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BLACKSTACK BLOG

Jan 28, 2020

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

Dec 25, 2019

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....

Lyneah Knopik

Oct 16, 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...

Aug 28, 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....

Aug 20, 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...

Jul 12, 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...

Jul 2, 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...

May 29, 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...

Pint Report: Dear Mama IPA-a witch hunt collaboration with BlackStack Brewing

Dan Beaubien

May 12, 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...

May 6, 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...

Get this spicy, citrusy collaboration beer at BlackStack before it’s gone

Jess Fleming

Apr 9, 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,...

Dry-hopped cream ale at BlackStack features rare hop variety

Jess Fleming

Nov 27, 2018

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...

Famed Science Museum hoodie spawns ‘Thunder Lizard’ IPA from BlackStack

Jess Fleming

May 30, 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...

Ryan

May 22, 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...

4 questions: A flight with BlackStack Brewing

Melissa Turtinen

Mar 8, 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...

Michael Agnew

Feb 28, 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...

Louis Garcia

Sep 6, 2017

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...

BlackStack Brewing’s saison is unusual, in a good way

Jess Fleming

Aug 15, 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...

New England-style IPA gets BlackStack Brewing off to great start

Jess Fleming

Apr 4, 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...

Mar 13, 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...