All 63 New Adult Beverages Premiering at the 2024 Minnesota State Fair
As of writing this we are just 16 days away from the Minnesota State Fair! I'm getting really excited to get out there this year. I have my usual things I need to get every year but I'm also excited to try some of the new items, too.
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Speaking of new items, the Minnesota State Fair just announced their brand new 'specialty sips' for the 2024 fair. All of these are adult beverages plus some new non-alcoholic options.
In total, there are 63 new adult bevies that will premier at the fair this year. Time to start planning out what you're going to try this year!
Plus, after we go through the new adult beverages, we'll take a look at the new food and food vendors for this year.
All of the New Adult Beverages at the 2024 Minnesota State Fair
Agua Fresca Hard Slushie (location: LuLu's Public House) - A frozen blend of watermelon and mint.
Apple Pie Hazy Cider (location: The Blue Barn) - Fresh-pressed apples with pie spices.
Attack of the Quack! (location: The Hideaway Speakeasy) - A purple punch-inspired kettle sour. It also comes with a Viking rubber ducky you can take home!
Baja Breeze Slushie (location: Shanghai Henri's) - A frozen drink with mango, pineapple, and lime.
Barn Storm (location: The Blue Barn) - A tropical sour beer with jalapeno.
Black Currant Mead (location: LuLu's Public House) - Made with honey from Midwest pollinators, sweetened with black currant juice.
Blackberry Breeze (location: Dino's Gyros) - Blackberry cider
Blackberry Limeade lager (location: Dino's Gyros) - A blend of blackberry and limeade flavors that has "a twist of tart citrus".
Blackberry Mojito Hard Seltzer (location: Cafe Caribe) - Notes of blackberry, lime, mint, and sweet honey. Plus, it's sugar-free.
Blood Orange Mimosa Cider (location: LuLu's Public House) - It's described as a "dry champagne-like cider" made with blood orange juice.
Bloody Mary (location: Shanghai Henri's) - This drink needs no description. I can't believe no vendor has sold bloodies before!
Blueberry Pancake Lager (location: Cafe Caribe) - A combination of tart blueberries and sweet maple with "a smooth malty finish".
Boombox Freeze (location: The Blue Barn) - Tropical fruit and strawberry flavors in a frozen seltzer.
Cakewalk Berry Bliss Lager (location: Coasters) - Fresh strawberries, creamy vanilla, and sweet cake flavors.
Chelsey's Southern Sipper (location: RC's BBQ) - Flavors of bourbon, peaches, and sweet tea.
Cheery Lime Freeze (location: Mancini's al Fresco) - A frozen seltzer with flavors of cherry blossom, lime, and cherry limeade.
Chocobananas Wheat Ale (location: The Blue Barn) - A wheat beer with notes of chocolate and banana.
Cinnamon Lemoncello Cake'd Up (location: The Hangar) - Flavors of cinnamon and lemon "that are sweet, tangy, and refreshing."
Firecracker Cream Ale (location: LuLu's Public House) - A cream ale with flavors of tart raspberries and a hint of lime.
Frozen Mango Tango (location: Ball Park Cafe) - A frozen drink with flavors of mango, citrus, and dark rum-inspired. Plus, it's made with real fruit juice.
Frozen Pina Colada (location: Cafe Caribe) - Pineapple, coconut cream, rum, you know, all of the delicious stuff in a pina colada!
Frozen Spicy Pineapple Margarita (location: Cafe Caribe) - A frozen pineapple margarita with Tajin seasoning.
Frozen Strawberry Daiquiri (location: Ball Park Cafe) - Rum-flavored strawberry cocktail made with real fruit juice.
Golden Spike Ale (location: Frontier Bar) - A golden beer with prickly pear and mezcal flavors.
Grilled Pineapple Lager (location: Mancini's al Fresco) - A lager with "a caramelized flavor atop its juicy pineapple base."
Grumpy Old Manhattan (location: The Hideaway Speakeasy) - A malt-based take on the classic Manhattan "served with a smoky surprise."
Hazy Days IPA (location: LuLu's Public House) - A hazy IPA with notes of pineapple and tropical fruit.
A Hazy Shade (location: The Blue Barn) - Notes of mango, passion fruit, guava, and lime in a hazy IPA.
Iced Tea Lemonade Blonde Ale (location: Coasters) - A blonde beer inspired by the Arnold Palmer drink.
Imperial Lager (location: LuLu's Public House) - A golden lager with "sweet malty flavor and fruity-floral hop aroma."
Imperial Mai Tai Seltzer (location: Dino's Gyros) - Sweet, fruity, and tart with lower calories and lower carbs.
Lake Dayz Spritz (location: O'Gara's at the Fair) - A wine spritz made with Minnesota-grown grapes. It also has a hint of tropical fruit with some bubbles.
Lemon Bellini (location: Mancini's al Fresco) - An Edelweiss wine made with fresh pureed lemons.
Lingonberry Blast (location: The Hangar) - A tart beer with a little sweetness.
'The Lingonburg' - Lingonberry Shandy (location: The Hanger) - A lingonberry-flavored shandy beer.
Mai Tai Slushie (location: LuLu's Public House) - A frozen drink with flavors of orange, pineapple, and rum.
Mudslide Slushie (location: Coasters) - A mudslide-inspired spiked slushie with flavors of coffee, Irish cream, and heavy cream. Don't worry, though, it's actually lactose-free!
Mustard Stain IPA (location: Aldo's Burgers) - An IPA beer made with mustard seeds.
Orange Bellini (location: Mancini's al Fresco) - An Edelweiss wine made with fresh pureed oranges.
Passion Fruit Daiquiri Seltzer (location: Dino's Gyros) - A daiquiri with notes of melon, pineapple, and kiwi.
Pina Ciderlada (location: Giggles' Campfire Grill) - Freshly pressed apples, fermented dry, then sweetened with pineapple juice and coconut cream.
Pineapple Party (location: LuLu's Public House) - A blonde beer with juicy pineapple notes.
Pine Lady Lemonade (location: Ragin Cajun) - A pink lemonade drink but served spiked and as a slushie.
Popping Good Wine (location: Coasters) - A wine made of a blend of red and sparkling white with "a surprising popping candy twist."
Prickly Pear Passion Fruit Cider (location: O'Gara's at the Fair) - A cider made with fresh-pressed apples, prickly pear, and passion fruit.
Purple Maize (location: Shanghai Henri's) - A Mexican-style lager made with purple corn with notes of honey and biscuit.
Purple Reign IPA (location: Dino's Gyros) - A double dry-hopped Cold IPA with notes of pineapple and nectarine. And yes, it's purple.
Red Devil Hurricane (location: Ragin Cajun) - A hard slushie with passion fruit, lime, and rum flavoring.
S'more Than a Feeling Slushie (location: Swine & Spuds) - Notes of toasted marshmallow, chocolate, and graham cracker in a frozen seltzer-based slushie.
Sour Batch Fizz (location: LuLu's Public House) - A sour beer "with a little extra fizz." Flavor options are raspberry, watermelon, or woodruff.
Sparkling Pearsecco (location: Mancini's al Fresco) - A tasty pear cider.
Steph's Summer Spritzer (location: The Blue Barn) - A blend of white wine, peach, mango, and citrus.
Strawberry Guava Miraculum (location: O'Gara's at the Fair) - An IPA beer with strawberry and guava.
Strawberry Rhubarb Crumble (location: LuLu's Public House) - A cider sweetened with rhubarb, strawberry juice, blackstrap molasses, and lactose sugars.
Sweet Clementine Beer (location: Giggles' Campfire Grill) - A light beer brewed with clementines.
Tangerine Sunset Mojito (location: LuLu's Public House) - A mojito but with citrusy tangerine.
Touchy Peely (location: LuLu's Public House) - A kölsch beer "with a bright burst of lemony citrus".
Triple Berry Cream Ale (location: Frontier Bar) - A cream ale with strawberry, blueberry, and raspberry.
Tropical Fruit Smoothy IPA (location: Andy's Grille) - An IPA that's pink! It's made "with a wild blend of Strata hops, luscious marshmallows", and tropical fruits.
Tutti Frutti Bubblegum Hard Slushy (location: Andy's Grille) - A slushy made with a blend of bubblegum flavor and fruity notes.
Watermelon Crush (location: O'Gara's at the Fair) - A seltzer-based slushie made with watermelon, citrus, and Red Bull Red.
Watermelon Hardy Candy Seltzer (location: Dino's Gyros) - A watermelon-flavored hard candy-inspired seltzer.
Non-Alcoholic Rotating Brews (location: Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild) - There will be a tap line exclusively for non-alcoholic beers, ciders, and seltzers. You still need to be 21+, though.
New Foods, Drinks, and Vendors for the 2024 Minnesota State Fair
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