Minnesota's breweries had a rough 2025

Zoom in: Summit (-28%), Fulton (-18%) and Surly (-12%) saw the steepest drops.

• Meanwhile, Utepils posted a 50% increase in production and Pryes a 15% jump.

Several others reported small gains in 2025, including Lift Bridge, Indeed, Modist and BlackStack.

State of play: Breweries have been dealing with a plethora of challenges. People are drinking less, there's more competition and costs have soared.

• Recent taproom closures include Fair State, LynLake and Wild Mind, plus Bauhaus will close at the end of the month.

Yes, but: Some breweries, to varying degrees, are seeing success selling THC seltzers, which don't show up in state production numbers.

• Indeed, for example, told the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal it gets 25% of its sales from THC beverages.

What we're watching: Breweries are worried that a federal low-dose THC ban will kill the burgeoning industry if it's not repealed by November.

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