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Fargo Brewing Company

610 University Drive North
Fargo ND 58102-4342
Telephone: +1 701-478-2337
Hours: Monday 4pm-9pm, Tuesday-Saturday 11:00am-10:00pm, Sunday noon-6:00pm.
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Notes

Visited: July 9, 2024

Opened: 2011

Annual Production: 10,000 bbl

Contributors: Siegfried Binge, Mike Roehrich, John McKenzie

Live music and shows all the time. There's even a barbershop.

Updated: July 21, 2024

News

2013-02-01: Fargo Beer Co. finally moves brewing operation from Wisconsin to Fargo (WTMJ)
2012-10-29: Beer maker seeks Fargo brewery site (Detroit Lakes Tribune)
2011-09-28: Fargo brewery unveils its first beer: Wood Chipper (TwinCities.com)
2010-10-09: North Dakota brewery on tap (Inforum)

Beer List

A Whole Lot Eleven

Belgian-Style Tripel

7.90% abv.
- Date: November 24, 2021 (#10764)
  
  Package: canned
  
  Place: Wine, Beer, and Spirits Grand Island, Grand Island NE
  
  Score: 16 points
  
  Appearance (3)
  Bright golden. Dense head.
  
  Aroma (3)
  Fruity, yeasty, floral, bready.
  
  Mouthfeel (8)
  Medium body, moderately fizzy. Big sweet malt flavor, grainy, with some sulfur. Mild banana. Grassy, floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. More hops in the finish.
  
  Overall Impression (2)
  Not bad, a little hoppy. Brewed for their 11th Anniversary.

Belsnickel

South German-Style Dunkel Weizen/Weissbier

4.70% abv.

Date: March 10, 2022 (#10934)

Package: canned

Place: Wine, Beer, and Spirits Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Bright brown, with some yeast at the end of the pour. Moderate creamy head.

Aroma (3½)
Nutty, malty, bready. Mild clove, mildly grassy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fiercely fizzy. Big nutty, grassy malt, nicely toasty. Mild clove, very mildly fruity. Maybe just a hint of banana in the grassy, toasty finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer.

Crikey Sour IPA

American-Style Sour Ale

4.70% abv.

Date: March 10, 2022 (#10935)

Package: canned

Place: Wine, Beer, and Spirits Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Yellow, translucent. Moderate dense head.

Aroma (3½)
Grapefruit and mango. Biscuity and mildly tart.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light body, fizzy. Tart like lemon drops. Citrusy, tropical hop flavors, medium bitterness. Surprisingly well balanced.

Overall Impression (2½)
Not a style I thought I'd enjoy, but it's really refreshing.

Dad's Session IPA

American-Style Pale Ale

5.50% abv.

Date: July 9, 2024 (#11808)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (4)
Floral. Tropical.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, fairly fizzy. Huge floral-fruity hop flavor. Mango. Low bitterness. Floral grassy hop finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good pale ale.

Date: March 15, 2022 (#10944)

Place: Wine, Beer, and Spirits Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 20 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant good. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Sweet grainy malt, fresh floral hops.

Mouthfeel (10)
Light body, kinda creamy. Fresh clean malt, a little grainy, with some sulfur. Medium floral hop flavor, low-medium bitterness. Bready finish

Overall Impression (3)
Damn tasty beer.

Date: July 9, 2024 (#11806)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant golden. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly floral, mildly fruity, mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Sweetly grainy, bready. Mild floral hop flavor, low bitterness. Bready, floral finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Good clean beer.

Date: July 9, 2024 (#11807)

Package: draught

Place: at the brewery

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Very dark brown. Creamy head.

Aroma (3)
Mildly smoky, mildly roasty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, moderate carbonation. Grainy and mildly roasty. Grassy hop flavor, low bitterness. Sweetish dark finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Tasty, but very light.

Date: December 20, 2014 (#9477)

Place: Place unknown

Score: 17½ points

Appearance (3)
Brown-black. Moderate head.

Aroma (3)
Grassy, floral hops. Sweetly roasty.

Mouthfeel (9)
Medium-body, fairly fizzy. Nicely malty and roasty, well-balanced with floral, grassy hops. Low-medium bitterness. Clean, malty, roasty finish, with a hint of floral hops.

Overall Impression (2½)
Real good beer. Thanks to Mike Roehrich for the can!

Date: January 4, 2014 (#9320)

Place: from the brewery

Score: 17 points

Appearance (3)
Hazy brown. Dense head.

Aroma (4)
Richly toasty, malty.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light-medium body, creamy. Rich toasty, biscuity malt. Mild grassy hop flavor, very low bitterness. Toasty, woody, mildly grainy finish.

Overall Impression (2)
Thanks to Mike and Kerry Roehrich for the can! I finally got to taste it on tap at the brewery in July 2024, and it was just as good.

Date: July 13, 2022 (#11088)

Place: Wine, Beer, and Spirits Grand Island, Grand Island NE

Score: 16 points

Appearance (3)
Brilliant golden-amber. Low dense head.

Aroma (3)
Floral, bready, mildly grainy.

Mouthfeel (8)
Light body, low-medium carbonation. Sweet grainy malt, floral hops. Low-medium bitterness. Finishes dry and floral, with a little sulfur.

Overall Impression (2)
Pretty good beer.

Date: January 4, 2014 (#9319)

Place: from the brewery

Score: 18 points

Appearance (3)
Hazy amber-brown. Huge head.

Aroma (3½)
Spicy, resiny hops.

Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, smoothly fizzy. Clean resiny, piney hop flavor, medium bitterness. Lingering smooth hoppy finish.

Overall Impression (2½)
Thanks to Mike and Kerry Roehrich for the can!