First time at the this brewery, we stopped in with our Pub Pass Passport. The Cabin Daze IPA was delicious and pretty darn smooth for an IPA. They had NA offerings, pizza from QC pizza, and a few snack options. Plenty of seating and the service was great. The vibe was warm, cozy and very welcoming as well. We'll be back in the summer to check out their dog friendly patio.

Got in right after open on Saturday. Big shoot out to Jamey for the recommendations and conversation. Great view of the brew tanks and solid bar. Outside was all set up for wood fires. Fun place to hang out and spend time with friends. Great pizza and beer!

Enjoyed our pub pass stop at this new location. The staff was super helpful in helping me choose the right beer for me and Husband. I chose Jack Savage for myself and Krolsch for hubby. Both were perfect picks. We enjoyed them on the patio with our temp foster pup, Blitz. The DJ was turning 80s music and we were enjoyed a beautiful evening. Blitz was making tons of friends. Great stop and nice setting to enjoy a cold brew. We thought about getting a pizza to enjoy at our picnic table (which is allowed) but we opted to pick a pizza up on our way home. Great music. We will be back.

Finally got to check out the new location from this brewery after it moved out of WBL. The beer is still very tasty but the location gives it more room to spread out. On this particular day they were hosting a private retirement party outside but there were other places to rest and sit outside with umbrellas that angle to one side to protect you from the strong sun. I also want to say that the staff is phenomenal...they went around a bunch to check up on us and take our order while we were chilling outside. Come Fall '24 - I hope they do some truck tv Viking watch parties like they did at the other location.

Relaxed brewery in vadnais heights. We stopped in on a Sunday night and there were a few groups hanging out. We sat up at the bar and found the service to be nice. I got the sour and others I was with got the IPA. Overall nothing special but a chill place to hangout and meet for a beer.

We visited the new location today in Vadnais Heights. They are no longer at the white bear lake location due to state liquor license rules. It's still a work in progress. It'll be a lot lighter and more room here. It was pretty busy this afternoon. They just had one bathroom, I didn't ask if they'd have more, but hopefully?!. They have a jukebox that you can purchase music to play but it was pretty loud with all the people so I couldn't hear my music selections. Probably better to just chat any way. We had a great time without kids and learned to play cribbage. We like it here and I like the beer, we'll be back. There will probably be a pretty nice patio. People were outside today but I didn't check it out.

I stopped in for the grand opening today....so did everyone else in the metro!! It was BUSY.... good for them!! They have a small parking lot...but cars are able to park around the edges and unlike the WBL tap room, street parking is plenty!! The tables are mostly high top. There is some seating along the wall w a narrow bar. the bar is a big oval so space is plenty and great to see all around. Apparently there's a downstairs, the bathrooms are there. Due to the busyness I didn't attempt to venture down there. When I asked a beertender if that's where the bathrooms were? She said yes or there's an ADA bathroom along the front wall. That's the one I headed to. There were six people slanging beers so they were on top of it and when people were lined up they just gave a shout for who was next, it worked smoothly! The opening day tap list wasn't overwhelming but great coverage for all the palates. I opted for a Cocoa Vanilla Creme Ale at a reasonable 6.2%. The brew house is on the north wall of the building and visible from pretty much anywhere in the tap room. There was a small room w a curtain, that was open....maybe for those that want a little more intimate gathering. I hope Big Wood does well here. I've been looking forward to this location opening since I saw the banner. I got a kick out of one beertender's shirt; it read "best brewery in Vadnais Heights" ha. Congrats Big Wood on having quite the crowd at your 2:00 grand opening. Cheers

We've been here a couple of times and the beer is pretty good. Both times we ended up parked on the street and we walked through the awesome alleyway/courtyard to get back to the brewery. There's actually a parking lot to park in back by the door. It's a small place with only high-top tables inside but a decent amount of tables outside. Service was good both times. Their beer may not have fancy flourishes but the styles are solid and well-done (and I like some of the names). Their Lil Red Riding Wood is a delicious red ale, very malty and smoothe. The Amigo Grande was a really delicious Mexican-style lager, very refreshing. I'm not a huge fan of hoppy beers, but Cabin Daze (a fruit-forward hazy IPA) and Jack Savage (a balanced APA) were both very tasty and not overly hopped. We even got some beer to take back with us because it was so good. It was lovely to find some tasty beer here in White Bear Lake. We'll definitely be back.