What's 10,000 Minutes Of MN Craft Beer About?

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- What's 10,000 Minutes of Minnesota Craft Beer?

It's a packed week with member events and 612 Brew is a good place to start, as a cold one could, in fact, be considered art.

"When you look at art, you want to appreciate it, you want to take it in -- it's the same thing with beer, a lot of work goes into it," Robert Kasak said.

This isn't the only taproom to taste.

"There's 10,000 variations of beer when you look at the industry, the home brewers in the state of Minnesota," said Clint Roberts, executive director of the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild.

And with 10,000 minutes in a week, the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild is hoping everyone fills their time with ales and lagers -- like 612 Brew's ginger beer.

"I literally grate 70 pounds of ginger and throw it into the boiler," Kasak said.

The labor of love can be found in the 50 breweries across the state.

"When you buy a Minnesota craft beer, or a local item, it literally is brewed by the guy down the street in your town," Roberts said. "It supports your friends and neighbors."

If you don't want to fight the crowds in northeast Minneapolis, there are events all over the state, from Duluth to Rochester.