our Mission
Northern Ethos
We’re a craft brewery in northern Minnesota and we celebrate the spirit of the north in our beers, our locally sourced menu, and our atmosphere. From our logo to our ‘mascot’, Barley Bill, you’ll find the elements that are essential to the lifestyle in our great region. The woods and the water, fire and arts, and most of all, community.
Community Powered
This community is the heart and soul of what we do and we’ve made it our mission is to provide a unique gathering place for locals and visitors alike. This is a place to come together over a beer, enjoy great food and live music, and gather for events big and small…or no reason at all.
premium beer, Scratch food
No compromises here. Made from scratch with local ingredients in our custom-made wood-fired oven. We offer rotating food and beer offerings throughout the seasons, from the tried-and-true brews to kitchen and brewhouse collaborations.
Good Water = Good Beer
Our Water, Our Future
We’ll say it again, we can’t make good beer without good water. We’ve teamed with Itasca Waters to help spread the word on how we can all do our part to keep our waters the cleanest in Minnesota.
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easy ways to protect ItAsca Waters
Bring gasoline, antifreeze, and paint thinner to the Itasca County Transfer Station. Bring old and unused medications to the County Sheriff’s Office or hospital.
These outlets drain directly to lakes, streams, rivers and wetlands.
Plant trees, create rain gardens, reduce lawns near lakes, and add plants with large root systems.
Use natural and organic methods to keep your lawn healthy.
Inspect your system annually and pump out at least every three years.
Clean, drain and dry your boat after each lake you visit to prevent aquatic invasive species from spreading into our lakes.
TALK WITH OTHERS ABOUT WAYS WE CAN HELP KEEP ITASCA WATERS CLEAN.
We’re in this together, help us share these solutions and more at www.itascawaters.org
people you need to know

Bill Martinetto
General Manager
Bill joined the RBC team as the general manager after working in the mining industry as an accounting manager. He is a life-long (okay, legal-life-long) lover of beer and has always been interested in the craft brew industry. He likes numbers and he’s good at numbers, but his heart belongs to beer. Before joining forces with the RBC crew, Bill imagined starting his own brewery years down the road. Lucky for us, we don’t need to wait any longer to share his vision for premium craft beer. Now he gets to put his stellar management skills toward making sure that you get consistent quality and creative brews every time you visit the taproom. Bill is a Grand Rapids native and lives with his wife, Tashanna, two little girls, Keira and Kinsley, two dogs, Scout and Summit (yep… he’s named after the brewery), and seven chickens.

Darin Jensen
Head Brewer

David "Shag" SHager
Chef
Shag grew up in Seattle, WA and received his online culinary education at Auguste Escoffier out of Boulder, CO. He came to Minnesota 12 years ago and in that time he’s been cooking his way all over the northland. Most of his experience is in tavern and pub settings, and he loves doing desserts. Shag will be bringing bar-b-que all american brew pub cuisine to RBC. You can expect something you are used to, but elevated thanks to the woodfired oven and in house smoker equipment, and the skills of Shag and his team. He lives in Grand Rapids with his 2 kids and in his free time he cooks at home and sings and plays guitar in an extreme thrash metal band.