Loved the friendly staff and drink options. Their food trucks and nearby restaurants were a great…read moreoptions for the kiddos.

I had heard great things about Bent Paddle Brewing's taproom - and it did not disappoint. A huge…read morestage with music set up outside and the inside was extremely expansive. Bent Paddle Brewing Company is a family-owned and operated craft brewery and taproom in Duluth, Minnesota. The brewery opened in May 2013 and uses Lake Superior water to brew it's beers and hemp beverages. Bent Paddle's mission is to create a unique craft beer experience while also being sustainable for the business, employees, environment, and community. And they deliver on it all. I got a flight to enjoy some of their more limited offerings. Munchin Pretzels: An Oktoberfest beer brewed with traditional German Malts and Hops. I get toasted bread malt character with a bit of sweetness, but rounded out by a hop bitterness. The malt profile is definitely the forefront and I wished I had a pretzel to go with it. Infinity Stuf: An Oatmeal Stout that they went all out with 100 pounds of Oreos. Nutty oatiness, chocolate, and medium fullness. I appreciate it not being a Pastry Stout, but still get lots of Oreo character. A Beer of Their Own: A Hoppy Pale Ale brewed in collaboration with a Bar Of Their Own in the Twin Cities. Tropical fruit forward - primarily melon and cantaloupe, with a nice finish. Stratarado: A Hoppy Pale Ale brewed with Strata and El Dorado (get the name?). Tropical fruit, pineapple, some sweetness on the tongue. Liked this one a lot. ______

This is always a MUST DO when we're in Duluth. It's the cutest distillery I've ever been to and…read moreyou know how much they love what they do when they painstakingly take the time to craft the most beautiful menu (each menu has a cool theme) and of course the most beautiful cocktails. The theme of the menu this past time was board games. The drink I had on my most recent trip was Princess Lolly and an Espresso Martini. My previous trip was mini cocktails. Mac was my most recent server, and she was not only friendly but very helpful on selecting a beverage. Drinks were divine! I also love their lounge with comfy chairs and fun games. On the previous visit, they even had live music.

Came here with friends on a Saturday night, really great cocktails! We were added to the waitlist…read moreand told there were two parties ahead of us but not given an estimate of how long the wait might be. We walked out to the end of the pier at Canal Park and then got just across the lift bridge before we were up, maybe 20 min? Went as a group of 5 and each got 2 drinks and passed them around so we could try as many drinks as possible. Every single drink was good, the balance and flavors were fun and delicious. All the cocktail glasses are mismatch thrifted which is super cute and fun! This is a distillery in spitting distance from the lift bridge so the cocktails were pricey, but definitely got bang for your buck. Realizing now that I did not take a picture of the menu which was a mistake because a quick google informed me they must mix up their menu pretty often! The theme when I went was Boardgames so there was Clue, Yahtzee, Candyland, etc. themed drinks. All were good, I got one called The Longest Road (or something like that) that had walnut bitters and it was just so smooth and delish. Excited to come back another time to try another themed menu!

Where to begin? This cute little winery is a hidden GEM of the twin ports area. With a great…read morelocation of downtown superior, this winery has the cutest decor inside that is topped with the most amazing friendly service of the owner. She was so kind and also knowledgeable of her wines while she made sure we felt welcomed (she even came over to take a Polaroid of us to put on the wall!) You cannot beat the prices either for a great quality of wine! My friends and I each got a flight where every one I tried, I LOVED! The blackberry cab was my favorite I just had to buy a bottle to take home. 10/10 recommend for a cute girls night out to gossip or a lovely date night.

Hidden gem in Superior, very cute, very friendly, and the wine is good!!!…read more One on one service, and all the wine is made in-house.

After MTB Lester park had to stop by for a refreshment. Nice place and plenty of drink options but…read morebrewery is a little deceiving.... Didn't have many beer options although what they had was good. To me the more relaxed brewery vibe was missing and you couldn't sample any of the beers. Food menu also looked good but a little on the expensive side. Over all felt like this place was trying to be a fancy restaurant/ cocktail place and a casual brewery. Nothing was bad but probably wouldn't go out of my way to go back.

Place was a hidden but not so hidden gem. After a day of hiking it was a great spot to get a beer…read moreand fresh pizza and Brussel sprouts. The thin crust of the pizza perfectly pairs with the toppings you choose. This place is definitely underrated. Yes there may be few beer choices on tap choice; however, let's be honest when there's a huge extensive menu it makes it really hard to narrow it down sometimes. Loved the ambiance and service was great. Definitely will be back.

Wow this is a shady bar! Being directly across from the transportation center is not helping. So…read morefirst off the place smelled awful as there were piles of trash just inside the front door. The bartender was very nice and the atmosphere was good, though most people were significantly more drunk than you'd expect at 2pm. One guy kept repeating the word cocaine over and over. It was weird. I left after one drink because of the smell. Half a block away from the bar I see a guy who is beyond gone on what I imagine is fentanyl. A lady managed to get him in her car and take him out of there. Then I sat at the bus stop across from the bar. A firetruck pulled up and emt's went into the bar. Cocaine guy od'd. Can't make this shit up.

Good times!! Always enjoy talking to the bartenders. Usually when I step in my drink is a waiting…read morefor me. Ty

Great spot, excellent selection of craft beer. My favorite place for beer. Should be called Beer…read moreHeaven.

Don't let the unprepossessing shrunken strip-mall location fool you: this place is legit. I'm…read morepartial to Belgian-style beers, so I was happy to find plenty of those (from the old country, and microbreweries here). Schell Brewing's "Galactic Collision" made my weekend.

They're in house brewed beer was pretty good. Live music was really good. Nice size space…read more Friendly bartender.

Comes a time in many men's lives when they hears the call of the old home town, and feel the…read morepassion of his ancestors start to well up inside him. Thus began the latest chapter in the life of Ed Carmody, born in Duluth, world traveler, grandson of some former scions of the early hospitality industry in Duluth. Ed's Irish immigrant grandparents built a mini-empire in Duluth in the late 1800s, starting a restaurant, acquiring hotels, and being a part of People's Brewing Co. a rather long-lived post prohibition beer company that lasted until 1957. Ed's genetic ambitions led him to create Carmody Irish Pub in Duluth, five years ago, add a Northshore branch, Carmody 61, and finally to add micro-brewing capability on site. Carmody's, at 308 East Superior Street in the heart of the "new" old downtown, opens daily at 3PM, has live music six nights a week, with 32 beers and 21 Irish whiskeys on hand in addition to his own micro-brews. Demand for the latter is causing him to double brewing output capacity this year. A believer in supporting local businesses as well as the locavore movement, Ed sources as much product locally as he is able to, and estimates that over 80% of the food products come from establishments within an hour of the Twin Ports. Carmody's food offerings include their takes on traditional bar food, with the addition of some Chicago favorites (one of Ed's major life stopping points), as well as an homage or two to Irish / UK specialties. Chicago style dishes include the "Maxwell Street Chicago Dog," dressed as one would find at hundreds of Chicago eateries, with mustard, cucumber, relish, peppers, tomato, and a dash of celery salt. Another Chicago legend on the menu is the Italian Beef sandwich, thin sliced roast beef slowly marinaded in a flavorful au jus, served on a fresh bakery roll and topped with mild or spicy giardiniera. Beef for the sandwich is sourced from Fraboni's on the range, and cooked at Carmody 61, which enjoys a larger kitchen and prep area than the Duluth outlet. A tribute to the cuisine of the UK and Ireland can be found in the bangers and mash, and his version of the Cornish pasty. If you're not familiar with the pasty, its a crimped, baked meat and vegetable pie, popularized by miners from the British Isles and Eastern Europe, who settled in the mining communities of Northern Michigan and Minnesota. The hand-held pie provided hearty fare for miner lunches. Ed says his version of the pasty has "Slavic" influences, rather than Cornish or Finnish. The pasty has become widely associated with the Finnish culture in Minnesota. Sausages at Carmody's are made from Ed's secret family recipes, built to the pub's specifications at Wrazidlo's Old World Meats in Duluth. Bread and rolls are an exclusive Carmody recipe baked by Duluth's Johnson's Bakery. Additional menu items include starters, sandwiches, wraps, pizza with some vegetarian friendly choices. The menu at the Two Harbors branch has different menu choices, including entrees and burgers. Taste experiences this visit included the pretzel appetizer with house made mustard, Italian Beef sandwich, and bangers with garlic mash. All were excellent. We look forward to grazing our way through the rest of the menu in the near future.

I spent a long weekend eating and drinking my way around Duluth, and my favorite brewery we stopped…read moreat was Blacklist! It has such a fun atmosphere, but also a wide variety of great drinks!! I LOVED the seltzers, particularly the blueberry basil, but the peach hazy IPA and the Razz beer were also amazing! Also, their beers are on the stronger side so take note if you are trying to pace yourself! Now for the fun-- Blacklist also has axe throwing!! It is pretty affordable, too. It cost $100 for my group of 6 to play for an hour. The instructor was also super personable and helpful! He kept it safe but also super fun, and he was able to step in when someone needed help but hang out when we were doing okay on our own. He also ensured no one ever had an empty glass and everyone was having fun!! I would recommend Blacklist to absolutely anyone, and would totally come back when in Duluth!

I had actually never been to Blacklist in Duluth. Now that some of the old Hoops Brewing folks are…read moreover there it gives even more reason to finally make the stop. While walking around Duluth prior to All Pints North I made a pit stop for a flight. Peach Hazy A Hazy IPA with Peach that brings you back to sitting on the beaches of the lake eating a summer beach. No. 15 Pale Ale: A down to earth original Pale Ale with lovely orange and tropical fruit notes, with a nice bitter backbone. Or de Belgique A Belgian Gold Strong with a touch of sweetness with waves of bitterness and malt flavors. Finally We Got our IPA: A West Coast IPA with pleasant notes from California yeast and bright hop notes. ________