This place has so much space inside to come with big groups or host little events, but it does get really loud to hear people when you're with a big group. I think more decoration or more character would be good to make this plaza more cozy and personal but overall it's a good space. Lots of tap options that are mainly European inspired brews and some that aren't beer for gluten free folks and otherwise, my only complaint was there was only 1 IPA on tap. read more

Let me start by stating, I was there for an event in a private area. Therefore my experience was very limited. That said, I like that it's off the beaten path, tucked away. However I do not like the parking whatsoever. If you're not lucky enough to get a spot by the entrance you'll have to park in the back..... I'm talking wayyyy back. And leave the cute shoes at-home, especially the heels, b/c back there is unpaved, dirt filled, uneven and creepy. Once inside it's no frills, but a nice venue. A real chill ambiance! If you're not in the mood for alcohol, there was a short list of NA beers, several soft drinks, and THC drinks. I got the Clausthaler Non-alcoholic beer in the IPA variety. They also had an original and grapefruit flavor. Mine was very tasty - not too hoppy and nor watered down. I'd get it again. As for food I didn't notice anything on the menu, but then again I wasn't really looking (hard). However, there was a food truck outside. Although my event was on the other end of the building, the noise from the main area definitely infiltrated. So, if you're coming to catch up with folks leave your inside voice at home. Anyway, based on the website, they host a variety of food trucks and events including a meat raffle. Since I've never been to one, it gives me reason to check out Utepils again and hopefully get a better parking spot. read more

Utepils is a fun brewery with a large indoor space. They also have a large beer garden outside with a fire pit. They often have a food truck as well as several events throughout the week. They have parking lot- when full there is a lot of free street parking. They have several beers on tap, THC products, and NA options. I would love for them to consider brewing a gluten reduced NA beer and NA drinks like a ginger beer or tonic water. They have the option to order some drinks outside too making service quicker. read more

Utepils Brewing - Kombucha - Breweries Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Amazing beautiful brewery! They have a extensive tap list with a little bit of something for every taste. They have non alcoholic options including n/a brews, cans of soda, Northern Soda Company and THC beverages. The staff were so friendly and they host some really great events . Lots of seating available and very family friendly! read more

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Holy moly this place is HUGE, so much space both inside and outside! We went on a Saturday morning around noon and it wasn't busy at all but as we left around 1:30pm it was definitely picking up. The patio is absolutely gorgeous and is dog friendly! I only tried one beer (Hefe Mosa) and I wasn't in love with it, but regardless the space and vibe of this place was a five out of five. I'll be back to try more! read more

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Nice large venue both the indoors and patio. Their beer menu is more traditional/European styles, which is my preference. They have an outdoor ordering window and indoor ordering lane which helps reduce the awkward talking over someone's shoulder type ordering many bars have. The hefe-mosa and witbier were my favorite. read more

Utepils Brewing - Breweries Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

What an awesome bar! I came here over the weekend when with friends I was visiting. Awesome selection of beers! The inside is huge and there is also lots of cool merch for sale, but we sat outside. The are was spacious, beautiful, and scenic! It was super welcoming as there were families, dogs, kids, and everyone there seemed like they were having a great time. I will definitely be back when I visit Minnesota again! read more

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This is a really fun brewery! Both the indoor and outdoor spaces are beautiful. They are large and have a lot of seating. Everyone is welcome and they have a large selection of drinks. The service is friendly and efficient and they have rotating food trucks in order to enjoy a meal. read more

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Utepils is one of those breweries that truly captures the spirit of craft beer in Minnesota. The taproom is spacious, airy, and designed with a European beer hall vibe that makes it perfect for both small groups and big gatherings. The outdoor beer garden is a huge highlight in the warmer months. It's family-friendly, dog-friendly, and one of the best spots in the Twin Cities to enjoy a pint on a sunny afternoon. Food trucks rotate daily, so you can usually find a great bite to pair with your beer. I sampled most of their beers and was really impressed. The Bavarian-style Hefeweizen was my favorite--super smooth and flavorful--and the Witbier was also really good. Utepils has a great mix of classic European styles, a huge taproom, and one of the best outdoor beer gardens in Minneapolis. Definitely a place I'd come back to. read more

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One of the best breweries in the Twin Cities!!! Their beers are amazing and the facilities is superb. The outside seating is absolutely perfect, more mimicking a beer garden situated along a creek with a miniature wooded area. They have daily food trucks as well and host events with live music. Service is always top notch!!!! read more

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LOVE the patio (it's along the river!) and the beer is good! Tons of options! Negative points for the actual inside of the taproom haha - it looks cool but the acoustics are bad so it's very loud. The parking situation can also be terrible - prepare to street park. It's also often hard to find a seat, but I suppose that means it's a popular place! If you want quieter / chiller, I'd go elsewhere. If you want fun, this is it! read more

Always an enjoyable brewery with great beer tenders and awesome brews! We especially love being able to enjoy their patio area! read more

Great service and atmosphere. Eclectic and diverse mix of people. Adventurous music and events. read more

Utepils Brewing - Breweries Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

I absolutely love Utepils Brewing! Conveniently located outside of downtown Minneapolis, this taproom is easy to get to from anywhere in the cities. This brewery features a massive seating area with pool table and shuffleboard table. There is also a huge outdoor seating area nestled in a wooded area. It's awesome. The beer is fantastic. Lots of pilsners on tap all the time. Everything is well executed and clean drinking. You will also find some hoppier and maltier selections if that's your thing. Utepils also has some killer swag sure to make you look and feel great. As far as service - all the beertenders are awesome. Super friendly and knowledgeable about the beer. Jess is my FAVORITE! She's great. Definitely one of the better taprooms in the cities. Check them out! read more

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Been coming here for many years! I love Belgian beer especially their Ewold the golden. I love the bartenders, always so friendly and welcoming. I love the space both indoor and outdoor, they are so spacious. If you have never visited this brewery, you should. It is definitely worth it. read more

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First time there. Love the taproom. It's feels like a great place to hang out. But the patio is the real gem. It was a little chilly but we got a few chairs by the big fire pit and it was perfect. Tried Smokey the Beer, the smoke was a bit on the burnt bacon grease side. Not my fave but it was good with the pizza. Second beer was In All Places. It's a Brown Ale. Really liked this one. Also tried a few that my hubby had. Like his also. All in all, it's a great place to meet some friends and hang out with some yummy food truck food and beer. Can't wait for summer to really enjoy the patio and the live music I've heard they have. read more

Utepils Brewing - Smokey the Beer - Breweries Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

I normally head to the Twin Cities for Minnesota Wild games. I am rarely there during the summertime. Well, I finally returned to the state in early August. Why? My first concert and visit to Xcel Energy Centre was a John Mayer concert eons ago. Opening for him was Guster, a band from Boston. I fell in love with their music, and how awesome their bongoist was. I have been a fan ever since. The band rarely comes up to Canada. I have only seen the band once up here at Danforth Music Hall. I tend to head over the border when they are playing. I found out that they were playing a show at Utepils Brewing. It made sense to return to the Twin Cities where I was first introduced to Guster. I got a VIP ticket. It meant that I got to sit in a specific area, have access to the bar and washrooms in this sectioned-off area, and get a special Guster beer. The show was on Friday. It was open at 5 pm. I drove over here, which was straightforward. However, parking was limited. I spoke to the nicest man standing by the railroad tracks in front of the brewery. I asked where I could park. He said that I could either park at Anwatin Middle School and take a shuttle over here (it runs every twenty minutes), or park on the road, just up the hill. Nice! I thanked him and tried street parking. It was perfect. I found a spot and walked down the hill to get to the venue. You do have to prove that you are 21 years old. I had my Ontario driver's licence. The man doing the check looked at it and thought that I was born in 2003. I need him to compliment me all the time... haha! I didn't have a ticket. I had to show my VIP receipt on my phone. I then got a wrist bracelet, my VIP ticket, and my drink ticket. Yay! I had to use the washroom. I used one of the portable ones. It was clean, as I was early for the concert. I was hungry and got a smokey bratwurst from Gerhard's. There were several food trucks there, which I liked. I also got a bottled water. I paid with a credit card. Done! The VIP experience was nice. I showed my ticket to the woman at the gated area. I found a nice table and sat down. My bratwurst was yummy. It was great eating and drinking in this cool space. I had the Guster special brew. It was refreshing on a fairly humid day. Luckily, it got cooler throughout the night. Everyone was friendly and cheerful. It was nice chatting to a man next to me about Guster songs that we hoped would be performed. It's a nice outdoor venue. It's on the banks of Bassett Creek, which is between downtown Minneapolis and Theodore Wirth Parkway. I was at a Yelp event at the latter in May, so I now know that it's not far away from this brewery! I had a great time. It was an excellent concert. I used the brewery washroom for VIPs. It was clean and nicely maintained. The brewery is nice and large. Staff at the brewery were nice. There was a photographer taking professional photos throughout the night. I liked that food trucks were still going on strong after the show. I was hungry again. I have had food from KCM Egg Rolls before at a food truck event last year. I went ahead and got a foot-long pork egg roll. I paid with a credit card and got my egg roll on a stick immediately. I thanked the nice man and headed up the hill to my car. I ate in my car. The egg roll hit the spot. It was packed full of seasoned ground pork, vermicelli noodles, and veggies. It was so good to have it again. I had a terrific concert and beer experience at this brewery. I'd love to return when there isn't a concert to check out what the ambience is like. Parking is a bit of an issue, but I now know that street parking is decent. (355) read more

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Great beer and the different food trucks that rotate are always good. Nice atmosphere and good spot to gather with friends. Staff are always helpful. Great patio with a fire pit and a sauna read more

Food truck, didn't get a chance to enjoy it. They do sell snacks. Service was great. Ambiance, outdoor OMG, RELAXING next to a river with the birds chirping. Very nice indoor also. Bathrooms were clean. Also a lot of apparel. friendly. ‍ read more

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Hefe mosa is amazing! Never had a bad beer here, but look at this one! So yummy. Great patio, great staff, fun environment! Definitely recommend if you like a great brewery read more

Utepils Brewing - Breweries Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Very fun place to watch the Twins game! Relaxing out back by the creek was also very nice.

Utepils is a great spot for meeting up with friends and playing board games over some drinks! I'm glad to see the expansion of drink selections beyond beer. I appreciate the cider selections and the Party Water (hard seltzer). I hope to see this segment of non-beer options grow in the future too since I'm a seltzer gal! There are usually food trucks or vendors inside during the cold months. Utepils also has pretzels that you can purchase for a quick snack. It's a little on the loud side since it's so big and echo-y, but I could still hear everyone at our table! read more

Came here on a Wednesday night for trivia with Trivia Mafia and had a great time! Make sure you get there plenty early to grab a table. We had a group of 6 and lucked out finding a table 10 minutes before start. The place was buzzing with people, but it was very fast and easy to grab a drink. I got the Skölsch - a delicious light beer that's super easy to drink. Plus, I love the tall glass! Trivia was super fun and the Trivia Mafia team are kind and welcoming. They have a new system where you can use your phone to input answers and see the questions, which helped since it was hard to hear in the big taproom. As we played there were employees grabbing empty glasses too which was a plus! The environment is the perfect warm, lodge-feeling taproom. It was great on a winter day and I really felt like I could curl up and stay in there all day. There's also an outdoor area for the summer, or if you want to brave the winter. Overall, loved the beer, atmosphere & trivia! read more

Utepils Brewing - Breweries Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

First time visiting this brewery. The taproom is spacious with a lot of seating. They have a fine selection of beers and an outside seating area with a fire pit. There was a food truck on site and they had snacks for sale too. The bartenders were super helpful and knew the beers on draft. Had a few beers and also tried their samplers which were a good pour for about $4 so you get a chance to try more of them. Will definitely be visiting again. read more

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Delightful brewery that everyone can visit after a bike ride at Wirth Trailhead! We were a large group so we headed out to the shaded beer garden in back after selecting our choice of beverage. No one was disappointed in their choices! Good service. We were too early in the day for any food trucks, so we will have to plan that better next time! read more

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Awesome Ambiance & Beer! Inside is open and well lit and outside has a great fire pit. read more

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I only wish we were here in summer versus a rainy cool November day because this place has some great outdoor spaces for drinking beer. Nonetheless the interior is very nice. We were very impressed. We stopped in with a local relative who wanted to get some beer to take home and of course we had to have a beer. They have nice selection with a focus on pilsners and lagers. Very tasty. We really enjoyed the vibe. We will mark this as a place to return to when we are visiting next summer. read more

This brewery has great beer, but even better outdoor space...rain or shine, summer or winter! We love how open the space is which makes it easy for my active boys to move around! The beer is great too, they have a great Pilsner and Helles Lager. There are generally food trucks to get some grub as well! read more

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Traditional Styles Very impressive taproom Good beer, but no wow If you don't like hoppy or boozy or experimental, Utepils is one of the best breweries out there. I don't think I've ever seen anything higher than a 7. Classic European styles for the most part. Helles, Pils, Kolsches, Lagers. I definitely appreciate these styles but they never get my highest rating. You are never going to find a Triple IPA or a Russian Imperial Stout or any sort of Sour here. Staff is super friendly and they always toast my Untappd check ins which are generally in the high three range. Huge outdoor patio if you are into that sort of thing. I prefer drinking indoors. One of the coolest looking tap houses I have been to. Open on Mondays! read more

I would give it a 4.5/5 if I could. This is a fun spot to meet friends for drinks, sit in the patio, get some food from a food truck or play some trivia. My friends and I stopped in for trivia and a drink. Overall, it was fun and the staff is really nice. It was pretty loud inside for trivia and hard to hear but they do have the question on the trivia link as well so you can read it and hear it. My spot I take 0.5 off is that everytime I come here the parking is not the greatest. They do have a parking lot but it's always full and I usually end up parking a walk a way on the street. There are a decent amount of street spots to park. My friends and I will definitely be back for some more trivia! read more

I somehow had never visited the land of lagers and clean beer of @utepilsbrewing in all my beer adventures. It was like walking into a fairy tale with brewing equipment all around, a giant taproom, and an even more impressive beer garden. I was overwhelmed with choices of various lager types and interesting spins on the classics. I had no choice but to get a flight. 5th Anniversary Pilsner: A German Pils brewed in celebration of Utepils fifth anniversary. It is brilliantly clear with a medium low dough aroma. Low cracker-like malt flavor with low spicy hops. Champagne Problems: A French Lager that gives off some of the most interesting flavors that I have ever gotten from a lager. Another one that is brilliantly clear. High pear, low apple, and low peach fruity characters. Low white bread flavor. This beer was a lot of fun! Cafe Duck Duck: A Coffee Lager that is huge in flavor while still being light in body and very drinkable like a classic lager. Very clear with high blond roast aroma. Medium-high roast and bitterness that finishes with a low toasty malt flavor. Springbok: A classic Heller Bock. Deeply flavored with sweet dough / spicy hop. Medium light bready aroma and brilliantly clear. Perfect representation of the style. Loonar Eclipse: I asked for what beer I was missing and the beertender poured me this Czech Style Dark Lager. Very dark with some opacity, but looks black. Toasted wheat bread aroma is medium-low. Mild roastiness and toasted bread crust medium-low. Light bodied with lovely balance. If you are looking for a lager, make a trip to Utepils and drink some of the best Minnesota has. read more

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I visited the brewery for the fist time a week ago. We sat inside due to the rain but they have outdoor seating too. The indoor is pretty spacious there are long tables and high tops. The beer list is extensive so there is something for every ones' taste. I had their Pontoon Afternoon beer and it was refreshing and crisp, I would recommend especially if you don't like hoopy beers. read more

Went to Utepils Brewing for a happy hour with coworkers around 4PM on a Thursday. The parking lot is pretty tiny, so be prepared to park on the street and walk the ways down. First impression: what a cute and open space! I loved the industrial design with the soft lighting. There is a spacious outdoor area for seating which is perfect in the warmer months. As we went to order, the staff was not warm and welcoming. It felt rushed and wasn't a great interaction. The kombucha was absolutely delicious though. Lightly sweetened, wonderful hints of pineapple and basil, decently sized. Another person in our group ordered the "party water" which fell completely flat. Overall, our experience was average. I noticed they had a food truck but we didn't get to try anything out! If you're looking for something local in the neighborhood and want to enjoy a beer (or kombucha) and a little ambiance, I'd say give Utepils a whirl. read more

Utepils Brewing - Pineapple and basil kombucha - Breweries Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

Me & my Fiancé come to Minneapolis every year for a Vikings game. We wanted some drinks on Saturday and saw Utepils. We had never been before. They were celebrating Oktoberfest! What a fun place with great beer. They had many activities going on, music, food. We had a lot of fun! The Pontoon Afternoon was my favorite. All the workers were nice and made the atmosphere welcoming. We will be stopping by next year when we're back in town. read more

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I'm not sure why....but I don't make it over to Utepils often. Odd since I've always had great beer matched by great service. I really like the spacious tap room. They totally won me over on my last visit when I saw that they offered chips and some small brand salsa! It was a great offering, a switch up from prezels. I can't recall the names but there was a small variety of salsa flavors. The staff have always been helpful when I ask would you drink this beer or this one? I like the patio w several fire pits around. Utepils really covers it all. Cheers read more

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Been here three times now. I think i don't love their beer style, it's a bit more German than I prefer, but there are definitely items on the menu I will drink, they are great for kids (extensive NA menu), and they're super convenient to Wirth for a beer after a hike or bike or swim. So they're thriving and that's good! Wouldn't make this a destination but always willing to hit it when I'm in the area. read more

Utepils Brewing is a very unique spot. Getting into the brewery is a little difficult when there's a lot of people there, but once inside, it has a very nice old-fashioned brewery feel. The service was pretty good, and there was a wide selection of unique drafts and beers. Overall, a nice brewery in a less populated location! read more

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This place is a great one that I really should get to more. All of their beers are well executed and they have a large tap list, something for everyone. Service is very friendly and the taproom is really welcoming. The beer garden is simply lovely and is a big reason to frequent this place. There is a huge fire pit and it is right against Basset Creek for some water views. A lovely space with tons of seating. Inside is big and spacious too with a projected large TV screen and a couple games large game options (pool and shuffleboard), but the beer garden can't be beat! read more

Utepils Brewing - Fire pit - Breweries Near Me - Minneapolis, Minnesota

During this covid experience I've been working remotely in different parts of the mid-west (Mpls) and thought i would call up a few of my ole college colleagues that I haven't seen in ages and they suggested Utepils. I have to say what a great break and reprieve from this whole shelter in place. The only area that was available was out back in the outdoor patio which was expansive and well appointed with various tables and seats and tents. A couple of great adders to the whole experience is its situated next to Bassett Creek and they allow dogs. So the place had quite a few leashed furry friends and I had brought my celebrity star with me Roxy and two of my other friends had their dogs too. Plenty of play time for them. What also help mitigate any contact was that you could or did purchase tickets in advance which you would give to the server outside and you would choose from a selection of the local brews so that eliminated card or cash handling. Also there was food truck out front if you had the urge to snack or eat. It was a perfect venue to talk about ole times and enjoy the having our furry friends to boot. read more

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My husband and I went to Utepils this past weekend for their Oktoberfest celebration and it was such a fun time. The space is huge which is awesome because there are so many indoor, outdoor, and a mix of spaces in general. The music was fantastic and the atmosphere was so fun. My husband got 2 Steins of beer and I had their party water. They had multiple food trucks which were a great addition. Overall, a great atmosphere and I would absolutely attend again. We ubered because we planned on drinking but it looked like they had a pretty large parking lot. It was not near any other establishments really which I look for when I go to bars/breweries but otherwise no complaints. read more

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