Welcome to St. Croix Brewing Company, Stillwater’s soon-to-open boutique brewery, beer garden, and public house in the city’s historic downtown.

Learn more about our story.

Read the latest on our renovations.

History in a Pint

St. Croix Brewery was originally founded in 1858 to satisfy the thirsty loggers of Stillwater. Today, we toast our historic roots and embrace traditional beer styles with our flagship and award-winning St. Croix Cream Ale, St. Croix Creamy Brown and St. Croix Cream Stout.

Visit Stillwater

While we transform the Brunswick House into the future home of St. Croix Brewing Company & Public House, we invite you to visit Stillwater - the birthplace of Minnesota. 

Go for a journey along the St. Croix River on an authentic paddle boat or gondola. Or walk down Historic Main Street and stop in at one of our city’s vibrant shops, restaurants, bars and entertainment venues.

Good things are brewing.

Protecting our freshly sanded and stained woodwork and getting ready for a little bit of painting... 👀👀 #stcroixbeer #buildingthepublichouse #hisyoryinapint
98 years ago, Stillwater had a trolley and a track! We found this amazing photo of our historic Brunswick House from a "Boy's Week" parade hosted May 1-8, 1926. If anyone has any information about this event, we'd love to hear it! Photo c
On this happy #NationalBeerDay, we'd like to introduce two new residents to the St. Croix Brewery - our new Yorkshire square fermenters. Yorkshire squares originate from northern England, and larger versions of our tanks can be found in the likes of
Our bar is out of storage and into the Public House! Next, we need to give this late 1800s mahogany bar some TLC and custom woodworking, so that it will fit perfectly in its new home. #historyinapint #stcroixbeer
Who's excited for an Old World-style country pub with a nod to the British Isles? 😉 #stcroixbeer
Did you know the original St. Croix Brewing Company dates back to 1858? Founded by Gerhard Knips in Stillwater, the brewery was located on the north end of the city adjacent to Minnesota’s first courthouse and capitol building, the Tamarack Ho
Progress update! We’ve been hard at work behind the scenes—resurrecting our gardens, working on plans with the City of Stillwater and various contractors, updating our branding (more to come soon!), and hunting down some amazing pieces fo
The St.Croix team had a great afternoon at #WorldSnow in downtown Stillwater! Amazing to see what everyone created, and congratulations @greaterstillwaterchamber on an amazing event. ❄️❄️ #discoverstillwater #stillwater #stcroixbeer

  • Soon! We aim to open in 2025. Our future home will be in the historic Brunswick House, the oldest standing wood-framed building in Stillwater and a house that is more than 175 years old. Throughout the restorations we have continued to uncover new surprises, which have unfortunately delayed our opening - but it’s a labor of love! In the meantime, we encourage you to learn more about our history and follow along in our restoration journey on our blog, Facebook or Instagram!

  • We make beer in small batches focused on old-world classic styles, like our creamy smooth, easy-drinking Cream Ale, southern England-style Creamy Brown, dark chocolatey Cream Stout, and a British India Pale Ale made with just the right balance of hops and malt. 


    Quality reigns. Our purpose day-in and day-out is to produce artisan beer styles, impeccably well. You will find St. Croix beers to be nuanced, drinkable and rooted in history - in other words, history in a pint!

  • A "public house" is the traditional name given to establishments providing alcoholic beverages for consumption on premise and located in Britain, Ireland and regions of British influence. In other words - a taproom! 

    However, for us at St. Croix Brewing Company, the word "taproom" doesn’t do our 176-year-old home justice. When you visit the St. Croix Public House, we hope you’ll be transported to another time and place - a sanctuary for camaraderie and craftsmanship; storytelling and fellowship. 

  • St. Croix Brewing Company is located at 114 Chestnut St. E, Stillwater, MN. We are conveniently located up the hill from Stillwater’s lift bridge and two blocks west of Main Street.

  • We will be hiring soon! Please continue to check back here, and on Facebook or Instagram for more information.

  • Contact St. Croix Brewing Company at info@stcroixbeer.com or 651-300-4306. Visit our Contact page for more information.