Bad Weather Brewing - St. Paul, MN

Get to know your brewer @badweatherbrew.

Meet Andy. Lord of Lagers, lover of bikes and brews, and head brewer at Bad Weather Brewing in St. Paul, MN. 

• Bad Weather opened its spot in St. Paul on October 9th, 2015. However, they technically started in 2013, brewing at a different facility.

• Andy started brewing professionally ten years ago. His first years were at Lucid Brewing (now @inboundbrewco). He also home brewed for several years before taking the professional plunge.

• Their Smash Pale Ale, was the first beer he brewed at Bad Weather—utilizing Pale Ale malt and Cascade hops to make an easier first turn.

• Bad Weather brews off a three vessel 20bbl brewhouse from @abeequipment. They can brew single, double, and even triple brews in a single day—thanks to 20bbl, 40bbl, and 60bbl fermenters.

• His favorite style to brew? Their Helles. The Munich Helles was the first beer recipe he formulated. It’s the perfect style to showcase malt in beer.

• The hardest challenge for Andy has been navigating the pandemic. It’s still an ongoing battle as many brewers out there can empathize. With full tanks at the shutdown, their crowler seamer went bust. Thanks to @waldmannbrewery next door, they were able to fulfill orders. Big shout out to their neighbors for the assist!

• Some future plans include Andy toying with a Cold IPA. They also have a collab with their amazing neighbors, Waldmann. Also, their Hefeweizen and Gose are making a return after a year hiatus.

• A plethora of beer choices is a great reason to stop by (always 14-16 beers on tap). They have trivia on Wednesdays, food trucks nearly every night, and a spacious taproom with large garage doors to bring that outside feeling in.

• Andy’s favorite crushable lawnmower beer is Miller High Life. Sprinkle in some @grainbeltbeer and Bitburger Pils too.

• When he’s not brewing, you can catch him hanging with his wife and two daughters. He loves his cabin in Wisconsin where he enjoys riding and racing bikes. He was a bike mechanic for 15 years before getting into brewing. 🚲

Stop on by Bad Weather and enjoy their multitude of mouth-watering beers!