Friends Nathan Berndt, Tom Whisenand and Rachel Anderson began planning their craft brewery at exactly the right time.

The trio, former college roommates, had no idea that a bill would soon pass the through the Minnesota legislature that would allow small breweries to sell their beer onsite.

“It changed our plan a little,” said Berndt, a former Pioneer Press web producer who quit the paper to focus on Indeed Brewing Company. “But we knew we could sell a whole lot more beer.”

The brewery’s Northeast Minneapolis taproom — the first in Minnesota built along with a startup brewery — opens Friday, Aug. 10.

It took Berndt and friends about 7 months to renovate the warehouse, which houses the brewery, its canning and kegging equipment and a taproom.

The bright, airy taproom, which has seating for 70 inside and 45 on its patio, has a pristine wooden bar built by a friend, antique tables rescued from a former publishing company, tall warehouse windows and plenty of exposed brick.

The company will launch at the same time with two beers — Midnight Ryder American Black Ale and Day Tripper Pale Ale. Shenanigans Summer Ale will be available only in the taproom, after the brewery’s official bar launch at Icehouse in Uptown on Wednesday, Aug. 15.

The taproom, at 711 15th Ave. N.E., will be open Thursdays and Fridays from 3 to 10 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., starting Friday, Aug. 10.

The brewery plans to add to its beer lineup eventually with one-time offerings and seasonal and specialty beers.

For more information about the brewery or taproom go to indeedbrewing.com.

Jess Fleming can be reached at 651-228-5435. Follow her at twitter.com/jessflem.