Fargo Beer Co. going to Fargo, for real
FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Fargo Beer Co. officials say they have sealed the deal on a brewery in the city their product is named for.
Company spokesman Aaron Hill says the lease for the building officially begins on March 10. The brewery will be located at 610 North University Drive in downtown Fargo.
The company is currently brewing its beer at Sand Creek Brewery in Black River Falls, Wis. The product is then shipped to North Dakota and sold at taverns in the Fargo and Moorhead, Minn., area.
Hill says brewing at the Fargo building should begin this summer.
The brewery plans to distribute beer in several area states and is hoping to produce 10,000 barrels, or about 315,000 gallons, within three years.
Says Hill, “Needless to say we are very excited.”
Feb 3, 2013 at 10:43 a.m.
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Wisconsin, open for business!!! Er, not so much.
Feb 1, 2013 at 7:05 p.m.
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It appears that brewing out-of-state was necessary due to North Dakota laws requiring them to pay a distribute their beer, rather than doing it directly themselves and it was cheaper to brew their beer in Wisconsin to circumvent that extra cost.
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Apparently the law is being changed so Fargo is moving their beer home. The Sand Creek Brewery in Black River Falls, Wisconsin, has other beers and does contract brewing. http://www.sandcreekbrewing.com/about.ph...
I don't drink so I'm not familiar with beer brands. If they also marketed Fargo Beer locally here in Wisconsin, perhaps Sand Creek will be authorized to continue brewing it for consumption on this side of the Mississippi.
You can find local distributors for Sand Creek Brewery products using their locator page:
http://www.sandcreekbrewing.com/where.ph...
Feb 1, 2013 at 6:59 p.m.
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Another brewery leaving Wisconsin. Oh! The horror.
Feb 1, 2013 at 6:20 p.m.
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Hey Scotty, how's the job retention and creation going for ya? Not to bright is it? You willl be gone after 2014!
Feb 1, 2013 at 6:20 p.m.
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Prowler needs a jump.
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