Surly Brewing Company

Meet up with friends and I could not have chosen a better venue. Plenty of space upstairs on a weeknight as it wasn't too busy. Warm service though it's pay-as-you-go here. Beers were excellent, the meatball appetizer was insanely delicious and we enjoyed two pizzas. The white clam "Pioneer Hitchhiker" was beyond tasty. The Spicoli (sausage, radicchio, onion) was also fabulous. There's a lot of flavor here and it goes well with beer, beer and more beer. I'd say my only complaint is the parking. It was a pretty good walk from the parking lot to the entrance but they do have handicapped parking up front if that helps.

We stopped in Saturday afternoon and it was pretty busy. Packed upstairs and downstairs with lively chatter and decent music and they also had a few people lining up for tours. I like that the parking lot is spacious and there is a big fire pit out front. I ordered the Pioneer Hitchhiker and it was pretty delicious, the only thing that was kinda confusing was the patio. Which I thought was heated so it would be open mid/late fall, but it was closed during our visit today. Also the THC drinks, which are only sold in a four pack, can’t be opened inside because of the law. I would of loved to enjoy it with my pizza, but I’m grateful to enjoy at home. Other than that we’d stop by again.

This place is overwhelmingly awesome. They have gone way above and beyond, and clearly very intentionally, to make this a community brewery experience. An enormous spralling campus of art, music, games and activities that invites college aged kids, to the elderly, to the entire family with the same enthusiasm. They have a huge gift shop with lots of beers to go, and enormous dining area with a great menu, huge outdoor seating with a stage, cornhole, grassy areas, fire pits, etc. And that's just the first floor. Upstairs they have a meeting hall and a pizzeria. The beer was fantastic. They have a huge rotating menu and we were lucky enough to catch it during Oktoberfest. Big ole mugs of beer are only $8 too! Bring your friends and family here and make an afternoon out of all they have to offer.

It's become a destination and is quite impressive to see. Sadly the beers no longer hold up to their success. They have beers of all styles but they are honestly not very good. They have really gone incredibly commercial with few beers worthy of close to their hype. The facility is nothing short of beautiful. It's really large, indoors and outdoors, and is well decorated. The gift shop has a little of everything.

As I don't drink, the food menu is more important to me than the beers, and Surly's food was above expectations! There were more than great! I have nothing to say about their brews, but my husband said they were good too. This was the biggest and most crowded brewery I ever saw, and enjoyed their atmosphere a lot. Now, Surly has become one of the places I would want to revisit when I come to Minneapolis again. Highly recommend their mussels, I loved it!!