Modern Italian food freshly prepared and served in a friendly atmosphere with unequaled views of Lake Superior. Year-round lakeside dining overlooking Lake Superior and two additional open-air seating choices in Summer.
Our menu includes appetizers, salads, panini, pasta and seasonal fish and steak entrees. From-scratch sauces, dressings, breads, gnocchi, pappardelle, Italian sausage soup, and house-made desserts.
Iconic Beer Garden & Taproom nestled upon the banks of Bassett Creek between Downtown Minneapolis & Theodore Wirth Park, Utepils’ 18,000 square foot site features an spacious Taproom, relaxing outdoor Beer Garden, and a full scale craft brewery unlike any other.
Utepils is a neo traditional brewery that embraces brewing & serving authentic European style lagers and ales. Our skilled brewers use malt & hops imported from the areas of Europe these types originated and using artesian spring waters from wells that have served the Twin Cities for over 100 years.
Our Mission
“Our mission at Ursa Minor Brewing is to unite people through incredible craft beer and give people genuine experiences, meaningful connections, and a chance to give back to the community around them.”
Brewing Philosophy
“Our beer is many things, but it is always relatable, innovative, purposeful, locally minded, and incredible. We care about our beer as much as we care about those who drink it.”
Urban Growler is the first women-owned microbrewery in Minnesota. Join us in our inviting Taproom, Kitchen and Beer Garden (weather permitting) six days a week. We are located in St. Paul but we're darn near in the middle between the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul. We make traditional beers and a wide variety of specialty brews with a local twist. You can also find our beer on tap around town. Wherever you find us, We're beer for you!
Keeping It Real
100% gluten-free and without added preservatives or flavorings, we make cider, mead and wine on site in small batches from locally sourced fruit, flowers and honey.
Our taproom and production facility are located at 3016 East Lake Street in the Longfellow neighborhood, just south of Seward in the heart of Minneapolis.
We feature four ciders on tap: a dry cider, a semisweet and two rotating taps. We also have Minnesota-made red wine and bottles of cider and mead for sale during our open hours.
Diners' choice award wining Uptown restaurant, we are located at street level of Calhoun Beach Club over looking the beautiful Lake Calhoun. We offer Fresh & Locally sourced menu items. Some of our favorites are Shrimp Tacos, Lamb Burger, House Smoked Pork Chop, Fresh Guacamole & our signature Hummus. Need to mention that Our Burgers & Flat Breads are AMAZING too. Our Craft Beer selection is sourced locally, we have some of the BEST local breweries available; Surly, 612Brew, Excelsior Brewery, Lift Bridge, Summit & Lake Monster.
The 110 acres of gently rolling woods and wetlands of the Uppgaard Wildlife Management area offer great habitat for white-tailed deer, western painted turtles, ruffed grouse, blue heron, broad-winged hawks, and summer butterflies. There is a mixture of coniferous and deciduous forest, two small lakes, meadow, and marshland.
The National Park Service began operating the St. Anthony Falls Visitor Center in spring of 2016 to provide tours and interpretation to the public after the closure of the lock in 2015. The observation deck at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam Visitor Center provides spectacular views of the falls, the iconic Stone Arch Bridge, and the surrounding milling district of downtown Minneapolis.
Not only does the Upper Red lake Area offer outstanding fishing but the fact that the small burg of Waskish in nestled between the Pine Island State Forest and the Lost River State forest makes for some outstanding hunting and camping opportunities.
Whether you are looking for the Whitetail Deer of a lifetime, a covey of Ruffed Grouse, waterfowl hunting in the river bottoms, huge Black Bear in the timber, Woodcock in the ash swales or a good rabbit or coyote hunt, the Upper Red Lake area has miles upon miles of public hunting areas just waiting to be explored.
The Refuge covers about 240,000 acres of floodplain in a stretch of 261 river-miles from Wabasha, MN to Rock Island, IL. The Refuge is known for spectacular fall colors and migrating waterfowl. Tundra swans are spectacular in mid-November. Bald eagles have over 200 nests on the refuge and number over 3,000 during the spring migration in March. Camping, canoe trails, hunting, fishing and wildlife observation are available. The Upper Mississippi Wildlife Refuge office is located in Winona and is open Monday-Friday 7:30 - 4:00 p.m. and closed on Federal Holidays.
