For Minnesota breweries and brewpubs with a majority interest in a brewing facility, has a TTB Brewer’s Notice, and are producing beer for customers. Benefits listed below.
For industry retailers, suppliers, distributors, and those who provide products, professional services, travel/tourism, etc.
Breweries in Planning: Join using the Allied Trade Member application below!
Non-Beer Beverage Producers: Open to independent licensed non-beer beverage manufacturers throughout the state of Minnesota (i.e. Cider, Mead, Kombucha, N/A products, etc.).
As a new brewery in Minnesota, we would love to have you as a member of the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild. Annual membership dues are $175 for the first year and $350 in subsequent years.
Benefits of Brewery membership include:
Definition of a Regular Member: A brewing organization that brews common brands, names and formulas at a brewing facility in Minnesota which it owns a majority interest in the company of which dues are paid. The member must hold a TTB issued Brewer’s Notice. The brewery must qualify for the Federal Excise Tax exemption applicable to brewers producing no more than 2 million barrels of product a year. A contract brewer who does not own a majority interest in a brewing facility in Minnesota is not eligible for a Regular membership.
Definition of an Associate Member: A contract brewing organization or minority alternating proprietorship that is not recognized as a regular member that has beer produced at a brewing facility in Minnesota. Associate members have no voting rights unless they have been elected to the Board of Directors and their voting rights are at the board level only.
Starting a brewery is unlike starting a lot of other small businesses, but the MNCBG wants to try to help make it a little bit easier. Joining as a Brewery in Planning for just $100 gives you access to:
This level of membership is open to businesses or individuals that do business with Guild Member Breweries and/or have been shown to support the mission of the guild. This includes Suppliers, Professional Services, Distributors, Travel/Tourism, and Event /Marketing Services Benefits of Allied Trade membership include:
Promotional Opportunities
Industry Information
Exclusive and Discounted Marketing and Advertising
Networking and Community
$250/year
Open to independent licensed non-beer beverage manufacturers throughout the state of Minnesota (i.e. Cider, Mead, Kombucha, N/A products, etc.).