The Pig's Eye Brewing Company, established in 2002 in Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota

Saint Paul is the capital and second-most populous city of the U.S. state of Minnesota. The city lies mostly on the east bank of the Mississippi River in the area surrounding its point of confluence with the Minnesota River, and adjoins Minneapolis, the state's largest city...

, brew the "Pig's Eye" brand of beers and the "Pit Bull" beer. The company was established when the former Minnesota Brewing Company, which had introduced the beer in 1992, folded due to financial troubles. The beer is named after Pierre "Pig's Eye" Parrant

Pierre Parrant

Pierre “Pig’s Eye” Parrant is recognized as being the first person of European descent to live within the borders of what would eventually become the city of Saint Paul, Minnesota...

, a probably French-Canadian man who became the first resident of Saint Paul and operated a tavern out of Fountain Cave near what is now downtown.

The Pig's Eye Brewing Company brews four beers:

• Pig's Eye Pilsner
• Pig's Eye Lean Light
• Pig's Eye Ice
• Pit Bull

The Pig's Eye Beers have received awards at the Great American Beer Festival

Great American Beer Festival

The Great American Beer Festival is a three-day annual event hosted by the Brewers Association, held in Denver, Colorado, in mid to late September or early October. This year, 2011, the festival runs from 29 September through 1 October. The GABF brings visitors from around the world to sample more...

, Between The Bluffs Beer Festival, and the World Beer Championships. BeerAdvocate has rated their beers at between C and D on an A-F scale.