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Twin Cities craft brewers are on a growth bender

Surly Brewing Company wants to build a “destination brewery.” That would solve capacity problems at Surly’s Brooklyn Center headquarters. It would also follow what founder Omar Ansari says is a trend of “beer tourism” developing in places like Oregon, Colorado, California, and Wisconsin. Surly’s plans, announced in February, are to build a $20 million, 60,000-square-foot brewery with a bar, 250-seat restaurant, beer garden, and event center. Ansari says the whole package will draw tourists who will eat at other nearby restaurants, stay at area hotels, and give a bump to the local economy. A location is yet to be determined, but Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak has reportedly pitched Ansari on moving to the Minneapolis riverfront.

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