Data: Brewer's Association; Chart: Sara Wise/Axios
For many of Minnesota's craft breweries, 2024 was a stabilizing year after steep declines during the pandemic.
State of play: Some of the the state's largest breweries posted increases in sales last year, including Schell's, Summit, Third Street, Lift Bridge and Fair State, according to an Axios analysis of Brewers Association data.
There were seven closings and eight openings in 2024, Bob Galligan, director of government and industry relations for the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild, told Axios in April.