For 25 years, between 1890 and 1915, Moorhead, Minnesota, was infamous for being a rough and rowdy saloon town. The reputation was well deserved, as alcohol sales were the city’s number-one industry. Since the arrival of the first settler-colonists in the Red River Valley in the 1870s, there had been a moral, political, and economic … [ Read more]
Now Open: Swing Barrel Brewing Co. in Moorhead
July 24, 2020 by
Now Open (Or Damn Close) is supported by underwriting partner Maltwerks, a Midwest malt house focused on genuine relationships in offering quality, locally produced, traceable malt. The Growler maintained full editorial control over the content. For owners and longtime friends Sean Syverson and John Kapla, founding and opening their own brewery was written in the … [ Read more]
Brewer Profile: Dan and Aaron Juhnke, Junkyard Brewing
August 30, 2017 by
Spreadsheets and printouts line the walls of a small office above the bar at Junkyard Brewing Company in Moorhead, Minnesota. Each page is a piece of the larger business plan that’s crucial to keeping seven large stainless tanks of beer silently fermenting just feet away. Over nitro tap coffee, Junkyard’s cofounder Aaron Juhnke prefaces my questions … [ Read more]
Junkyard Brewing announces big release for MN Craft Beer Week
May 6, 2016 by Leave a Comment
Junkyard Brewing Company is doing big things out in “NoMo” (North Moorhead—who knew?). The nano-brewery boasts 10 taps at their taproom, featuring a weekly rotation of experimental beer styles. Their latest creation: a bourbon barrel-aged version of their Coconut Dark Ale, aka Big Kahuna. Two hundred and fifty crowlers of Big Kahuna will be released … [ Read more]
Now Open (Or Damn Close): Junkyard Brewing
December 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Now Open or Damn Close looks at an up-and-coming outfit from the Red River Valley. By Brian Kaufenberg In Issue 9 of The Growler we featured Fargo Brewing Company, the first craft brewery in North Dakota since 1965. Well, the Fargo-Moorhead area has another brewery that many may not know about. Across the river in … [ Read more]
