| I moved out to Waconia in 2004. Since then I’ve really grown to love my new town. However, when I first moved here there was a serious lack of two things: craft beer and decent food. In the past two years we’ve finally had some improvements in the beer front with Waconia Brewing J. Carver Distillery, and Schram Vineyards & Brewing popping up right in town. These options have been a drastic improvement for me (a super beer geek) over the many “drinking-man’s bar” options downtown. Not to disparage those particular establishments, but craft beer has not been a priority for them up to now. But here we get to the focus of my story–Waconia now has its first craft beer bar and restaurant!
Iron Tap opened this summer in the space previously occupied by one of my favorite restaurants Terra Waconia. [A little plug–Terra’s new project Terra Truck now provides Chef Craig Sharp’s excellent food around the West Metro.] The building has been a restaurant for over a hundred years and did requ … |
Source: JABlog: A Minnesota-Centric Beer Blog
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