While most were small hometowns spread across the state, three of them are located right here in Central (-ish) Minnesota and within an hour and a half drive from St. Cloud -- Alexandria, Crosby and Buffalo!
Today central Minnesota has a handful of great local beer options, but this history of beer here actually goes way back to the days when the first settlers arrived.
A radar indicated severe thunderstorm warning was issued by the National Weather Service at 1:37 a.m. for southeastern Todd County, Northern Stearns and southwestern Morrison Counties in central Minnesota until 2:15 a.m.