Castle Danger Brewery

Castle Danger Brewery Castle Danger Brewery is a production brewery & taproom located on Lake Superior in downtown Two Harbors MN at 1st Avenue & 7th Street.
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We have been brewing dangerously good ales on the North Shore of Lake Superior since 2011. After out-growing our 3-bbl brewhouse in Castle Danger, we opened a new location in downtown Two Harbors with a much larger brewing system, allowing us to brew enough beer to expand further into Minnesota and add a canning line. We distribute our beer in Minnesota to bars & restaurants to enjoy by the glass

and to liquor stores to buy canned beer. Our taproom is open year-round, with a fantastic patio overlooking Lake Superior. Castle Danger beers are all designed with a flavor profile in mind. We may start with a base style, but expand upon it to create something unique. There are hundreds of great beers that are true-to-style available in the beer market. We prefer to use traditional brewing practices to produce unique, flavorful beers. In our minds, this is the only way to approach brewing. Castle Danger Brewery started in 2011 as a small 3-barrel production brewery in Castle Danger, Minnesota, 12 miles northeast of Two Harbors off of Highway 61 at a small resort on Lake Superior. By the end of 2013, our expansion project began and we were soon knee-deep in construction during the coldest winter on record. Our steel building frame even showed up on a 26-below-zero day in January. We are now happy to be brewing in downtown Two Harbors on a 30-bbl brewing system, complete with a canning line and taproom that seats 130 people. The move into Two Harbors has also given us the opportunity to be brewing with the finest water available: fresh Lake Superior water.

A little behind-the-scenes look at how our Specialty Sips go from an idea in the lab to the Minnesota State Fair! 🍻The L...
09/01/2026

A little behind-the-scenes look at how our Specialty Sips go from an idea in the lab to the Minnesota State Fair! 🍻

The Lift stopped by to chat with Joel Fidler and Rich Powell about the not-so-secret science (and a little bit of weirdness) behind creating some of our favorite Fair beers.

From Blood Orange Cream Ale to Hazy Pineapple Whip, there’s a lot of tasting, tweaking and asking, “Wait… do you think this will work?” that goes into each Specialty Sip.

Huge thanks to WDIO’s The Lift for coming out to the brewery and sharing the story!

Watch the full video and check out the article below. 👇

Castle Danger in Two Harbors crafted four specialty beers for the Minnesota State Fair, focusing on unique flavors and crowd favorites.

🍂 SAVE THE DATE! 🌿🍻Fresh Hop Fest is returning to the Taproom on Saturday, October 17 from 11:00am–6:00pm!We’re celebrat...
08/31/2026

🍂 SAVE THE DATE! 🌿🍻

Fresh Hop Fest is returning to the Taproom on Saturday, October 17 from 11:00am–6:00pm!

We’re celebrating the hop harvest with taproom-only Fresh Hop beer releases, live music, gourd painting, hop trivia, hop education, Baptism River Barbecue and plenty of fall fun.

More details are coming, but for now, mark your calendars and get ready to celebrate the season with us! 🍻

The monarch migration is upon us. 🦋We’ve been fans of monarchs for some time! This original piece of artwork has been pa...
08/31/2026

The monarch migration is upon us. 🦋

We’ve been fans of monarchs for some time! This original piece of artwork has been part of the Castle Danger Brewery story for years, making appearances on merch, posters and more.

The monarch was named Minnesota’s state butterfly in 2000, and it’s one of the few butterfly species that makes a long-distance migration like birds do. Every fall, monarchs born in late summer make the incredible journey south to the mountains of Mexico, thousands of miles away. Along the way, they fuel up on nectar from flowers before continuing south.

Our rain garden, just off the patio, provides a little pit stop for them along the way. With 25 species of native plants, it creates habitat for butterflies, bees and other pollinators while capturing stormwater runoff from more than 5,000 square feet of roof.

So grab a pint, settle in on the patio and keep an eye on the garden. You might catch a few of our little neighbors fueling up before takeoff. 🦋🍻

155,185 people showed up for opening day of the Minnesota State Fair, and Team Danger was ready to join the fun! 🎡🍻We sp...
08/28/2026

155,185 people showed up for opening day of the Minnesota State Fair, and Team Danger was ready to join the fun! 🎡🍻

We spent the day making our rounds, checking out some of our favorite vendors, catching up with friends new and old, and, of course, enjoying Castle Danger brews along the way. Turns out, our beers pair pretty darn well with State Fair food. 😉

Find Castle Danger at these locations around the fairgrounds and let us know your favorite beer!!

SPECIALTY SIPS! ✨
🍋 O'Gara's Bar and Grill – Lemon Agua Fresca Lager
🍍 LutherAuto Pit Stop – Hazy Pineapple Whip
🌴 The Hangar – Tropical Aurora Haze
🍉 Dino's Mediterranean Fresh – Watermelon Sea Salt Lager
FAIR FAVORITES 🎡
🍋‍🟩 LuLu's Public House - Sea Salt & Lime Lager
🍺 Giggles' Campfire Grill – Castle Cream Ale
🍁 Ball Park Cafe - Mn State Fair – Maple Märzen
🍊 O'Gara's Bar and Grill – Blood Orange Cream Ale
🌊 The Hangar – Castle Cream Ale & Sea Salt & Lime Lager
🔥 RCs BBQ MN – Castle Cream Ale
☀️ Summer Lakes Boathouse – Castle Cream Ale & Hazy Sunday

It’s National Dog Day! 🐾Got a four-legged beer buddy? 🍻 We’ve got a few Castle Danger Brewery goodies they’re sure to di...
08/26/2026

It’s National Dog Day! 🐾

Got a four-legged beer buddy? 🍻 We’ve got a few Castle Danger Brewery goodies they’re sure to dig, including a Castle Cream Ale Can Dog Toy, dog bandana and travel bowl. Find them online or in the taproom.

And whether they’re sporting some Castle Danger Brewery gear or just hanging out at the taproom, we want to see your pups! Drop a photo of your dog in the comments. 🐶

Link to Shop: https://shop.castledangerbrewery.com/collections/pet-merch

North Shore beer is headed to the Great Minnesota Get-Together. 🍻Four new specialty brews. We’ll see you at the Minnesot...
08/25/2026

North Shore beer is headed to the Great Minnesota Get-Together. 🍻

Four new specialty brews. We’ll see you at the Minnesota State Fair!

Some Northland vendors are preparing to show off their stuff at the Minnesota State Fair.

A dangerously good beer deserves some company. 🐾🍻 Bring your pup and join us on the patio today!
08/23/2026

A dangerously good beer deserves some company. 🐾🍻

Bring your pup and join us on the patio today!

Team Danger aka the Depletion Team is headed to the Great Minnesota Get-Together! 🥳🍻🎡We’ll be there opening day, August ...
08/22/2026

Team Danger aka the Depletion Team is headed to the Great Minnesota Get-Together! 🥳🍻🎡

We’ll be there opening day, August 27, making the rounds and getting to enjoy our beers in all the awesome locations around the fairgrounds.

If you see us, come say hi! We’re hard to miss in our highlighter tees. 👀

And if you’re looking for Castle Danger beers at the fair, check out the Beer Locator Map pinned to the top of our pages, along with all the new and returning favorites coming to the State Fair this year. 😎

08/21/2026

Yeah, we’re still not over this one! 🍻

15 years of dangerously good beer and even better people. 🫶

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Address

17 7th Street
Two Harbors, MN
55616

Opening Hours

Monday 11am - 9pm
Tuesday 11am - 9pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9pm
Friday 11am - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 11am - 9pm

Telephone

+12188345800

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