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Lift Bridge & Cub

Cub and Lift Bridge Brewing are both headquartered in Stillwater, MN. You might think the connection stops there, but we share a love of our local community and our uniquely inspired beverage collaborations! Our first collaboration with the brilliant brewers at Lift Bridge was in October, 2020, and since then we’ve been working together to reimagine our most famous bakery treats and seasonal fruits as Lift Bridge libations every season. Follow us on Instagram and Facebook to get sneak peeks and news about what’s brewing next. Each flavor is for a limited-time only and once it runs out, it’s out. But fear not, there’s always something delicious brewing.

Current Limited Time Cub & Lift Bridge Beer

Cinnamon Bread Beer

Tasting notes: Inspired by Cub’s Signature Chunky Cinnamon Bread, this Vienna-style lager has sweet notes of vanilla and cinnamon with a subtle sweetness and low ABV of 4%. If brunch had an official beer, this would be it!

Our Previous Limited Time Collaborations

Apple Fritter Beer

Tasting notes: This sweet sipper hits all the same notes as Cub’s famous Apple Fritter Donuts. Brewed with cinnamon and apple flavor (plus a few actual fritters), this light-bodied amber ale is the perfect partner to a crisp autumn afternoon.

Lemon Bar Beer

Tasting notes: Brewed with golden malts and the same natural lemon flavors that make Cub’s Lemon Bars so famous, this light-bodied Kolsch beer is as refreshing as a glass of cool lemonade on a hot summer day, and as satisfying as showing up to a bake sale with the best-tasting bars.

Peach Hard Tea

Tasting Notes: Easy, breezy, & peachy! This carefully blended hard tea was inspired by the bright sweetness of Mountain View peaches. Each sip finishes with an herbal twist of spiked iced tea for a perfectly balanced brew. Plus it's non-carbonated, gluten-free, and filled with all natural flavors.

Blueberry Muffin Beer

Tasting Notes: The taste and aroma of Cub's blueberry muffins, fresh out of the oven, subtly blended by the brew masters at Lift Bridge into an easy-drinking blonde ale that is rounded and smooth and known for its simplicity. (4% ABV, 4-pack of 1 pint cans)

Watermelon Kolsch

Tasting Notes: Tasting Notes: Lift Bridge Watermelon Kolsch tastes like summer! This brew features the light, smooth flavors of a classic Kolsch with a refreshing hint of watermelon sweetness, freshly cut from Cub's stock of fresh watermelon.

Blood Orange Beer

Tasting Notes: Tangy, citrusy-sweet blood oranges blended with a smooth American Wheat ale in a limited-edition collab with our friends at Lift Bridge Brewing.

Gingerbread Beer

Tasting notes: Actual gingerbread cookies from our bakery went into the making of this smooth and roasty brown ale. Think of it as a winter ale all spiced up with the freshly baked gingerbread flavors of your favorite holiday cookie. We say skip the milk this year, and leave one of these for the big guy.

Honeycrisp Apple Pie Beer

Tasting notes: This light-bodied amber ale is a love song to cozy fall afternoons in Minnesota. Inspired by Cub’s beloved Honeycrisp apple pie, it’s brewed with Minnesota-grown Honeycrisp apples, cinnamon, vanilla, and yes, pie crust, too. How else were we going to make it as comforting as a hug from your grandma?