craft beer Schell's Summit Brewery surly

Can You Guess Which MN Breweries are in the Top 50?

By Matt Dowgwillo - Mar 16, 2018

The National Brewers Association has put out a list of the leading 50 craft breweries in America.

Good news for breweries everywhere, 40 on that list are still 100% private and independent craft breweries.

Can you guess which ones top the list? How about where our great MN breweries rank?

Brewers Association Releases 2017 Top 50 Brewing Companies By Sales Volume

#24: Schell’s

#25: Summit

#39: Surly

Want to learn more about them? Check out Minnesota Craft Notes where you’ll get their stories, recommendations from head brewers, and a Complimentary Pint next time you want to stop by their tap rooms.

Meet Matt Dowgwillo

Matt Dowgwillo is one of the original ThriftyHipster.com founders. He is also an avid foodie, amateur chef, part-time yogi, dog-lover, world-traveler, moped-driving-lunatic, and beer enthusiast who has lived in Minneapolis on and off since 1997. Matt started this site to help people explore the city and live like kings on a budget. He is now a Food-tourist, traveling the world, sampling street food or drinking with local riffraff in between his investigations of the Twin Cities. He helps upkeep this blog by writing about his favorite restaurants and some of the cooler, more underground or beer events.