Finnegans beer, which donates its profits to charity, recently relocated from the historic
Hinkle-Murphy House in Minneapolis’s Elliot Park neighborhood to a new office space just down the street.
The nonprofit brewer had to look for a new home base after the Hinkle-Murphy changed ownership, according to Finnegans staffer Tricia Nelson.
The 1,600-square-foot first-floor office space in the building at 609 S. 10th St., which also houses the
Segue Cafe, among other tenants, had been vacant for some time. “We were lucky to find this space,” she says, adding, “We wanted to stay in Elliot Park. There are so many other great businesses and nonprofits nearby.”
As another plus, the space has room for expansion further down the line, she says.
Although the set-up is still a work in progress, the space has seen some minor alterations, including a new paint job. The walls, which have been painted two shades of green, match its logo.
To keep the budget down, most of the furniture in the offices, kitchen and meeting and reception areas, has been donated.
Nelson says she hopes to create a friendly, relaxed atmosphere in the office. “None of us are cubicle people," she adds.
Because it’s not able to host brewery tours, the organization wants to visually show its “Charitably Delicious Tour,”or history, in the brightly colored entryway.
With pictures and words, along with such curios as old beer tap handles, it'll tell about its efforts to fight hunger in the state and beyond. “We want this to be a well-branded storefront area,” that “shows off the brand and shares the mission and story.”
The entryway will also be a “nice space for happy hours,” and other gatherings, she says.
Source: Tricia Nelson, Finnegans
Writer: Anna Pratt