New Format Couples Craft Beers with Curated Bites From Minnesota Chefs!

Brewery/Restaurant Pairings:

Eastlake Craft Brewery/Sisyphus Brewing – Bluestem Bar and Table at French Meadow – LynLake Brewery/Three Twenty Brewing Co.

Able Seedhouse/612Brew – Brasa Rotisserie – Fair State Cooperative/Bauhaus Brew Labs

Finnegans/Badger Hill Brewing – Cara Irish Pubs/Kieran’s – Summit Brewing/Pryes Brewing

Modist Brewing/Steel Toe Brewing – Curious Goat – Bad Weather Brewing/InBound BrewCo

56 Brewing/Cosmos Brewing – Gohan – u4ic Brewing/Lake Monster Brewing Co.

August Schell Brewing Co./Sociable Cider Werks – Kramarczuk’s – Insight Brewing/HeadFlyer Brewing

Enki Brewing/Lupine Brewing – Lowry Hill Meats – 12welve Eyes Brewing/Clockwerks Brewing

Hammerheart/Klockow Brewing Co. – Minnesota BBQ Company – Big Wood Brewery /Jack Pine Brewery

Lift Bridge Brewery/Bent Brewstillery – Natedogs –  Mankato Brewery/Brau Brothers Brewing Co.

Bent Paddle Brewing Co./Hoops Brewing – New Scenic Café – Castle Danger Brewery/Blacklist Artisan Ales

Forager Brewery/Barrel Theory Brewing – Nosh Restaurant and Bar –  F-Town Brewing/Red Wing Brewery

NorthGate Brewing/Broken Clock Brewing Cooperative – Red Stag Supper Club – LTD Brewing/OMNI Brewing

Lakes & Legends/Shakopee Brewhall –  Spoon and Stable – St. Paul’s Flat Earth/Urban Growler Brewing

10K Brewing/Alloy Brewing –  Stewart’s – Foxhole Brewhouse/Spilled Grain Brewhouse

Portage Brewing/Gun Flint Tavern  –  StormKing Barbecue – Kinney Creek/Nutmeg Brewhouse

Dangerous Man Brewing/Indeed Brewing Co. –  Travail Kitchen and Amusements – Wicked Wort Brewing Co./Wild Mind Artisan Ales

Utepils Brewing/Canal Park Brewery –  Union Kitchen – Cuyuna Brewing Company/Beaver Island Brewing Co.

LTS Brewing/Take 16 Brewing  – Zen Box Izakaya – Boom Island Brewing Co./Goat Ridge Brewing Co.

Tin Whiskers Brewing Co./Lupulin Brewing – Pajarito –  Waldmann Brewery & Wurstery/Wabasha Brewing Co.

Imminent Brewing /Bald Man Brewing – Chromatic Catering – Bank Brewing/Talking Waters

Unmapped Brewing/Wazyata Brew Works – Lola’s Lakehouse – Excelsior Brewing/Waconia Brewing Co.

Back Channel/Big Axe Brewing  – Terzo – The Herkimer/Day Block Brewing

Pints & Plates: Dishes from Minnesota Brew Spots: 

Barley John’s Brew Pub
Birch’s On The Lake
Fulton Taproom & Kitchen
Great Waters Brewing Company
Northbound Smokehouse & Brewpub
Rock Bottom Brewery
Surly Brewing Company Beer Hall
Tanzenwald Brewing Company
The Freehouse
Town Hall Brewery

Tickets can be found here! Early bird tickets are $90 until January 1st.

• February 16, 2018
• Union Depot | St. Paul, MN
• 21+ Event | ID Required at Entry

Ticket price includes unlimited samples of great craft beer, a commemorative tasting glass, and sampling of paired dishes from the best restaurants Minnesota has to offer. Sober driver tickets for $50 are also available – sober drivers wear a special wristband and do not receive a commemorative tasting glass. All attendees must be 21+ years of age and must present their valid 21+ ID at the gate. Please sample responsibly and plan ahead for transportation. No pets or children. Sealed water bottles are accepted and encouraged. No outside food, beverages or coolers.

TRANSPORTATION OPTIONS:

There are plenty of transportation options for getting to and from Winterfest. Please plan a safe and sober ride!

Car Parking: Located in the heart of the Lowertown district in Downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, Union Depot offers multiple options for paid parking. Lot A is a temperature controlled parking garage and is located underneath the Head House of Union Depot. Lot B offers covered parking and has entrances at Kellogg Boulevard/Broadway Street and Sibley Street/East 2nd Street. Lot C West and Lot C East are surface lots located to the East of Union Depot, just off Kellogg Boulevard. For maps and rates, click here.

Metro Transit: Metro Transit will be offering a quick survey to get a pass to and from the event on light rail or any city bus. Click here to take the survey and download your pass.

Check back for information on Winterfest 2019!

Many thanks to our 2018 Winterfest Partners! We couldn’t have done it without you.

Check back for information on Winterfest 2019 partners!

The Rahr Malt Great Snowshoe Award is the traveling trophy awarded to the brewery or brewpub that has the crowd-favorite beer. Be sure to place your vote for your favorite beer of the festival and turn it into the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild Information table before the end of the festival. The winner will be announced at the end of the fest. The winner of the award also receives entry fee for two of their beers to the Great American Beer Festival to represent the judicious taste buds of our Minnesota craft beer patrons!

Previous Snowshoe Award Winners

• 2017 – Fair State Cooperative
• 2016 Friday – Raspberry Roselle by Fair State Cooperative
• 2016 Saturday – Dark Knight Returns by Barley John’s Brew Pub
• 2015 – Dark Knight Returns by Barley John’s Brew Pub
• 2014 – Rosie’s Old Ale by Barley John’s Brew Pub
• 2013 – Dark Knight Returns by Barley John’s Brew Pub
• 2012 – Dark Knight by Barley John’s Brew Pub
• 2011 – Mole Smoke by Surly Brewing Co.
• 2010 – Grand Design Porter by Flat Earth Brewing Co.
• 2009 – Bourbon One by Surly Brewing Co.
• 2008 – Chocolate Raspberry Bourbon Stout by Town Hall Brewery
• 2007 – Dark Knight by Barley John’s Brew Pub
• 2006 – King Boreas Imperial Wit by Great Waters & Old 8 Porter by Barley John’s
• 2005 – Scotch Ale by Brau House & Big Dog IPA by Town Hall Brewery
• 2004 – Hair of the Monk by Fitger’s Brewhouse
• 2003 – Double Trouble by O’Hara’s Brew Pub & Cywren’s Song by Hop’s Brew Pub