The Minhas Craft Brewery is located in Monroe, Wisconsin, owned by brother and sister, Ravinder and Manjit Minhas. It is the

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's oldest brewery and the second oldest in the United States. It survived the

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, Prohibition and a fire. It is currently the 18th largest craft brewery in

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Capabilities

The Minhas Craft Brewery produces a variety of over 233 beers, spirits,

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s and wines. Their products are shipped across Canada, the U.S. and 16 other countries worldwide (including: Brazil, Chile,

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, Colombia,

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, England, Finland, Guam,

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, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Panama and Trinidad). The facility offers daily brewery tours and beer tastings. It also houses the largest brewery memorabilia museum in the United States. This brewery is one of the alcohol manufacturing companies owned by the Minhas siblings – collectively designated as Minhas Brewery- that generate more than $155 million in revenue annually. The other companies under the Minhas Brewery umbrella are: Minhas Micro Brewery in Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Minhas Distillery in Monroe, WI; and Pizza Brew Restaurant in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

History

Minhas Craft Brewery opened in 1845 as the Monroe Brewing Company under the ownership of Mr. Bissinger. Since opening the brewery and property ownership changed hands ten times until the Minhas Siblings purchased it in 2006. Prior to the Minhas purchase the brewery was known as

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. Upon acquisition Ravinder and Manjit Minhas changed the name to the Minhas Craft Brewery. In 2021, the brewery partnered with the

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hard seltzer.

Beers

Minhas Craft Brewery packages beer, soda and

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s in 236 mL, 355 mL, 473 mL and 710 mL aluminum cans; 207 mL, 330 mL, 650 mL and 1,183 mL glass bottles, and a variety of

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bottles. Among the most well-known beers and

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s produced at Minhas Craft Brewery are:

Boxer

Varieties include Lager, Light, Blonde, Gluten Free, Ice, Watermelon, Apple Ale, Bubbly, Moscow Mule, and Hard Root Beer.

Lazy Mutt

Varieties include Farmhouse Ale, Gluten Free, Oktoberfest, Shandy, Alcoholic Ginger, Hefeweizen, Chocolate Cherry, Hazelnut Dark, Pumpkin Ale, Wet Hopped IPA, Winter Bock, Traditional IPA, So Cal IPA, American IPA, Belgian White Ale, and Strong Ale.

Bad Hare

Varieties include Autumn Ale, Blonde Ale, Rum Ale, Rye Ale, Scotch Ale, Bock Light, Oatmeal Stout, Espresso Stout, and White Chocolate.

Uptown Girl

Varieties include Premium Light, Cherry Belgian Red, and Strawberry Blonde. Minhas Craft Brewery also produces Mountain Crest Classic Lager, Kirkland Signature Light, Simpler Times Pilsner, Huber Bock, 1845 Pils, Boatswain H.L.V. Ale, Minhas Swiss Style Amber, Axe Head Malt Liquor and Imperial Jack. Trader Joe's Minhas Craft Brewery Simpler Times Pilsner, Simpler Times Lager, Boatswain series and others are sold at Trader Joe's.

Kirkland

Minhas is the private label bottler of the Costco Brand Beer.

External links

Minhas BreweryMinhas DistilleryMinhas Micro BreweryPizza Brew RestaurantMinhas Private Label & Contract Packaging

References

{{reflist Beer brewing companies based in Wisconsin