Festivals
Winter Beer Dabbler 2023
Saturday, February 25, 2023
Minnesota State Fair
3–6:30 pm (Early Access at 2 pm)
The biggest and best winter beer festival in Minnesota will make its triumphant return to the Minnesota State Fairgrounds on February 25, 2023!
We’re beyond excited to welcome you all back to the Mighty Midway to sample great beer from breweries all over the United States while enjoying music, food trucks, and other thrilling attractions.
Brewery & Cidery List
More breweries and cideries to be announced! List is subject to change. Download the Beer Dabbler App to plan your day of dabblin’!
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2 Towns Ciderhouse
22 Northmen Brewing Company
3 Floyds Brewing Co.
56 Brewing
608 Brewing Company
Able Seedhouse + Brewery
Alesmith
Alloy Brewing Company
Angry Orchard Cider
Arbeiter Brewing Company
August Schell Brewing Company
Back Channel Brewing
Bad Weather Brewing Company
Badger Hill Brewing
Bauhaus Brew Labs
Beaver Island Brewing Co.
Belching Beaver Brewing Company
Bent Paddle Brewing Co.
Big Drop Brewing Co.
Blacklist Brewing Company
BlackStack Brewing
Blake’s Hard Cider
Boathouse Brothers Brewing Co.
Boom Island Brewing Company
Boulevard Brewing Co.
Brew d’État
Brewery Ommegang
Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative
Carlos Creek Winery
Castle Danger Brewery
Clown Shoes Brewing Company
Clutch Brewing Company
CoCo Hard Coconut Water
Copper Trail Brewing Co
Coronado Brewing Company
DCR Brewing Co.
Deschutes Brewery
Dogfish Head
Drekker Brewing Company
Dual Citizen Brewing Co.
Duluth Cider
Eagle Park Brewing & Distilling Company
Earth Rider Brewery
Eastlake Craft Brewery
Elm Creek Brewing Co.
Excelsior Brewing
Falling Knife Brewing Company
Fat Pants Brewing Co.
Fergus Brewing Company
Fulton Brewing
Garphish Brewing Company
Giesenbräu Bier Co.
Glutenberg
Goat Ridge Brewing
Granite City Food and Brewery
Grüvi
HeadFlyer Brewing
Hop & Barrel Brewing Company
Inbound BrewCo
Insight Brewing
Inver Grove Brewing Company
Invictus Brewing Company
Island City Brewing Company
Junkyard Brewing
Lake Monster Brewing
Lakes & Legends Brewing Company
Lakeville Brewing Company
Lift Bridge Brewery
Little Thistle Brewing
Luce Line Brewing
Lupulin Brewing Company
Mankato Brewery
Millstream Brewing Company
Minneapolis Cider Company
Modist Brewing Company
Nouvelle Brewing
Number 12 Cider
O’so Brewing Company
Oliphant Brewing
OMNI Brewing
Pipeworks Brewing Company
Portage Brewing Company
Prairie Artisan Ales
Press Hard Seltzer
Pryes Brewing Company
Remedy Brewing Company
Revelation Ale Works
Samuel Adams
Sapsucker Yellowbelly Cider
Schilling Cider
Schram Haus Brewery
Shakopee Brewhall
Six One Two Brew
Sixpoint Brewery
Ska Brewing Company
Skeleton Crew Brew
Sociable Cider Werks
Spiral Brewery
Summit Brewing Company
Surly Brewing Co.
SweetWater Brewing Company
The Brewing Projekt
The Lab Pilot Facility & Taproom
Thesis Beer Project
Three Twenty Brewing Co.
Truly Hard Seltzer
Two Roads Brewing Company
u4ic Brewing, Inc.
Uncommon Loon Brewing Company
Union 32 Craft House
Unmapped Brewing Co.
Urban Forage Winery & Cider House
Urban Growler Brewing Company
Ursa Minor Brewing
Utepils Brewing
Wabasha Brewing Co.
Waconia Brewing Co.
WarPigs Brewing USA
WeldWerks Brewing
White Bear Meadery
Wild Mind Ales
Wild State Cider
Wild Terra Cider
Yoerg Brewing Company
Young Blood Beer Co.Activities
NEW THIS YEAR!
Human Bubble Hockey
in the Wonderdome
We KNOW you’ve never seen anything like this at a beer festival before. We’re incredibly excited to announce that Winter Beer Dabbler 2022 will be home to the United States’s largest bubble hockey game–Human Bubble Hockey in The WonderDome, brought to you by Can Can Wonderland and Beer Dabbler!
Two teams of four will go head-to-head inside our mega-sized bubble hockey inflatable for six-minute rounds of pulse-pounding, puck-slapping action. No pads necessary, and we’ll provide the gear.
Games will be scheduled at the festival on a first-come, first-serve basis, so assemble your team and be ready to play!
Giant Beer Pong
Two teams face off against each other in this supersized version of the college classic game. Hurl giant rubber balls into six oversized “cups” and claim victory before your opponents. Rerack!
American Brewer Warrior
Sponsored by Minnesota Lottery 
Watch as brewers race through the ultimate brewery-themed obstacle course in hopes of taking home the American Brewer Warrior championship belts in a timed competition like none other.
Snowsculpting
Enjoy watching the eclectic team of artists from House of Thune as they chisel and shape piles of snow into whimsical sculptures of snow art.
Chainsaw Carving
Watch the sawdust fly as the chainsaw carver Jason Soderlund of Soderlund’s Wood Mill transforms a block of wood into an artistic sculpture.
Music
DJ Shannon Blowtorch
Specialties: Pop, Rock, R&B, Hip-Hop
DJ Shannon Blowtorch is a fan favorite for longtime Beer Dabbler attendees who is known for her eclectic music collections and her incredible ability to read a crowd and keep the party bumping. Shannon has been named “Best Club DJ in the Twin Cities” countless times by local publications, and is guaranteed to bring the party to Winter Beer Dabbler 2022.
Hold Your Lady Tight Night
Specialties: Country, Americana
Hold Your Lady Tight Night aims to provide dance floor anthems for anyone who is looking to enjoy themselves at the honky tonk. Their country dance nights have delighted two steppers at venues all over the Twin Cities, including First Avenue, the Turf Club, and Uptown VFW. Hold Your Lady Tight Night features everything from classic Outlaw Country legends to bangers from the ’90s–’00s, along with plenty of today’s hits (but probably not Bro-Country)!
DJ B-Rock
Specialties: Hip-Hop, R&B
B-Rock has been DJing in the Twin Cities for 15 years with a technical foundation as a hip-hop DJ and a repertoire as broad as the Mississippi is long. His resume includes the extremely popular 2 On Tuesdays nights at Nomad, plus featured appearances with First Avenue, Fine Line, Rhymesayers, and Fifth Element. His style combines turntable wizardry with classic hip-hop and R&B sounds.
DJ Chime + Back Channel Brewing
Specialties: Hip-Hop, R&B
DJ Chime is the resident DJ for Back Channel Brewing Company in Spring Park, Minnesota. You can find him spinning at the taproom for the Ultimate Vikings Gameday Experience on Sundays during the football season, during special taproom events, and as Back Channel’s regular trivia host on Wednesday nights during the fall/winter/spring. DJ Chime’s stage will be integrated with Back Channel’s booth at Winter Beer Dabbler so you can enjoy his awesome mix while sampling some of your favorite Back Channel beers!
Homebrew Contest
Presented by Minnesota Home Brewers Association
Thank you for your interest in the Winter Beer Dabbler 2022 Homebrew Contest organized by the Minnesota Home Brewers Association.
The goal of the contest is to provide quality feedback to home brewers of all abilities.
Entry Registration
Entries can be added through February 19, 2022, at 6:30 pm central time.
BEER entries can be registered here.
MEAD and CIDER entries can be registered here.
After you submit your entry, you will receive a contest label via email that should be printed and affixed to each bottle using a rubber band.
PRE-WRISTBANDING PARTIES
Food & Drink Specials 11 am–3 pm
Wristbands Noon–3 pm
Head to one of our official Pre-Wristbanding Parties on Dabbler Day for food and drink specials starting at 11 am. Then be sure to get your wristband from noon–3 pm and save time when you get to the event.
Locations:
Dual Citizen Brewing Company
Gabe’s Neighborhood Bar & Kitchen
Stout’s Pub
Tipsy Steer, Roseville
SHUTTLES
Catch a ride to Winter Beer Dabbler at one of our amazing shuttle partner locations. Contact individual locations for details on time and availability.
Locations:
Dual Citizen Brewing Company
DoubleTree by Hilton, Roseville*
Gabe’s Neighborhood Bar & Kitchen
Stout’s Pub
Tipsy Steer, Roseville
*Shuttle reserved for hotel guests only
PARKING
Safe transportation to and from the festival is important to us! So we are offering attendees options through our partners to make sure you can enjoy unlimited samples, and still get home safe and sound. If you’re going to drive, parking is free on the State Fairgrounds, but we recommend the Robin lot, or the West Como lot (just south of Como Ave), which can be located on the official Minnesota State Fair MAP.
Those will be the closest parking lots to the main gate (located at Liggett & Carnes). Accessible parking is located on West Dan Patch Ave with appropriate displayed credentials. You may leave your vehicle overnight in these lots, to be picked up the next day.
Food Vendors
Food will be available for purchase from the following food trucks:
El Burrito on Wheels
El Burrito Mercado offers a unique experience in a vibrant full service marketplace with Mexican/Latino groceries, fresh Mexican bakery, Restaurant, & full service deli & catering! El Burrito on Wheels offers those same great flavors in food truck form!
Habanero Tacos
We have proudly served authentic Mexican cuisine to the Longfellow, East Lake, and Powderhorn neighborhoods of Minneapolis since 2015. We prepare, cook, and serve all of our ancestral food by hand right here in the restaurant, from scratch. Follow us for specials, deals, and more!
iPierogi
We are determined to provide our customers with the most delicious Pierogi, Polish Sausage, Stuffed Cabbage (Golabki), Potato Pancakes and Crepes (Nalesniki) on the market today.
KCM Eggrolls
KCM Eggrolls may be known for doling out Grandma’s homemade jumbo egg rolls on a stick, but they also specialize in mouthwatering cream cheese wonton and chicken dumplings, spicy garlic wings, teriyaki chicken meatball skewers, and gluten free spring rolls.
Lake State BBQ
Lake State BBQ is not only family owned, but also operated and in the business of serving delicious hand crafted down home southern Texas style slow smoked barbecue. We have been in business since 2016, but we’ve been BBQing for years.
MN Bratwerks
If you’re lucky enough to live in Minneapolis/St. Paul, look out for Gerhard’s Würstelstand—our new mobile bratwurst unit. In the true tradition of Vienna and its Würstelstand (corner sausage stand) culture, we’ll be bringing brats, pretzels, and more to meet you where the party is.
Northeast Pretzels
Guten Tag! As a native from Germany, the things that I have really missed since living here in the U.S. are the bread, rolls, pastries and baked goods that I grew up with. Since 2010, I’ve been working to bring back memories, the taste and the smell of the freshly baked goods of my home country. I hope you enjoy.
Pharaoh’s Gyros
My name is Thabt Osman owner of Pharaoh’s Gyros. I have explored many kinds of food venues and operations and at last as I am getting older and wiser, I have decided to take my knowledge of many types of food on the road with my newest business adventure, a food truck – Pharaoh’s Gyros. Pharaoh’s Gyros has great gyro’s, philly cheesesteak sandwiches, salads, burgers, homemade humus, and more!
Potter’s Pasties & Pies
Voted Best Food Truck in the Twin Cities eight times, Potter’s Pasties makes traditional and not so traditional British pasties, and other treats that would make mum proud.
Qué Tal Street Eats
Qué Tal Street Eats are purveyors of Salvadoran cuisine, specializing in pupusas—thick corn tortilla stuffed with fillings of your choosing. Add a side of yuca frita or chips and salsa for a wholly satisfying experience.
Richie’s Cheese Curd Tacos
Richie’s Cheese Curd Tacos are dishing up a new way to enjoy a Fair favorite: deep fried cheese curds. The original cheese curd taco is a crispy flour tortilla filled with a Johnsonville brat, cheese curds, lettuce, and baja sauce.
Russell’s Traveling Kitchen
Many of our specials rotate on and off of our menu, but one thing will always be consistent: our Pho French Dip™! Other menu items include an Iron Range porketta sandwich, homemade egg rolls, garlic fries, and deep-fried “Russell Sprouts” named after our son and honorary founder, Russell.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. If you live in the Twin Cities Metro Area and are looking for a way to save money on tickets, then you should pay a visit to one of our official liquor store partners!
Both Stinson Wine, Beer, and Spirits as well as The Wine Thief & Ale Jail will have hard stock General Admission and Designated Driver tickets available for CASH ONLY sale without the usual service fees incurred by our online ticketing platform.
Early Access tickets are ONLY available online.
Per CDC, state, and city guidance with regards to COVID-19, at this time we are not requiring masks to be worn at our outdoor festival. If you are not fully vaccinated and/or feel more comfortable wearing a mask, we encourage you to do so.
While we are not requiring attendees to be vaccinated, we highly encourage Dabblers to get their vaccinations to reduce the risk to themselves and the community from COVID-19. Learn more about COVID-19 vaccines and find a location near you to receive your vaccine.
We encourage attendees to take basic precautions such as social distancing, washing / sanitizing hands, and getting a negative test if they are experiencing symptoms prior to the event.
If you test positive for COVID-19 within 14 days of the event, contact info@beerdabbler.com.
Should Winter Beer Dabbler 2022 not be able to be held on February 19, 2022, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the festival will be rescheduled to our backup date, Saturday, April 9, 2022. All tickets purchased will automatically be transferred to that date. No refunds or exchanges should the event be rescheduled to April 9, 2022.
Beer Dabbler festivals are outdoors and will take place rain, snow, or shine. No ticket refunds or exchanges.
All event merchandise ordered at the same time with Beer Dabbler tickets is shipped to the customer who placed the order.
If you have any questions about the event or your tickets, you can contact info@beerdabbler.com or our ticketing provider See Tickets Customer Support:
Email: help@seetickets.us (inquiries answered within 48-72 hours at this time)
Phone: 855-235-2867 (Toll free)
Hours: Mon–Fri from 10:00 am–7:00 pm CST
Online: https://support.seetickets.us/hc/en-us
No pets or persons under 21 years of age can be admitted to the festival. No exceptions.
Yes, tickets are completely transferrable and the name on the ticket doesn’t matter. All ticketholders must be 21 years old or older to enter the festival. No refunds or exchanges.
You will need one of the following photo IDs to enter the festival: State Driver’s License, State ID, Valid Passport, Active Military ID, or Valid Tribal ID.
Yes, visit the Designated Driver Booth for non-alcoholic beverages (while supplies last), enjoy the live music, and purchase food from great local food trucks.
Yes, but backpacks and bags are subject to search.
Only sealed bottles of water and empty bottles are allowed into the event.
Terms of Purchase
By attending a Beer Dabbler festival, you agree and understand that Beer Dabbler has the right to take photos of attendees and vendors in the festival grounds for use in marketing.
All tickets sales are final. No refunds or exchanges.
