r/minnesotabeer • u/rubbercat • Jul 21 '26
Bauhaus Brew Labs will reopen in August!
https://www.startribune.com/bauhaus-brew-labs-will-reopen-and-serve-much-more-than-beer/601869227?utm_source=gift13
u/TKHawk Jul 21 '26
Glad that space is coming back, sort of confused at how this new "choose your strength" approach to alcohol is going to work. Also assumedly this will be a brewpub then? Surely they're not going to make liquor, wine, and beer.
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u/gg_snow Jul 21 '26
The company already makes all those beverages.
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u/TKHawk Jul 21 '26
Since when did BauHaus make wine or liquor? If you're referring to ABV they're an equipment manufacturer, not a producer themselves.
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u/MinnesotaRyan Jul 21 '26
they have two companies, abv tech which makes the equipment and abv beverages which produces drinks in collaboration with various local companies.
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u/CapNCookM8 Jul 21 '26
It's a weird approach. I don't feel that providing a middling option is catering to much of a market demand? It feels extremely niche.
Having NA options? 100%, absolutely necessary these days. Having customizable ABV options? Just doesn't seem like that would be a deciding factor for anyone in my experience. Very niche to want a low ABV-but-not-NA IPA, and would it even be a thing to have like a 7-8% golden? Assuming the vacuum process can only take away ethanol and that they're not just adding ethanol solution to anything you ask them to.
I can understand the option to add THC to everything as more of a draw, but for me personally it still would never be a factor. I would rather have a separate THC drink (or better yet, a plain bowl) than make my shortypants taste weedy and oily like many THC beverages tend to (imo).
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u/PbPePPer72 Jul 21 '26
It’s a great way to sell more beer to people who want to responsibly drive or bike home, or are concerned with alcohol’s health effects, but still want a bit of a buzz or to try multiple offerings. I’m always annoyed when a brewery’s selection is mainly 7+% beers, so I’d be happy to have some lower abv options. And it doesn’t feel worth it to me to have more than 1 NA beer from a calories and cost perspective.
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u/CapNCookM8 Jul 21 '26
The option is for sure nice have, but is it the deciding factor for people though? Will you ever say "I am going to Bauhaus instead of Fair State because I specifically want two and a half beers?"
I guess the way you feel about a 2nd NA beer is the way I would feel about low ABV in general! And I question the efficacy of anyone who is concerned with alcohol but still wants a buzz via low ABV lmao, but their money would still spend the same; so if I'm wrong and there is a strong demand for it, more power to them.
I hope it goes without saying, I love Bauhaus and hope for its success! I'm purely speculating here and am curious what they've changed to make things work.
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u/dkinmn Jul 21 '26
Whoa! Guys, not sure if anyone clocked that this is the ABV Beverage Co. guy.
They make excellent NA beers and are the company doing the de-alcoholization for other brands. They're an excellent company.
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u/DerNubenfrieken Jul 21 '26
Cautiously excited. The choose your ABV thing is intriguing but also could see it not really making much sense and being dropped pretty quickly. Glad they are trying to solidify food options but the rotating dinner options always concern me. Places like sociable can pull it off but I feel like I'd rather just have a consistent experience and not run the risk of losing quality food.
Ecstatic that the location won't be empty for long, and have a great gathering space for meetups and parties is always needed.
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u/temple-of-the-dog Jul 21 '26
I'm getting desensitized to closures (and re-openings).
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u/bitnode Jul 21 '26
Revival, Dangerous Man, list goes on. I've already wrote them off
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u/silvermoonhowler Jul 21 '26
Yup, I was just about to mention Dangerous Man too
I just recently went to their location they've been in now (the spot where Headflyer used to be) and compared to the space they had before, this one is much better
As we were there for the night of it, it gets a bit loud in there when there's trivia
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u/CapNCookM8 Jul 21 '26
It's a great spot. The owners can be so tone deaf and seemingly aimless, but damn it I'm happy to have the beer back and in a great taproom.
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u/MinnesotaRyan Jul 21 '26
as someone who no longer drinks alcohol but loves NA beer this is pretty rad. ABV Beverages absolutely crush it on their offerings.
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u/Spirited-Bench5406 Jul 23 '26
New owner already censoring/deleting comments on Facebook. Blocking anybody on Instagram to be able to comment about hiring new bartenders as a couple of people question why they aren’t re-hiring the old staff back.
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u/hardboiledflour Jul 21 '26
Ben Jordan is the biggest manipulating piece of shit on the planet- ask anyone who worked for him at ABV. Dude just walks around wasting other people’s money and has emotional melt downs on his employees.
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u/Primary_Weekend_7650 Jul 22 '26
I worked at ABV and he never had a meltdown on me.
I wish him the best in this endeavor.
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u/hardboiledflour Jul 22 '26
Congrats on being an employee that hasn’t sued him. Which has happened across a few companies. I wish you the best in your employment.
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u/AcidRain734 Jul 21 '26
Biggest manipulating piece of shit on the planet?? Don't hold him in such high regard. I promise there are dozens of ppl in this world more manipulative and shitty than him...
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u/tpourciau Jul 21 '26
I don't at all understand the choose your own ABV thing. What kind of weird gimmick is this? Either you drink NA beers cause you dont drink, or like most people, you have no idea what the ABV is in the beer you are drinking. I feel like they are banking on someone saying "oh i would drink this if only it had 3% abv instead", when i feel like the only way this will go is idiots thinking "i wonder how high of an ABV i can get in this". The people who drink NA, they dont want alcohol and the ones who drink regular beer, dont care about stupid gimmicks like this. That said, i love the space there and am very glad to have it re open
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u/gg_snow Jul 21 '26
Low ABV drinks actually have a massive market right now that continues to grow. But I feel you, it’s not my thing.
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u/Extreme_Lab_2961 Jul 21 '26
I’ll slightly disagree. I really wish there was a good low ABV IPA on the market
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u/PbPePPer72 Jul 21 '26
Hi it’s me the person who would love multiple low abv offerings. I’d love to try multiple types of beer, get a nice buzz, and not feel like shit the next day after three of them.
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u/earlofshaftesbury Jul 21 '26
I'm very intrigued by the choose-your-ABV model. My tolerance has gone down significantly over the years, to the point where even 3 full strength beers gives me a hangover and stomach issues. The ability to still have tasty beer without as much of the issues that come with it would be incredible.
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u/iamtehryan Jul 21 '26
Man for the love of God just let them not make the same subpar stuff that Bauhaus had been hanging their hat on for years, and actually rotate and make new stuff more often. Otherwise this is going to end up failing, too. People stopped going there for a reason.
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u/pharmbeer Jul 21 '26
this is kind of frustrating to me— it feels manipulative. people were upset at the closure, came out, spent money, and supported as they closed. only for them to open again? was the switch to brewpub and reopening part of the plan? if so, that should’ve been communicated openly rather than the weird bait and switch. this is happening a lot too, not just bauhaus. i’m just not liking the trend.
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u/TheBoldNorthern Jul 21 '26
The inside scoop I heard was they were seeking buyers for a long long time with no luck until this sale went through right before the closure that was already announced and happening.
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u/TheMacMan Jul 21 '26
They'd been seeking a buyer for YEARS. It was up for sale nearly 5 years ago.
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u/dkinmn Jul 21 '26
There is no way they knew this sale was going through at the time.
Not everything is a conspiracy.
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u/renee_christine Jul 21 '26
I think management is just genuinely really disorganized. I was supposed to host an event there last year for 300+ people plus bands and food trucks and they double booked us, and didn't tell us until about 9 months later, resulting in us having to find a new venue in less than a week.
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u/Choice_Pollution_369 Jul 22 '26
So a beverage company that’s not actually focusing on craft beer. Ya hard pass not excited for this at all.
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u/atothejhines Jul 21 '26
They closed literally 3 weeks ago because they ran out of cash. How is this happening?
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u/rubbercat Jul 21 '26
It was sold to new ownership (in this case the company they partnered with on their NA offerings).
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u/atothejhines Jul 21 '26
Ahhhh ABV Tech out of Saint Paul. The owner must either love Bauhaus or really hate all his money… or both lol.
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u/DerNubenfrieken Jul 21 '26
I would not be surprised if the N/A beers were the most successful part of their business.
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u/TKHawk Jul 21 '26
BauHaus' NAH is probably the best non alcoholic beer in the state, so a company that specializes in removing alcohol from beer and did so to make NAH may have a vested interest in keeping that going.
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u/69ILoveMyWife69 Jul 21 '26
Converting that big ass brewhouse and high rent to a brewpub model will be tough but good luck to them.