Lift Bridge Brewery

About Us

Lift Bridge Brewing Company is a Minnesota-based craft brewery located in Stillwater, Minnesota. It is one of the regions largest Craft breweries, well known for its flagship beers Farm Girl® Golden Ale and Mango Blonde. Lift Bridge currently distributes in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota and South Dakota.

Lift Bridge Brewing Co. was founded in 2008. Stillwater residents Brad Glynn (current VP Marketing and Operations) and Dan Schwarz (current CEO) own and operate the brewery. Lift Bridge the oldest operating Taproom in the State of Minnesota.

In 2014, Lift Bridge became one of the first breweries in Minnesota to brew non-alcoholic craft root beer. Originally, the product was only available in the taproom until it was canned for retail distribution in 2017. Mini-Donut Cream Soda was released in 2018 and Black Cherry Soda in 2019, both in 16 oz cans and distributed throughout the entire distribution footprint.

2019 also kicked off the launch of Lift Bridge Hard Seltzers in 12oz slim cans. Introducing several mouth-watering flavors including. Lift Bridge Hard Seltzer boasts a 5.0 percent ABV with 120 calories and two grams of sugar. There are also taproom-only flavors of Hard Seltzer that will be featured throughout the year.

In 2021 we opened a second location in nearby New Richmond, WI.


Our mission: Sharing the moment with a perfect pairing