A few months ago my brother asked me why growlers are called growlers, and I honestly had no idea. I did some online searching, and found the following answer by Jonathon Green at Quora.com from December 2, 2011. At the end of this thorough history, I’ll describe some of theContinue Reading
We’ll be having live music again this weekend at Voyageur Brewing Company in Grand Marais, Minnesota. On Friday night Pete Kavanaugh will be joining us from 8pm-11pm and on Saturday night Jim and Michelle Miller will be there from 8pm-11pm. We hope you will join us for some great entertainment,Continue Reading
Are you curious about what’s inside the mysterious building on Highway 61? Here is a time-lapse video of the installation of the hot liquor tank at Voyageur Brewing Company in Grand Marais, Minnesota. The footage was edited and compiled by Matthew Logan.Continue Reading
Voyageur Brewing Company hopes Santa brought you everything you wanted this year. Here’s a map of best-selling beers around the world. It would be presumptuous to imagine Voyageur’s logo spanning continents, but we aspire to join the ranks of fine breweries in our state and beyond. We in Grand MaraisContinue Reading
It has been nonstop excitement at Voyageur Brewing since our consultants from TurnKey arrived Saturday night, and our equipment arrived the next day from Marks. The view above is from our taproom window. Today the tanks and grain arrived. Here are some photos of what’s been happening. It is aContinue Reading
Even though our doors aren’t open yet, we at Voyageur Brewing Company have much to be thankful for, including, but not limited to: The fine people at the IRRRB and the National Bank of Commerce; Virginia Palmer, our excellent realtor; Rich Palmer of COMO LP; Baiers Herren, our outstanding businessContinue Reading
Voyageur Brewing Company is home to a new 10-ton KRP chiller. It doesn’t feel like we need it this week, but this mighty beauty is a vital component in our brewhouse. Its features include insulated copper piping, washable condenser filters, a stainless steel heat exchanger, a compressor crankcase heater, andContinue Reading
Susan Thompson of North Road Hops just up the road in Hovland, Minnesota has spent the summer growing a variety of hops for Voyageur Brewing Company. Amazingly, hops grow wild in our harsh northern climate and even other varieties will thrive as perennials. Thompson says, “The latitude of the hopContinue Reading
I knew there were tons of different beer glasses out there but I didn’t know which to use for each beer. Who knew beer could taste so different? We’ve come a long way baby. My first beer was probably Milwaukee’s Best out of an aluminum can, how about you? ThanksContinue Reading
