The biggest Minnesota beer news of 2014

Beer taps
Tap Guys owner Kris Vaughn tests pressure in the tap lines at the new Surly Brewing Co. in Minneapolis, Minn. December 17, 2014. The $30 million "destination brewery" in the Prospect Park neighborhood of Minneapolis opened Dec. 19, 2014.
Jeffrey Thompson / MPR News

The opening of the new $30+ million Surly Brewing facility last Friday is just the capstone on another big year for craft beer lovers in the Twin Cities.

We look back on the new breweries, beers and collaborations of 2014 and talk with the very small and very large of the local craft scene.

Learn more about Minnesota beer:

8 Minnesota breweries to be thankful for (MPR News)

5 more breweries join Twin Cities craft-beer scene (Pioneer Press)