St. Croix Brewing Company

10/01/2024

As we welcome in a new taproom and era, we felt it was time to welcome in an image refresh, too...

So, say hello to the new St. Croix Brewing Co. logo and website!

One of our core values is to be a steward of history, and this refresh celebrates just that - our historical roots dating back to the 1850s, the water of the nearby St. Croix River, and the area's storied and celebrated river boats.

We also want to give an enormous thank you and shout out to Randy Mosher, who helped design the new logo!

https://www.stcroixbeer.com/news/st-croix-brewing-co-rebrand-2024

Cheers, and soon you'll be enjoying !

St. Croix Brewing Co. introduces new logo and website as new brewery and 'Public House' expected to open soon

09/28/2024

It's amazing what a little primer can do! After A LOT of work patching and smoothing the walls, we finally finished priming the fireplace rooms today. These rooms will serve as two main seating areas on the first floor. 🍻

Scroll to the end for a sneak peak of where we're heading with the final paint and woodwork trim.

07/15/2024

Protecting our freshly sanded and stained woodwork and getting ready for a little bit of painting... 👀👀

05/09/2024

98 years ago, Stillwater had a trolley and a track! We found this amazing photo of our historic Brunswick House from a "Boy's Week" parade hosted May 1-8, 1926.

If anyone has any information about this event, we'd love to hear it!

Photo credit: Washington County Historical Society

04/07/2024

On this happy , we'd like to introduce two new residents to the St. Croix Brewery - our new Yorkshire square fermenters. Yorkshire squares originate from northern England, and larger versions of our tanks can be found in the likes of the Samuel Smith and Black Sheep Breweries in England.

Brewer's Note: "These tanks are known to produce fantastic full-bodied beers, think Samuel Smith's Oatmeal Stout. So, we're looking forward to using these tanks to brew our St. Croix Cream Stout and sharing it with you soon!" - Tod

For those interested in learning more about the Yorkshire square, you can read a bit more at Craft Beer and Brewing: https://bit.ly/4amSOpJ.

03/28/2024

Our bar is out of storage and into the Public House!

Next, we need to give this late 1800s mahogany bar some TLC and custom woodworking, so that it will fit perfectly in its new home.

03/26/2024

Who's excited for an Old World-style country pub with a nod to the British Isles? 😉

03/21/2024

Did you know the original St. Croix Brewing Company dates back to 1858?

Founded by Gerhard Knips in Stillwater, the brewery was located on the north end of the city adjacent to Minnesota’s first courthouse and capitol building, the Tamarack House. Like many early pioneer breweries of the valley, it served local loggers.

Learn more about the brewery's history in this great article from the Washington County Historical Society in The Lowdown.

https://bit.ly/3wQvoKn

*Photo courtesy of the collection of the Washington County Historical Society

03/18/2024

Progress update! We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes—resurrecting our gardens, working on plans with the City of Stillwater and various contractors, updating our branding (more to come soon!), and hunting down some amazing pieces for our space.

Scroll through the images to see a few highlights from our work taming the gardens over the past several months, which has included:

➡️ Restoring the historic pergola and arbor dating back to the days when the property was the Harvest Inn
➡️ Removal of A LOT of invasive species and weeds (buckthorn and massive wild grape vines that were choking out trees),
➡️ Planting some new native species,
➡️ Mulching and building out a formal border for new plants (to be planted this spring!), and
➡️ Finding enormous worms!

01/21/2024

The St.Croix team had a great afternoon at in downtown Stillwater! Amazing to see what everyone created, and congratulations on an amazing event. ❄️❄️

09/03/2023

There are so many features about the that we love (and think you will too). One of our favorite discoveries while restoring the property has been the wild grape vines, which cover the entryway into the back beer garden. It's such a delight to see the changing colors of our very own Concord grapes. 🍇

Plus, we've been told that these vines date back to the Brunswick family, who owned the house from 1863 until 1969!