Bemidji Brewing — Restaurant in Bemidji

We visited 3 times in the past two weeks. We sat at their bar each time. We tried about 5 different beers and all were quite good. The place is clean and neat. However, none of the staff that waited on us gave a friendly vibe! -Never were we greeted by any staff saying Hi or Hello or welcome to the Brewery! -Not once did anyone say, Thanks for coming in. -Never did anyone ask how we enjoyed the beer. The last time we visited it was evident that both bartenders were deliberately avoiding eye contact with us. Especially the fellow with the big bushy beard. He was standing only a couple feet from us and not interacting with any other customers at that time. That was puzzling because he waited on us the first time we visited. And at that time we tipped him 5 dollars for 11 dollars worth of beer. The fellow with short red hair stood toward the end of the bar sipping his own beer and occasionally poured a beer for another customer. When he glanced near us never would look directly at us. We couldn't get his attention until he finally walked in front of us to grab something near the register. I did get his attention by saying to him, "Hi there. May we order a beer?" On our 2nd visit the young lady bartender had a bit...

Left Grand Forks on a mission. A mission to visit the source of so many 6-packs of Summer IPA I've destroyed. There was a detour on highway 2 which lead me to a road less traveled (92) through Clearbrook. Beautiful drive. I arrived at Bemidji Brewing at 11:00am when they opened. There is ample street parking and 4 spots (one handicapped) right up front. The AC is very nice inside, but they have a nice little patio too. I sat at the beautiful wooden-slab bar. All of the low and High tops behind me were unoccupied, but I was told come 3-4pm it's fill up to capacity. They have a small food menu that is pretty legit, but the beer is the star of the show. Came for the summer IPA and ended up falling in love with the Blood Orange IPA. (Don't worry, 7 of the 10 on tap aren't IPAs) The have a rewards system that logs your visits and award you points. The staff very knowledgeable and super friendly. 100% will be back to Bemidji...

We were looking forward to making a visit to Bemidji brewing before we stopped in. The taproom was spacious and clean. This is definitely a popular place, there were several parties already there right at open the day we went.

The staff was friendly and served us right away. We signed up for the rewards program at checkout and were able to get a couple rewards after our first visit. We brought back the fills to share with my parents and they looked forward to the refills we grabbed a few days later when we were in town.

Being the only brewery in the area, and in a college town, I didn’t know what to expect. But it was a great place to stop by. There was a great selection available. I would recommend popping in if you’re...