year. Read the full story here....
Jess Fleming
Dec 25, 2019


BlackStack Brewing Begins a New Craft
Back in 2017, the Johnson family opened their doors to the BlackStack Brewery. This year they expanded their company and began to brew...
Lyneah Knopik
Oct 16, 2019


Meet the Australian beer nut who flew 21 hours for Minnesota beer
It’s 9,047 miles from Cabramatta, New South Wales, to Minnesota. The trip took Warwick Tyler 21 travel hours. The airline lost his bag....
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Aug 28, 2019


Local Suds: 5 Minnesota beers to drink in August
The following excerpt is from a City Pages article. BlackStack/Lua Pocket Tees IPA, 7% ABV, n/a IBU We started with a collaboration, so...
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Aug 20, 2019


The intimate story behind BlackStack Brewing’s ephemeral Soul Lao’d IPA
There is no beer more polarizing than the India Pale Ale. While loyal hopheads swear by the IPA, others keep a safe distance from that...
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Jul 12, 2019


Bob Was There: From Town Hall to BlackStack
Bob Duvernois' career spans Minnesota's a craft beer history Ask any old-school brewer how their fire was lit and the answer will almost...
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Jul 2, 2019


The 40 best beers in Minnesota
17. BlackStack Local 755 Hopheads chase BlackStack’s trucks around town like lawyers chasing ambulances, trying to score the latest...
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May 29, 2019


Pint Report: Dear Mama IPA-a witch hunt collaboration with BlackStack Brewing
Witch Hunt Minneapolis is a phenomenal group of females on a mission to celebrate and promote underrepresented individuals in craft...
Dan Beaubien
May 12, 2019


BlackStack brings in a familiar face to head new mixed-culture beer program
BlackStack Brewing, which opened in 2017 in Midway, is starting up its own mixed-culture beer program. At the helm: an established sour...
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May 6, 2019


Get this spicy, citrusy collaboration beer at BlackStack before it’s gone
Soul Lao’d by BlackStack Brewing: Done right, I have a serious thing for spicy beers. This ultra-flavorful IPA combines lemongrass,...
Jess Fleming
Apr 9, 2019


Dry-hopped cream ale at BlackStack features rare hop variety
Kush Nettie’s dry-hopped cream ale from BlackStack Brewing: Every time I visit BlackStack, I discover a new kind of hops. Australian Ella...
Jess Fleming
Nov 27, 2018


Famed Science Museum hoodie spawns ‘Thunder Lizard’ IPA from BlackStack
The story of Thunder Lizard IPA from BlackStack Brewing starts with a hoodie. The Science Museum of Minnesota recently made a lot of...
Jess Fleming
May 30, 2018


Review of BlackStack Brewing
I’m fortunate enough to work in an area where a craft brewery is no more than ten minutes away. Many are even closer. Even though we’re...
Ryan
May 22, 2018


4 questions: A flight with BlackStack Brewing
After months (OK years) of planning and delays, BlackStack Brewing opened at 755 Prior Ave. N in St. Paul in mid-March and I got to...
Melissa Turtinen
Mar 8, 2018


New England IPA finds its niche
The New England IPA, a take on the traditional IPA, is influencing the beer world. The beer world — like most other popular markets — is...
Michael Agnew
Feb 28, 2018


4 reasons BlackStack is worth a trip
BlackStack Brewery has embraced the popular Northeast IPA style. But BlackStack is more than that. It has been a popular joint since...
Louis Garcia
Sep 6, 2017


BlackStack Brewing’s saison is unusual, in a good way
Ends Meet from BlackStack Brewing: BlackStack has been open just a few months, but the cavernous St. Paul brewery is putting out some...
Jess Fleming
Aug 15, 2017


New England-style IPA gets BlackStack Brewing off to great start
Local 755 IPA from BlackStack Brewing: When you are hanging out at the brand-spanking-new BlackStack Brewing in St. Paul, it’s quite...
Jess Fleming
Apr 4, 2017


Now Open: BlackStack Brewing
For the Johnson family of St. Paul, it’s always been about the beer. In the 1990s, Scott Johnson owned All Saints Brands, Inc., a...
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Mar 13, 2017
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