200:
On March 30, 2017, Finnegans staged the "Chef Food Fight", inviting five Twin Cities Chefs to go head-to-head in a live cook-off featuring
Finnegans-inspired recipes. Chef Vincent Francoual of Kierans Irish Pubs was crowned the champion and all proceeds benefited Minnesota FoodShare's March campaign.
204:
In March 2018, the company unveiled
Finnegans House to the public in the Elliot Park neighborhood of east downtown Minneapolis. The 17,520 square foot facility includes a brewery, taproom, Finnovation Lab (a social business incubator and community workspace), and a members-only social club and event
147:
In 1997, Jacquie
Berglund moved to Minnesota. She was offered a job by Kieran Folliard, founder of 2 Gingers Irish Whiskey and Kieran's Irish Pub in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the director of marketing. While working with Folliard, Berglund decided to begin brewing beer, and to use the profits for a
177:
Finnegans celebrated its 10-year anniversary in 2010 and shifted its focus to alleviating hunger. In 2011, Finnegans raised $ 45,000 in donations for the funding of 6 new farm and food shelf partnerships. That year, Finnegans also fielded a team for the MS150 bicycle ride from Duluth to
Minneapolis
95:
is a
Minnesota-based brewery founded in September 2000, known for donating 100% of its profits back to the community. Proceeds are donated to the Finnegans Community Fund, which focuses on feeding the hungry by working with local food banks and produce growers.
155:
disagreed that a beer company could be a non-profit as their primary work involved no charity. Berglund set up
Finnegans as a beer company which donated all profits to the Finnegans Community Fund. She was the only employee of Finnegans up until 2009.
185:
In 2013, Finnegans first released its first beer in cans, starting with Irish Amber and Blonde Ale. Since then, a variety of the
Finnegan's beers are canned and distributed throughout Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin
174:. Finnegans partners with The Food Group, Great Plains Food Bank, Feeding South Dakota and Hunger Task Force to make an impact in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wisconsin along with local farms throughout the Midwest.
148:
worthy cause. Folliard sold
Berglund his part of what at the time was called "Kieran's Irish Potato Ale" for $ 1, which would eventually become Finnegans' Irish Amber Ale.
170:
In 2007, Finnegans reached $ 100,000 in donations and expanded outside of
Minnesota to Wisconsin and North Dakota. Proceeds were donated to charities working to end the
440:
460:
455:
208:
In
October 2020, Finnegans placed in the top twenty IPAs as part of the Alpha King Challenge that were part of the Great American Beer Festival.
435:
277:
228:
445:
430:
450:
182:. The Finnegans MS150 team has been part of Bike MS ever since and are among the top fundraising teams each year.
190:
326:
194:
152:
164:
55:
139:
Finnegans distributes their brews to Minnesota, North and South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin.
8:
301:
252:
179:
160:
28:
171:
189:
In October 2017, Finnegans hired their first head brewer, Ryan Mihm (formerly of
351:
424:
400:
229:"Why This Popular Minnesota Beer Company Gives Away All Of Its Profits"
375:
70:
278:"Kieran Folliard planning small business hub in Northeast"
114:
Tipped Cow Farmhouse Ale, a Belgian-inspired Saison style
81:
253:"Finnegans Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States"
135:
Barrels of Life Series and other limited-edition brews
117:
East Town Pilsner, a traditional Czech-style Pilsner
197:in Maine), to guide their craft brewing process.
422:
132:Dead Irish Poet Stout, a Cork-style Extra Stout
441:Food and drink companies established in 2000
151:The company ran into some problems when the
461:Non-profit organizations based in Minnesota
356:Finnegans Brewery & Taproom Minneapolis
456:Beer brewing companies based in Minnesota
327:"Summit Brewing Looks to Rebound in 2018"
223:
221:
398:
275:
108:Finnegans Irish Ale, their flagship ale
436:American companies established in 2000
423:
218:
245:
123:Tile Factory, Mosaic India Pale Ale
13:
111:Cluster Truck IPA, an American IPA
14:
472:
302:"Finnegans: Mission BeerPossible"
120:Clocked Out, EOD Unfiltered Wheat
446:2000 establishments in Minnesota
159:In 2003, brewing moved from the
205:space called the Brewer's Den.
129:Brim Reaper, Rye India Pale Ale
431:Companies based in Minneapolis
401:"Great American Beer Festival"
392:
368:
344:
319:
294:
269:
1:
211:
104:The company's beers include:
405:Great American Beer Festival
376:"Events | Yakima Chief Hops"
7:
276:Johnson, Ben (2013-03-26).
10:
477:
142:
76:
66:
50:
42:
34:
24:
195:Allagash Brewing Company
167:in St. Paul, Minnesota.
99:
451:Non-profit corporations
16:Minnesota-based brewery
399:Association, Brewers.
165:Summit Brewing Company
56:Minneapolis, Minnesota
380:www.yakimachief.com
178:to raise money for
126:Armory Laker Blonde
21:
180:multiple sclerosis
163:in Minneapolis to
161:James Page Brewery
93:Finnegans Brew Co.
29:Alcoholic beverage
19:
90:
89:
468:
415:
414:
412:
411:
396:
390:
389:
387:
386:
372:
366:
365:
363:
362:
352:"Community Fund"
348:
342:
341:
339:
338:
323:
317:
316:
314:
313:
306:Growler Magazine
298:
292:
291:
289:
288:
273:
267:
266:
264:
263:
249:
243:
242:
240:
239:
225:
193:in Colorado and
172:cycle of poverty
86:
83:
46:Jacquie Berglund
22:
18:
476:
475:
471:
470:
469:
467:
466:
465:
421:
420:
419:
418:
409:
407:
397:
393:
384:
382:
374:
373:
369:
360:
358:
350:
349:
345:
336:
334:
325:
324:
320:
311:
309:
300:
299:
295:
286:
284:
274:
270:
261:
259:
251:
250:
246:
237:
235:
227:
226:
219:
214:
145:
102:
80:
62:
58:
17:
12:
11:
5:
474:
464:
463:
458:
453:
448:
443:
438:
433:
417:
416:
391:
367:
343:
318:
293:
268:
244:
216:
215:
213:
210:
144:
141:
137:
136:
133:
130:
127:
124:
121:
118:
115:
112:
109:
101:
98:
88:
87:
78:
74:
73:
68:
64:
63:
60:
54:
52:
48:
47:
44:
40:
39:
36:
32:
31:
26:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
473:
462:
459:
457:
454:
452:
449:
447:
444:
442:
439:
437:
434:
432:
429:
428:
426:
406:
402:
395:
381:
377:
371:
357:
353:
347:
332:
331:Brewbound.com
328:
322:
307:
303:
297:
283:
279:
272:
258:
254:
248:
234:
230:
224:
222:
217:
209:
206:
202:
198:
196:
192:
187:
183:
181:
175:
173:
168:
166:
162:
157:
154:
149:
140:
134:
131:
128:
125:
122:
119:
116:
113:
110:
107:
106:
105:
97:
94:
85:
79:
75:
72:
69:
65:
61:United States
57:
53:
49:
45:
41:
37:
33:
30:
27:
23:
408:. Retrieved
404:
394:
383:. Retrieved
379:
370:
359:. Retrieved
355:
346:
335:. Retrieved
333:. 2018-01-02
330:
321:
310:. Retrieved
308:. 2012-06-09
305:
296:
285:. Retrieved
281:
271:
260:. Retrieved
256:
247:
236:. Retrieved
232:
207:
203:
199:
188:
184:
176:
169:
158:
150:
146:
138:
103:
92:
91:
51:Headquarters
282:The Journal
191:New Belgium
425:Categories
410:2020-11-09
385:2020-11-09
361:2020-11-09
337:2019-06-08
312:2019-06-08
287:2019-06-08
262:2015-08-28
238:2015-08-28
212:References
257:Rate Beer
82:finnegans
20:Finnegans
233:Co.Exist
67:Products
25:Industry
143:History
77:Website
43:Founder
35:Founded
100:Beers
84:.org
71:Beer
38:2000
153:IRS
427::
403:.
378:.
354:.
329:.
304:.
280:.
255:.
231:.
220:^
59:,
413:.
388:.
364:.
340:.
315:.
290:.
265:.
241:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.