Saint Paul Brewing

REVIEW COMING IN HOT!!! I’M STILL SITTING HERE!!! YOU MUST EAT THE POUTINE FRIES ADD STEAK!!! Now that I have your attention, please stop by this place for an amazing atmosphere and great food. The menu is small and concise so you know everything is great! Brews are a plenty so there is something for everyone. Seating is open, warm, and very regal. We walked in with a party of 10, found a banquet table, and were treated with fast and speedy service.

People behind the bar are so kind and helpful. Food is good, although most of the menu was crossed off. Fun beer options. The patio is wonderful, super cute, fun, and lots of seating options. Dogs are allowed inside and outside. There is a distillery next store that allows dogs on the patio. Check this place out!!

The staff was amazingly helpful, friendly and accommodating. The patio is a must see. The flowers and greenery are unmatched by any brewery nationally. I mean the gardener does an exquisite job! It's a huge area that can accommodate over a 100 people and is well spread out with many different seating ootionsm The pizza is also very good, although I found the prices charged were different than the menu prices (I was overcharged some significantly. Given the inflationary environment, I chose not to say anything about it, but perhaps I should have). The beer unfortunately needs improvement for this to be a higher rated place. Their porters are good, but the other beers were below average for a microbrewery. The other patrons make people watching very interesting. There's a real "wokey" vibe here (which is good or bad depending on your opinions). Parking is free but severely limited. They have a forced tip of 18%. While I can appreciate this perspective (our society is way too overly focused on tipping for everything), I believe it would be better suited to have the prices adjusted upward, and then not doing any mandatory tip. Some may say this would be a distinction without a difference, but I would be more inclined to support the concept if the prices were all inclusive. The old building (it's the old Hamms brewery) is chalk full of history. Definitely a must see. When the beer improves, I'll be back!

St. Paul Brewing is located in a historic St. Paul... Brewery! This craft beer place features excellent beer, that rotate through the seasons. But it's the location that shines here; The outdoor patio is actually a courtyard, with eclectic and interesting decor throughout. The inside drinking area is spacious, with cozy sofa areas, large group tables and more interesting decor. It's inside a landmark building in St. Paul (the old Hamms brewery!), and the architecture is sure fun to look at as I'm drinking a fine beer! Well worth the visit. The only downside to St. Paul Brewing is the parking lot - it's really really dark, with few lights, large potholes, even construction rubble throughout. Not very good parking, but hey, you don't come to a craft brewery for the parking, right???!!! Note: The parking lot is also not very well marked when you enter from Minnehaha. So go slow, and use Google Maps. UPDATE: I was just there a couple of nights ago to take advantage of the new porter beer that is on tap. With the punch card for "porterfest" (see my photos), they are rotating through some very unique porters right now. So fun! The Christmas decorations are also very unique and nicely done. I especially loved seeing the growler Christmas tree (again, see my photos!). I love St. Paul Brewing! Edit: Of course, I've been back to St. Paul Brewing several times after this original review. A "regular", you could call me? I bounce around. Anyway, the patio is open, and they added a SUPER AMAZING canoe, that is a outside propane heater! OK, See my photos, you won't believe it! SO COOL! And warm, too. Still love the beer selection, and the keg urinals is also fun (gotta be a guy to appreciate a unique urinal!). Way to go, Saint Paul Brewing!