MetroNOME Brewery, a musician-run taproom in Lowertown, St. Paul, is in a sprint to raise $25,000 to keep its doors and student music programs open. The brewery, which channels beer revenue into lessons, instruments, and performance opportunities for local students, says slipping foot traffic and broader industry trouble have forced it into emergency fundraising mode.
Built to fund music education
Co-founded by conductor William Eddins and musician Matt Engstrom, MetroNOME opened as a for-profit brewery with an attached nonprofit that directs support to local schools and music educators. MetroNOME Brewery explains that “NOME” stands for “Nurturing Outstanding Music Education,” and the Minnesota Craft Brewers Guild lists the brewery as a…..