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After launching its Kickstarter campaign about a month ago, local micro-distillery-to-be Loft Falls Distillery met its goal of $11,500 on Friday. (It's now at $12,900 and 258 backers.) Located in South Minneapolis, the distillery promises to "tweak traditional spirits recipes" from slivovitz to dark cherry rum, and may also be producing sorghum spirits. (Read More)

Hello all, As you may have seen, we've hit 100% of our threshold goal of $11,500! Our stretch goal is $14,500, we only need $1,500 more to reach that by Wednesday at 7pm! Time is running out. Please pass on to your interested friends that we're still... (Read More)

 Part 1 of 2   Vodka  A vodka is basically alcohol and water. Typically 40% alcohol with the rest being water. It should have little to no flavor. It can be made from a variety of sources including corn, wheat, rye, potatoes, molasses, crystal... (Read More)

To all the community supporters, The steady stream of funding from our community has floored me. Artists, theatre people, union workers, craft beer lovers, and most importantly every one of you people that has put your hard earned money into a... (Read More)

Dear supporters, family, and friends, Today is being touted as "Small Business Saturday." Lost Falls will be hanging out at the One on One Bicycle Studio at 117 Washington N from 10 am to about 1pm. My sister is borrowing us an Ipad so we can take... (Read More)

Yesterday, we made a giant leap forward to start Lost Falls Distillery. Brian and I drove through downtown, and arrived at Boom Island Brewing Co. The owners Kevin and his wife Qiuxia greeted us at the door. We originally came to look at a 300 gallon... (Read More)

MINNEAPOLIS-ST.PAUL, MN - Two entrepreneurs are crowdfunding seed money for a South Minneapolis distillery they hope to begin operating late this winter. (Read More)

What is distillation?   People often wonder what it is that we will be doing at Lost Falls. To start off let me explain the process of fermentation. In winemaking the sugars present in the fruits are converted to alcohol by yeasts. While in beer... (Read More)

Nils C. Collins and Brian Nackerud want to make artisan vodka, rye whiskey, black cherry rum, and aquavit with local twists -- think Minnesota wild grapes, chokecherries, and juniper berries. First, though, they need a still, and like many foodies with business dreams lately, they've turned to Kickstarter to fund it. (Read More)

POWDERHORN, MN - Upcoming craft distillery Lost Falls Distillery has officially launched its Kickstarter campaign this week in hopes of raising $11,500 to begin operations by spring of 2014. (Read More)

Thanks to everyone for your help beginning Lost Falls Distillery. The campaign is going well with over 3600$ raised, and approaching 75 backers! Our goal is to reach 100 backers by Friday, to do it we need your help. If you know someone who's been... (Read More)

It seems like every other city block boasts a new craft beer brewer. Could the next craft trend be micro distilleries? (Read More)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - It’s entirely possible that we’re spending too much time on Kickstarter reading about local food projects, but they’re just fascinating. Cases in point: A Seward Cafe vet is trying to start a distillery called Lost Falls that will do a black cherry rum and an aquavit, among other things. A local company is trying to create a Wi-Fi BBQ smoker called Qbox. And a guy in Wisconsin is trying to raise the princely sum of $250 to bang out a big batch of shagbark hickory nut syrup. (Read More)

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - Nils Collins & Brian Nackerud are starting a craft distillery in Minneapolis, and they need your help to fund it. The new Lost Falls Distillery is planned to go into CityFoodStudio, a shared space on Chicago Ave, in south Minneapolis. (Read More)

Have you ever felt like you were in the hunger games? Like everyone in your life is an enemy to eliminate? Me neither. But, I do get a strong sense of deja vu calling out people at the end of the night. (cannon booms) and here we go. District 9:... (Read More)

There is no way to express our gratitude to you. You are: the cream of the crop, the froth on a fresh beer, the buzz of a bicycle on a warm summer night, a first tomato from the garden, the first footsteps through fresh snow in the city, a... (Read More)