The Ale Jail

08/28/2026

Two stellar new arrivals from Junkyard Brewing have landed! Caesar Corey IPA is the third beer in Junkyard's series of IPAs that casually riff on the Pliny the Elder recipe, and it's fabulous. A beautifully clean, airy West Coast IPA that'll def give you Pliny vibes. It's about as close as you'll be able to get to Pliny here in the Midwest. The Pliny recipe is a closely guarded secret, so it's kinda crazy that the wizards at JY have dialed it in to this degree! Coin Operated is a killer new hazy featuring a brand new experimental hop from New Zealand (blandly named NZH109 at the moment), backed up with some Belma! It drinks majorly juicy - big stone fruit notes, succulent peaches - that sort of vibe. I cracked into it yesterday and loved it. Definitely on the sweeter side of the hazy spectrum, but undeniably delicious!

08/28/2026

08/27/2026

New arrival of the day: Xul Brewing's Paper Crowns Hazy IPA. Xul Brewing is a killer brewery from Tennessee making superb hazy IPAs. Earlier this year they did a collab with BlackStack, and now they're starting to send a small amount of beer our way here in MN! Paper Crowns is an absolutely gorgeous hazy, hopped with Citra and Citra Cryo, clocking in at 6.5% ABV. It's candy in a glass. It's also HYPER limited - we only received ONE case. If you're interested in this, get here today, as it will not last the night!

08/26/2026

Awesome new arrival of the day: Insight's Reign In Blood Red Ale! This is an OFFICIAL collaboration with Slayer in honor of their upcoming appearance at Mystic Lake Ampitheatre on September 4th, celebrating the 40 year anniversary of the absolutely ESSENTIAL album "Reign In Blood!"! Slayer has only done one other US beer collab (with Mortalis Brewing) so this is a big deal! VERY limited - we only received 2 cases. As a Slayer fanatic myself (I've been listening to them since I was 12 years old and still love them) I was overjoyed to see this pop up. ALSO - it's a red ale! We rarely see any of them anymore. I doubt this will last very long! Kudos to our friends at Insight for making this happen. Hella cool.

08/25/2026

Look what just walked in the door to kick your Tuesday up a few notches! VERY limited drop of goodies from Little Thistle: The 8th Anniversary StrataGalactica Hazy DIPA, their superb Graburschnitzel Oktoberfest, a new brew of Jungle Bird West Coast IPA, and a small re-up of The Doug Lager and The Wetlands Session Hazy! We only received 2 cases of each of these brews, and they will certainly disappear lightning quick! If you're interested in any of them get here ASAP! Honestly, probably tonight...

07/19/2026

07/19/2026

Join us Saturday, August 22nd for Portages & Pints, a day dedicated to protecting one of Minnesota's greatest natural treasures. We're partnering with Friends of the Boundary Waters to bring our community together in support of wilderness conservation through fundraising, education, and advocacy.

Enjoy a special beer release, live music, food trucks, vendors, and a silent auction and raffle, with 100% of raffle and auction proceeds benefiting Friends of the Boundary Waters. Their team will be on-site to share how they're working to protect, preserve, and restore this incredible wilderness for future generations.

More details, auction items, vendors, and event announcements are coming soon. We hope you'll join us in supporting this incredible cause.

If you're interested in participating as a vendor or donating an item for the silent auction or raffle, please reach out to [email protected]

07/16/2026

Yo! Look what just wandered in from down the way. The new Pen Name and Double Elbow collaboration just landed! Country Squire is an American Wheat Lager with Hourani wheat, Baronesse pale barley and Citra hops. This is a beer to be enjoyed in the backyard or when you finally fall out of the family truckster after landing at the lake, cheers!

07/10/2026

What makes fall so delicious…

07/09/2026

Wooden Ship Brewing Company is back in the building! We have their Pickle Honey Gose, Internet Art Juicy IPA and De-Pale the Ale which features tangerines and jasmine tea. Help us make them feel welcome again and give a 4 pack a spin!