February’s bucket list item had Willie venturing a little further away from home. Traveling about 75 miles, our friends Bri, Ashley, and Erin joined Willie and I in going to OMNI Brewing Company in Maple Grove, Minnesota. OMNI offers a brewery and taproom in Maple Grove and a second location in Rosemount, MN houses a winery and taproom (since then, I’ve been to that location as well)! While many breweries seem to offer live music, OMNI goes above and beyond with the music scene, offering regularly scheduled musicians all year round. OMNI hosts a Summer Music Series on Thursdays all summer long, during which they sell t-shirts with proceeds going to a rotating non-profit. Also happening on the patio during the summer is Toppings & Tunes, an evening of live music and discount pizza. In the winter, OMNI has regularly scheduled musicians making up Tunes in the Tent. The musicians set up in a heated outdoor tent (pictured below). Also unique to OMNI Brewing is their food truck situation. While many breweries have food trucks coming and going, OMNI is home to a consistent food truck, Bear Paw Pizza, which is available seven days per week. With fresh ingredients Bear Paw handmakes artisanal pizzas for order and let me tell you, they are DANG. GOOD. While their seltzer options are quite minimal, they do have a couple of choices for a non-beer drinker like me! Willie had so much fun listening to live music surrounded by amazing friends while munching on some delicious pizza crust!
