Drekker Brewing Company — Restaurant in Fargo

Update to their response. Yes, a lot of what I wrote below is from years ago. Some close to a decade. But if one has a half dozen bad experiences over the course of like 5 years, that tells a person a lot. The beer festival was not passed through the rumor mill, as I was there. It was Rare Beer Picnic 2018 I believe. That was either my first or second year there and I have been to everyone but one since. Its always been a 4 hour festival and has always been held in Moorhead, which is right across the river from Fargo, the location of Drekker. It is common for several breweries to run out of certain beers (their more specialty beers) or even all their beers near the end of the festival. But in all my years their I have never seen a brewery completely run out of beer the first 90-120 min of it. What made it even worse is they were so close to their brewery one would have thought they could have went back and grabbed a keg of beer, even if it wasn't a fancy one. They however did not do this. And maybe there was some legality with this, but I doubt it. I posted my thoughts about this along with several other thoughts about Drekker on social media. One of the owners of Drekker, Mark, tried to get me fired from my job. It didn't work though. He was then suppose to reach out to me to discuss all my grievances. And he never did. That tells a person a lot right there. And not all of these are from that long ago. I was at Brewhalla about 2 years ago. It's honestly a really cool location, but that is where I asked a beertender the difference between two different double IPAs. All he told me was the alcohol content. I also asked about a half dozen of my close friends who are also really into beer, about their experience with the beer tenders. Two of the six pretty much told me the same thing. When asked some pretty basic questions about the beer on tap, they could not answer them. Now not everyone knows everything but one could go find another coworker that could answer or they could say they are new if they just started. As most people would understand that a new person could not answer many of the questions. They didn't do this though.

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They have some good beers, that's no question. There service has always been the worst though. At their old location a worker refused to tap a new keg of root beer when the old one went, even though there was no one else in the brewery and they didn't close for over an hour. Had a beer put on my tab that wasn't mine. They argued and refused to take it off until my buddy realized it was his and he didn't get charged for if at first. They didn't apologize for that either. For several years they sent all their more exclusive beer to the cities and didn't send any to the F/M stores. The couple reps I have met from there are not friendly. Their beer tenders at their new location cannot really tell you the difference between most of their beers. They ran out of beer at a beer festival in Morehead one year. Keep in mind it was on 90 min into a four hour long festival too. And they would have been like 10-15 min tops away from their brewery. They could have grabbed something else. But nope they didn't care. No wonder they were never invited back. One of the owners, Mark, is a complete tool as well.

Once again, pretty good beer but the service and how they have run the business...

First and foremost, Brewhalla is worth a visit just to see the space. It's in a converted railcar shop. The giant double doors used to open and train tracks ran straight into the main hall, where an engine or car would be worked on.

Now, this giant hall really does feel like a Viking beer heaven, with exposed wooden beams, impressive chandeliers, and tall, paned windows lining the brick walls.

They've kept as much of the original structure as possible (you can see where new beams have been added... and it isn't in many places!).

NOW FOR THE BEER... They've got an ever-rotating list of beers on tap. I'm not an IPA or sour kinda girl, and these dominate the menu, but you can still find some options (personally I like the Broken Rudder) that suit non-hoppy, non-sour tastebuds.

Drekker is constantly hosting cool events like craft fairs, hotdish festivals, and bike nights. They've lined a wall with pinball machines, and have a small selection of games for a chill evening in.

In the summer, this is a fantastic spot to spend an evening out on their patio, sipping beer and sitting around one of their fires.

They usually have a food truck serving up something delicious, but you can also order in any food you like, or get something from...

(NOTE: Cross posting this review to Brewhalla as well because as first time visitors, we found it a bit confusing prior to arriving between the different websites and reviews of others, so hopefully this can be helpful for future visitors.) We came for dinner while visiting Fargo. Easy to access from our hotel in West Fargo or from hotels downtown. Parking lot is very big. We sat on the Brewhalla side. It is connected to Drekker via a hallway. There is also some outdoor seating situated between the two spaces and upstairs on the Brewhalla side. The Drekker side had a bar, gift shop, and video games. The Brewhalla side had food vendors, 2 bars (one of each floor) and several little market shops. The Brewhalla side had a variety of seating options spread over the two floors - high tops, booths, lounge seats, picnic tables, regular tables, etc to accommodate different group sizes. We saw a wide mix of customers - families, couples, groups of friends, etc. We got drinks from the downstairs bar (the slushie had zero beer taste for non beer drinkers) and pizza. The pizza was delicious and the staff there was very friendly. We would definitely return if in...