Kombucha taproom finds a home in Duluth It's the state's first, offering varieties of the tangy, fermented tea January 23, 2021 — 1:13pm Text size Copy shortlink: "When I first started, it was, 'What is kombucha, and how do you pronounce it?' " she said. With grocery store coolers full of the stuff these days and more breweries offering it up as a nonalcoholic option, it's popular enough that Rahn has opened the state's first kombucha taproom in Duluth. Nestled in a small business district just off E. Superior Street, the taproom's retail location is just what Rahn had long dreamed of. When it finally opened up, there was one problem: the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. By the time she opened the doors Nov. 25, the state had implemented another indoor dining closure.