USA, MN: Portage Brewing Company promises to be back after destructive fire

A weekend fire that destroyed the Portage Brewing Company in Walker is under investigation, KFGO News reported on January 7.

The owners said on Sunday, January 6 that late Saturday night "a fire started and the entire brewery has been burned." A post on their Facebook page says "We will clean up the pieces, and we will be back."

No injuries were reported.

There's been an outpouring of support for Portage Brewing and the community on social media.

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