Lots of fun games to play, and a good variety of beers and seltzers. Fun place to get together with friends! Their dill pickle beer is one of my favorites! The parking is a little confusing but overall a good spot to check out in Rochester read more

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I was first introduced to Kinney Creek at a Seltzerland event where a bunch of seltzer vendors showcased their beverages. Kinney Creek stood out because their seltzers not only had the longest sample lines, but their flavors/taste easily surpassed any other seltzer brand that day. Every seltzer I tried that day tasted artificial and fake. Kinney Creek's seltzers stood out because they were smoother and tasted more natural. I was super bummed out when I googled to find that their taproom was only in Rochester. Chances of me being anywhere near there was slim to none unless I deliberately drive to Rochester. Fast forward a couple months, we find ourselves conveniently driving through Rochester enroute back to the cities and happily made a stop. The taproom surpassed my expectations! Lots of seating available - leather sofas, high tops, games galore, build your own 6 pack seltzers, pizzas and snack foods on menu, large beer menu (shout out to the beermosa). This is the type of place where you want to take your friends and just chill for hours. It's such a inviting atmosphere and the staff were super friendly. My only regret is that it's not closer to the cities - please consider opening a taproom in Minneapolis! read more

Kinney Creek Brewery - leather couches and tables - Breweries Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

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A fun and relaxed brewery, filled with a great selection of beer. Plenty of games to play or places to just hang out.

Kinney Creek is Rochester's oldest brewery - operating 17 tap-lines of beer and 25 of Hard Seltzers. With pizza and non-alcoholic options, they have something for everyone! Things We Don't Say: A New England Style IPA global collaboration created to help shift how we approach mental health by encouraging people to talk about their experiences and to demonstrate the importance of asking for help when we need it. Medium bitterness, wheat bread flavors and aroma medium, and low citrus notes.  Yellow Jacket IPA: An Imperial IPA hopped up with fresh Centennial from a local hop grower. Low lemon, medium-high bitterness, and clean fermentation profile. Enjoyed this one the most! mYbock: A refreshing Maibock with more flavor and bitterness than a traditional German lager (aka Bock style). Slightly hoppier, slightly bitter, and some apple / orange flavor.  Just Kveik'n Around: A light bodied lager brewed with Kveik yeast. Kveik always for fast fermentation for a clean and crisp lager - which is exactly what this is! No fruitiness, hint of spice, and light cracker malt flavor. _________________ read more

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Stopped by after running errands and while the parking lot in the back took a moment to figure out, the indoor ambience was cool! Love the mix of both a rustic and industrial ambience. Also, the bartender was chill and helpful. It's a really relaxed place to hang out! I had the special smoked porter which I was really excited to try; it was a good, middle of the road porter. However. didn't quite get the smoky bbq flavor that I was hoping for. Overall, this is a friendly neighborhood brewery and I want to come back on one of the nights they have live music and hang with the locals! read more

Kinney Creek Brewery - It's bigger on the inside - Breweries Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

My husband and I love going to breweries but half the time there aren't many things I try . But oh my gosh all the seltzers here ! And such great flavor!!!! read more

Kinney Creek Brewery - Seltzer flight - Breweries Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

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Id give this place six stars if that was possible. So many fun games to play and so many fun drinks to pick from. If you're not enjoying yourself here, seek medical attention. read more

Popped in yesterday. Built a flight w assistance of friendly beertender Lindsey. I went w Miss Agatha, No Big Dill, Happy Porter & Yellow Jacket Imperial IPA. Beers were delicious, I didn't care for Yellow Jacket....but that was a me thing & not a bad beer!! I'm still trying to find my niche w IPA's, this wan't piny & bitter it just... I don't know.... something hoppy so it was a good beer, just not for my palate. The digs were comfy, spread out. I was the only one sitting @ the bar so it gave me a chance to chat up the beertender, Lindsey, who was lovely. I will definitely stop back in whenever I find myself in town again. Thanks Kinney Creek for a fun & delicious inaugural visit!! read more

Not a fan. I tried this place once right after they opened, and once about three months ago. Didn't care for the beer either time. The last time I went there, it smelled bad inside. read more

I stopped by here last night with my wife for some afternoon drinks. Although not the highest rated brewery in Rochester via Yelp I was intrigued by everyone's comments on the games and the cool space and so we headed on over. The inside of Kinney Creek is definitely what I would call cool. They have blue string lights hanging from the ceiling and large games of both Jenga and connect four. Some of their tables are complete tree living edge (think circular living edge) and some of their beer rails are apparently reclaimed metal from the metrodome. Last but certainly not least they have the largest growler collection I have ever seen! They have them on shelves and it wraps around the inside of the building and is even two high in some spots. As I often do whenever I visit a new brewery, I went with a flight here and chose the 5 choice option. At only $10 the price was certainly right. For my 5 beers I went with Round town brown, Name that session IPA, Lord Nectar (IPA), Yellow Jacket Imperial IPA and a Docks End IPA. Out of the bunch I think that the Yellow Jacket was my favorite but that is not necessarily saying too much. Most of the beers here I felt were weird and I didn't exactly care for. The brown was very hoppy while the session IPA was very bitter, not in a good IPA way. Meanwhile the Lord Nectar tasted bubblegummy to me and finished very harshly while the docks end actually had too much hops. As a hops and IPA lover it's tough to actually say that but there can be a point where enough is enough. The bottom line for me is that I probably wouldn't come back here again in the future. While I expected a beer or two to be a bit off based upon previous Yelp reviews, I certainly wasn't ready for 4 of the 5 not being what I thought the style should taste like. read more

Kinney Creek Brewery - 5 sampler flight - Breweries Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

What a hidden gem in Rochester! Great service, the seltzer is amazing and I'm not a big seltzer guy. The beer is good and the prices are right. There are plenty of fun games to play inside and the place is so cool to see. I can't recommend this place en read more

Kinney Creek Brewery - Mix funky monkey and pineapple...so good! - Breweries Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

This is one of the most beautiful breweries I've had the chance to be in. I love the space and the way that it is designed. They have games around the room, the most beautiful wood tables I've ever seen, I love all of the growlers that decorate the top of the walls, and the small details in the bar that make this place stand out to me. I went there on a weekday afternoon and there weren't very many people inside. The bartender was helpful and let me know about some of the different beers. The Porter I decided upon was absolutely delicious and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I don't come down this way super often and next time I do I will be sure to stop back and have another beer and hopefully play one of the games around the bar. read more

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First brewery opened in Rochester after Prohibition... This was a delightful find on a day that we got to Rochester too early! We enjoyed our beers (mine was their delicious home brewed root beer!). Our bartender was not busy, so my beer-lover has a couple of other samples. Lots of games (I lost in the hole game), as well as a huge tv screen. read more

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Fantastic servers. Great atmosphere and the food was good too. We definitely will come back here when I visit Rochester again!

Don't let first impressions fool you, this place has some really good beer. We stopped through on our Rochester brewery day and at first I wanted to turn around and walk out. Everyone kind of stopped what they were doing and turned around to see who walked in kind of place. We were greeted pretty quickly by the lone bar tender/server and she was super friendly and answered our questions about the different beers. Everyone ordered and she had them out in no time. I went with a 5 beer flight and everyone was really tasty, I especially enjoyed the English Brown and the Sunny Days IPA, by far the best local beers out of our 5 stops. They have a bunch of games to play like Hammerschlagen, giant Jenga, a big connect 4, Foosball and some other board games....However, I felt like we were getting some looks from other patrons when we were getting too noisy. There are some opportunities to polish the place up a little and get some food options. Overall though, the beer is really good so if you don't like the atmosphere it's totally worth getting a growler or couple of cans. read more

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There's a great selection of beers there. I really liked the mYBock and Abbey Ale. Plenty of seating inside and outside. Staff was really nice there. Nice environment there. Opened early enough that I was able to come by just after noon. read more

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Great service and great beer what more could you want. Large selection of beer and seltzer's. read more

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Great spot with good craft beer. Lots of games to play while you hang out. Cool spot.

I came across this brewery by chance when I went next door to shop at the Asian market beside it. As soon as I walked in, I was wowed by the spaciousness, cleanliness, and the overall good vibe of this brewery. It was really not what I was expecting to see judging by the appearance of the outside. I got a warm welcome by the awesome owner, Donovan, who was nice enough to let me sample some brews before I ordered a flight. $10 for a flight of five. Good deal! Sadly though, I wasn't super impressed with the beers I chose. I do believe that they make some pretty good ones though, but maybe I was just there on a day when the brews on tap wasn't to my liking. Nonetheless, I had a great time sitting at the bar and chatting with a couple of really nice locals and Donovan. No food is served here, but you are welcomed to bring in your own or have something delivered. They have some games for everyone to play, like the huge Jenga and Connect Four that I saw. Can you imagine?Jenga must be fun to play after a few. Woohoo! Despite the choices of beer I had, I would definitely like to go back and check out some of their other brews someday. read more

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My wife and I were in Rochester for my sister's wedding and we had an hour before we had to get ready. I asked my wife, "Can we check out the Rochester Tap Room?" She said, sure, we have time for one beer. Let me guess what kind? "Their IPA?" Oh yeah. I got their IPA after I picked up their beanie for the winter and the IPA was really good. Very West Coast tasting. The bartender came to check on us one time and we had a small 5 minute conversation, which was nice. I really liked this place. read more

Kinney Creek Brewery - Grabbing a beer before my sister's wedding - Breweries Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

My wife and I checked out Kinney Creek Brewery last summer when we were in Rochester. It was a quick bike ride away from our Airbnb so we gave it a try. The inside seemed to be loud, not in the sense of noisy, just that there was a lot happening even in a sparse crowd. The interior seemed to be highly decorated, had big monitors behind the bar, and a large projector running to the side. We grabbed our beers and headed out to the patio. The patio also seemed to be full of a little of everything. Unfortunately, they were never able to create a barrier, or the feeling of a barrier, between the blacktop patio and the blacktop busy street. The beers were pretty good though. read more

Great beer options from deep delicious porters to light summery brews. Awesome seltzers in so many flavors. Love the crantango, Bloody Mary, and pretty much everything else. Great spot in the summer to sit on the patio, or in the winter to snuggle in and play games. read more

Driving through town stopped in at this brewery, we got a flight, you get 5 samples. Not 1 bad beer in the bunch. All really good! I don't even like IPA's & I like this one! You get to the parking lot and think oh no. But don't think that! Really cool decor! Awesome steel sculptures, a huge connect four game made of wood. Free pop corn. Plenty of space of all you beer drinkers and your friends! I will be coming back! read more

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We were staying near Rochester recently and saw that they had a brewery there. According to family microbrews in this part of the Midwest is still an emerging phenomenon but is gaining momentum. There is not a brewery on every block like it seems the farther west you go. I hear Michigan is following suit with a high volume of breweries as well. But not here, not yet. Kinney Creek was a nice stop over. I got the Opener IPA which was not too bad. Steve had a beer that was similar to a Mexican Lager which was not too bad either. I liked the IPA better though. Steve then was reading on a beer that they had where they had apple in it. He went ahead and got it. It was very unique and enjoyable. It reminded me much of a stout but was categorized as a lighter beer. That was quite a tasty treat! read more

I really liked this brewery. It was super cute. We came on a Friday night and we were able to sit outside. There was live music. I have the Craftapped app and I was able to use that. I got the Strawberry Fields sour which was delicious. I would definitely recommend coming here I really liked it and will be back. read more

Hands down most down to earth brewery in Rochester. Great beer, tons of games, and even better conversation with Donovan the owner. There's also a super cute patio (dog friendly!) in the back so you must check out!! read more

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Went in and had a growler filled for happy hour. We tried the All Together New England Style IPA. It was light and delicious. They were super friendly and accommodating. We have also purchased their seltzers from Joe's Liquor, and they're great too! read more

Super good beer snd Seltzer. Great prices. I love supporting local breweries but they really make it easy. Very high level of beers.

Bartender on Saturday, September 26 was rude. She didn't like the conversation I was having with s another customer ( perfectly civil conversation) and she told us we needed to go outside. Never going back to that place. read more

The Vixen beer is nutty and delicious! If you visit Rochester you have to come here and try their beer and hard seltzer! The grapefruit hard seltzer is light and refreshing! It's the perfect combination of sweet and sour! read more

Kinney Creek Brewery - The Vixen beer is nutty and delicious! - Breweries Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

I didn't like seltzers, until now!!! Amazing!!! Great service!!! The root beer tastes like root beer, and the Snozeberries taste like snozeberries!! read more

A hidden gem. This brewery doesn't get the same amount of respect that other brewery's in town get. They have a beer for everyone and the ones I have tried I would get again. They have a ton of games, frozen pizzas and bar snacks. Ask about their Growler program it's a great deal! read more

Best place in Rochester to grab a beer or seltzer! Crantango is my favorite!! Great place for trivia on Wednesdays.

This is my favorite brewery in Rochester without a doubt. Servers are always friendly and you can tell that they love their jobs. I used to live right down the road so was there atleast twice a week. I live on the other side of town now but try to make it there every so often. I am a big IPA guy and there is always an IPA there that begs me to order another. Love this place. read more

They have recently added food, which I have not tried. Occasional food trucks available outside, several local restaurants very close; they are happy for you to bring in your meal. read more

Right off the bat I have to say parking here can be confusing. They have a few spots right in front of the brewery but if you're not lucky enough to grab one make sure to read signs and ask the bartender before you stay too long. People have gotten towed for parking in the wrong spot. On my last visit they had 16 beers on tap. With the selection being rather large there is a good chance of finding something you like. Along with that you get a few hits and a few misses. I had one of their seasonal bock's and it was just alright. I did like the Yellow Jacket IPA I had on a previous visit. A 16 ounce beer will run you from $5-$7. Plenty of room in the taproom with games, and live music scheduled for your entertainment. Growlers and Crowlers are also available for your to-go needs. Make sure to grab some free popcorn! read more

This is a nice local brewery. The tasting room is sparsely furnished, but comfortable and gets the job done. I enjoy the vibe here. It's conducive to savoring the beer and communing with your fellow patrons and the barkeep. Kinney Creek is the only brewery based in Rochester. - They have a surprisingly large number of beers on tap, considering the size of the brewery. They are very creative in their offering of styles, making use of local ingredients. This is showcased in an apple ale, called 'Grappler', which incorporates a small amount of apple cider from a local apple orchard. read more

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- space is clean - drinks served with coasters - staff is friendly - the location is down low and proper $ - undesirable star sink / glass rinser used (ask for no rinse) - beer is only average - beer is way over priced - this space is very awkward, strange, and without uniformity or proper flow. From empty, unused corners to very odd merchandise sales.....yikes. read more

Great brews on tap with growlers to go. I will be back when I am in town for sure. read more

Kinney Creek Brewery - Breweries Near Me - Rochester, Minnesota

Was there last night and had a great time and willing be bringing some friends with next time so they can enjoy as well. The current selection of craft beer is great and has a few varieties to choose from for people with different tastes of beer. read more