Four Bike and Beverage Pairings You Need to Try This Year

Jan 8, 2025Biking, Trail Pairings

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Pair your ride with your favorite beverage!

Riding season will be here again soon. What better way to get motivated than a glass full of reward. Here are our recommendations for fun-filled weekends with a tasty pairing as the cherry on top.

A person wearing a purple helmet and blue shirt rides a bright orange bicycle on the Paul Bunyan Trail through lush green foliage. The path is surrounded by dense trees and grassy areas under sunlight.

Paul Bunyan Trail and Dennis Drummond Wine Co.

Start your journey in Brainerd and ride this famous trail to your heart’s content. Pick up your reward at this family-run winery.
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A ride around Lake Carlos and 22 Northmen Brewing

Quiet backroads pair well with a stop at this small-batch brewery in lake country. Not a beer fan? Walk across the yard to Carlos Creek Winery.
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A gravel ride and Painted Prairie Vineyard

Put some southern gravel in your socks and ride quiet country roads from Lake Shetek State Park to a vineyard, surrounded by nature.
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A person wearing a red tank top and helmet rides a mountain bike through a lush, green forest trail. The path winds between tall trees, and sunlight filters through the leaves, creating a serene atmosphere.

Schindler’s Way mountain bike trails and two breweries

It’s a fast and flowy trail system along the Cedar River and it’s only three miles away from the Angry Hog and Gravity Storm breweries. Not a mountain biker? Hit the Shooting Star Trail!
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Two cyclists ride mountain bikes on a narrow dirt trail through lush green woods. The bottom of the image reads, Explore Alexandria Minnesota.
Two cyclists ride on a riverside path with trees and water in the background. Text highlights activities: Trails, Brews, Music, Shopping. A purple button reads Cedar Falls. Cedar Falls tourism logo is in the corner.
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