Forbidden Barrel Brewing

08/19/2026

$5 Burger Night starts tonight at 4PM!

08/13/2026

🤓 Trivia Tonight!

Anyone know the South American Country where giant geoglyphs known as the Nazca Lines were created roughly 2,000 years ago?

Join us for Trivia Tonight in the Okabena Room!

https://facebook.com/events/s/trivia-with-brent-and-cheryl/2987538268267749/

08/10/2026

Congratulations Jeff and Tara! 🏆💪😊

You both did an amazing job qualifying for the MN state championship stein holding competition in New Ulm MN! We are excited that you will represent Forbidden Barrel at the State level! Thank you to everyone that participated and to the fans that came to watch. It's a new event for us and we're always grateful that you took the time to support us! Awesome job by all the competitors!

For the first time ever New Ulm will be holding the MN state championship finals on October 3rd at their Oktoberfest.

Congratulations Brent Droll for becoming a judge and getting Forbidden Barrel listed by the USSA as a state championship qualifying venue!

Thank you for getting a photo of the winners Danielle!

08/08/2026

08/08/2026

💪 Show up today to participate or to watch! See you all at 2pm🍺

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08/07/2026

🍔 Support Local. Celebrate Community. 🍺
Cambridge Technologies and Forbidden Barrel Brewing Co. are teaming up to say THANK YOU to our amazing community!

📅 Wednesday, August 19th
🕓 Starting at 4:00 PM
⏳ While supplies last!
🔥 Special Event Menu
🍔 Pub Burger with all the fixin's – ONLY $5
🧀 Add cheese for $1
🥓 Add bacon for $1
🥔 Served with potato chips & pickle, or upgrade to potato salad for just $1.
🥤 Add any soda for just $1
🍺 Or enjoy a $2 pint of Forbidden Barrel beer

Come out, enjoy a great meal, support local businesses, and let us show our appreciation for the outstanding community that makes this all possible. We can't wait to see you there!

08/06/2026

August is here and that means that pumpkin spice season is just around the corner! At least that means that we're also in the home stretch leading up to Oktoberfest, and with Oktoberfest comes peak Steinholding season! Registrations for qualifiers have started to ramp up and we're on track for a record number this year, so we have a few new competitions for the month of August to share with you today.

Check out the current list of State Championship Qualifiers that are coming up in the next few weeks! If you don't see your favorite local venue on your state's Championship Tournament page, tell them to sign up while there's still time: http://usstein.com/states

🍻 - ArtsQuest Musikfest - Bethlehem, PA - August 6th
🍻 - Hofbrauhaus Cleveland - Cleveland, OH - August 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th, and September 4th, 11th, and 18th
🍻 - Forbidden Barrel Brewing - Worthington, MN - August 8th
🍻👑 - Cincinnati Lager House - Cincinnati, OH - Qualifying Round: August 8th at Oktoberfest Kickoff Party
🍻 - Crystal Springs Hideaway - Fort Worth, TX - August 13th, 20th, 27th and September 3rd (Prelims); Local Finals at Fort Worth Oktoberfest: September 24th
🍻 - Brown County Free Fair - New Ulm, MN - August 15th
🍻 - Birdsong Brewing Co. - Charlotte, NC - August 22nd
🍻 - GermanFest Knoxville - Knoxville, TN - August 22nd
🍻 - Hollywood Gaming at Dayton Raceway Brew Fest - Dayton, OH - August 29th
🍻 - Chuckanut Brewery - Burlington, WA - August 29th

08/04/2026

🍔 WE NEED YOUR HELP, FORBIDDEN BARREL FRIENDS! 🍕

We've got a question for all of our lunch regulars (and those who keep meaning to stop in 😉).

So... what do YOU want to see for lunch?

👇 Tell us in the comments:
🍔 More sandwiches & burgers?
🍕 Full pizza menu?
🍗 Wings during lunch?
🥗 Salads?
🌮 Something we're missing?
💡 Got another idea? We want to hear it!

📣 Here's our challenge...

Don't just tell us—show us!

Bring a friend (or two... or five!) to lunch and we'll reward you!

🎉 Bring friends and receive 10% OFF your meal for EACH friend you bring!

Example:
👥 Bring 1 friend = 10% OFF
👥👥 Bring 2 friends = 20% OFF
👥👥👥 Bring 3 friends = 30% OFF

Offer Details:
✅ Dine-in only
✅ Discount applies to one ticket per group
✅ Friends must dine with you
✅ Valid for a limited time

We'd really love to keep lunch around, but we need your help to make it happen.

Thanks for supporting local. ❤️ Every lunch, every share, every comment, and every friend you bring makes a difference.

It's Always Better When It's Forbidden. 🍺