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| Grain Belt Brewery |
MPR:
Minneapolis city officials are asking developers to propose a reuse for a portion of the historic Grain Belt Brewery complex in northeast Minneapolis. The city says it will sell two parcels of the site, including the Grain Belt office building, "as is." Minneapolis City Council Member Diane Hofstede, whose ward includes the area, said neighbors appear to favor housing on the site.
"We've just added one of our most recent parks along 13th Avenue along the riverfront so this parcel will be along a riverfront park," Hofstede said.
The Grain Belt brewery closed in the 1970s, and the property deteriorated. In 1989, the city of Minneapolis stepped in to save it from demolition.
Grain Belt is now brewed by the
August Schell Brewing Company in New Ulm, MN (more
German brewers). Histories of Grain Belt Beer
here and
here. I had a couple of Grain Belts at the Twins game last year. Not too shabby, but it was a damn hot day.
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| Grain Belt Beer sign on Nicollet Island in Minneapolis |
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