Amanda G.
Yelp
Tasty beer in a beautiful tasting room!
This place is pretty new but it shines. They have a bunch of delicious-sounding beers on tap, plenty of bar and table seating, lots of huge windows, and many convenient electrical outlets for tourists like us that ran out our phones while exploring all day!
First, let's talk about atmosphere, because that's where DC really comes through. Lots of metal and wood, concrete floors, and a really beautiful under-bar decoration.They also have a nice, smallish patio, and seem to have a rotation of food trucks. If the food truck isn't looking like your kind of thing, they're conveniently next to the Naughty Greek, which we didn't eat at but heard very good things about! Also, the brewery is really close to the light rail - it's a pretty short walk from the Raymond Ave station and in what seems to be a revitalizing neighborhood.
E went for the Kellogg Cream Ale and I picked the Osceola Amber. All their beers seem to be named after streets in St Paul, which I love. The name itself, and the logo, are a nod to the Twin Cities as well. The Kellogg cream was absolutely delicious, and so refreshing on a warm day. My amber was a bit harder to drink, because while amber ales in Colorado tend to be malty and lighter, this one was a bit of a punch at 7% and 60 IBUs (their IPA is 75 IBU and 5.5% for reference!). My bad for not paying attention to the numbers, and the beer was still good - just something I would have preferred on a crisp fall day instead of a hot summer one!
DC also seems to really be a proponent of cultivating a community in this area, which is awesome. We would definitely be regular patrons if we lived in the area, and will definitely come back on another Twin Cities visit!