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Grain Belt is a brand of beer brewed in Minnesota by the August Schell Brewing Company. The beer has been produced in two varieties: Grain Belt Golden, the original style introduced in 1893, and Grain Belt Premium, first introduced in 1947. It was originally produced by the Minneapolis Brewing Company which formed with the merger of four smaller brewers in 1891. Soon after introduction, Grain Belt became the company's flagship product. It was brewed at the original Grain Belt brewery in Minneapolis, Minnesota until 1976. A series of other owners followed, and Schell took over the product line in 2002. Today, only Grain Belt Premium and Premium Light are produced.

In 2001, the company launched a line of specialty craft beers under the "Brewer's Cave" and "Grain Belt Archive Series" brand names. These beers were high quality, all malt products brewed without adjunct grains such as corn or rice. In addition, most were highly hopped and very flavorful in order to appeal to the new breed of craft beer drinkers. Unfortunately, in a classic case of "too little, too late", these fine Grain Belt beers came a bit late to save the company, which was facing financial problems.

History repeated itself yet again, and by 2001 sales were off 50% from their 1996 highs. The company was going deeper into debt, and Minnesota Brewing filed for bankruptcy in February 2002. On June 24, 2002 the brewery's doors were closed for good. The Grain Belt brand was bought in August 2002 by a longtime rival Minnesota brewer, the August Schell Brewery of New Ulm. Schell brews and packages Grain Belt and Grain Belt Premium, primarily for the local Minnesota market. Grain Belt Premium has since become Schell's most popular brand, and has earned an especially strong following in the younger demographic of the region.

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