Venn Brewing - Minneapolis, MN

Get to know your brewer @vennbrewing. 

Meet Ben, slayer of suds and master of the mash. He’s the head brewer at Venn Brewing in Minneapolis, MN. 

• Venn opened its doors on December 17th, 2017. 

• Ben has been home brewing for 12 years, with professional stops @tribesbeerco in Chicago and @surlybrewing, right here in MPLS. 

• The very first beer he brewed at Venn was the Schwarzbier—dark Lager for the win!

• Venn uses a 7bbl @dmesystems kit and ten 7bbl unitank fermenters. Magic happens here. 

• His favorite style to make for the brewery would be…yes, Lagers. What the Helles?!

• The hardest challenge he’s faced was brewing 100 unique recipes for their first 100 batches. Wow. Without repeating anything, recipes got pretty thin and challenging after batch 75. 

• Outside of a few staple beers, the luxury of a smaller system means they can churn out new recipes frequently—a great reason to stop by and see what’s new!

• Venn also opened a full-service coffee shop recently, so now you can stop by and enjoy coffee starting at 7am Tuesday-Sunday. Perfect for those noon Twins, Vikings and Gophers games. Just hop on/off the train!

• Ben’s favorite crushable beer would be @hammsthebeer or @millerhighlife. 

• When he’s not brewing double batches, you can find Ben kickboxing or doing Jiu Jitsu, spending time with his lovely wife and daughter, or golfing any chance he gets with his pops. 

Next time you’re taking the train to the airport or the Mall of America, make sure to hop off the Blue Line on 46th St and pop into Venn for a pint!