November 9th, 2016
By Chris Larson
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It’s BEER hunting time! This week I will be highlighting seasonal porters and stouts that are either new to the market or come around once a year. A few are quite readily available to experience over and over again, while others may be less than easy to find but worth the hunt, for those looking for unique brews that are so special they are coveted as trophy beers by the most serious hunters.
Surly Darkness is the annual Russian Imperial Stout…
November 2nd, 2016
By Chris Larson Cjlarson75@gmail.com
The holidays are sneaking up on us faster than we would like to admit. There is one particular holiday shopping experience that really seems to frustrate a lot of my customers at the liquor store and if you are like any of them, you often feel overwhelmed and uninformed when it comes to shopping for wines to give as gifts or bring to a holiday celebration.
Fear not, my friends, for the First Annual Festival of Wines is Wednesday, November 9th at The…
October 26th, 2016
By Chris Larson cjlarson75@gmail.com
With a nod to Fargo’s history and a commitment to supporting local and regional brewers, Front Street Taproom opened its doors to the public this past Wednesday and thus delivered on a very simple concept that I have personally been desiring for quite some time: a taproom that features only beers made in Minnesota or North Dakota.
With seating for 126 and 30 taps available, manager/owner Aaron Templin and his crew are ready to serve up flights,…
October 19th, 2016
By Chris Larson
cjlarson75@gmail.com
All you need to do is take a look at your favorite liquor store’s craft beer section to see that a revolution in craft beer is upon us and growing stronger month by month.
I’m talking about a steady surge of craft beer in cans. Fans of craft beer who once believed only in beer in a bottle are starting to come around to the idea of beer in of a can, partly because of changes in drinking habits and partly because the beers they want to bring home are…
October 12th, 2016
By Chris Larson
Cjlarson75@gmail.com
Located in the rapidly expanding commercial and residential development off Veterans Boulevard in West Fargo, Flatland Brewery has been pouring pints of their locally crafted beers since they opened near the end of July.
President of Flatland Brewery LLC and head brewer, Frank Clemens served me up a couple samples of two of the more popular brews, their IPA and Oktoberfest and explained that after just a couple of months, production was up enough to…
October 5th, 2016
By Chris Larson
Photo by Urban Toad Media
The words “artisan” and “craft” get thrown around an awful lot these days, and all too often are applied to products or businesses that are anything but. Fargo’s Proof Artisan Distillers, located just off Broadway at 414 4th Avenue North are not only delivering products that are deserving of the artisan label, but seem to infuse everything they do with a spirit of creativity and desire to deliver a unique…
September 28th, 2016
By Chris Larson
cjlarson75@gmail.com
The seasonal autumn flavors are upon us and with them, the centerpiece of all things autumnal: the pumpkin. The pumpkin has assumed a sort of dominance over fall flavors that has been building over the last couple decades.
With the abundance of pumpkin beer options, you may be wondering exactly how many different ways they can make a pumpkin beer -- and do they all taste like watered-down pumpkin pie filling?
I recently sat down with a pile of pumpkin…
September 21st, 2016
By Christopher Larson
cjlarson75@gmail.com
Whiskey, peaches, chocolate, raspberries, pumpkin, citrus juice and bright bold hops are all flavors you should expect to be savoring at Drekker’s second birthday party bash, known as Drekkerfest.
While The 4onthefloor and BOOTS are both outstanding bands who are sure to get you shakin’ and moving enough to spill some beer in the alley, the true stars of the day will most certainly come from their incredible lineup of yearly available…
September 14th, 2016
By Chris Larson
cjlarson75@gmail.com
Of course we can count on Wurst Bier Hall to bring a 207-year-old traditional German celebration to the local community. Just like with their oft-celebrated food and beer menu, they bring a heavy dose of heritage and tradition to this once-a-year celebration of German food and beer by beginning the festivities on the third Saturday in September and running them through the first Saturday in October.
Unlike the celebrations in the motherland, which are…
September 7th, 2016
By Chris Larson
cjlarson75@gmail.com
North Dakotans are nationally known for our appreciation of adult beverages. Despite our notoriety, we often get overlooked by nationally popular distillers and wineries.
It seems that craft breweries have noticed us, though, as we have been blessed with numerous breweries launching into the North Dakota market in the last two years.
Odell Brewing Company Regional Marketing Manager, Corland Egertson, explains why North Dakota will be the lucky 13th…
Alicia Underlee Nelsonalicia@hpr1.com A midnight wedding ceremony at the Clay County Courthouse in Moorhead on August 1, 2013 was more than a romantic gesture. Eighteen couples made history on that day by exchanging vows in the…
By Michael M. Millermichael.miller@ndsu.edu On March 11, 2024, we celebrated the 121st birthday of bandleader Lawrence Welk. He was born March 11, 1903 in a sod house near Strasburg, North Dakota, and died on May 17,1992. The…
Saturday, May 117 p.m., gates at 5 p.m.Outdoors at Fargo Brewing Company610 University Dr. N, FargoWisconsin’s finest export, The Violent Femmes, started out in Milwaukee in 1981 as an acoustic punk band, and they’ve been…
Is this a repeating pattern?By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comThere’s a quote circulating around the world wide web, misattributed to Sinclair Lewis: "When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a…
by Ed Raymondfargogadfly@gmail.comAccording to my great-grandfather many years ago, my French ancestors migrated from Normandy to Quebec to Manitoba to Wisconsin to Minnesota over the spread of more than two centuries, finally…
By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com Holiday wine shopping shouldn’t have to be complicated. But unfortunately it can cause unneeded anxiety due to an overabundance of choices. Don’t fret my friends, we once again have you covered…
By Rick Gionrickgion@gmail.com In this land of hotdish and ham, the knoephla soup of German-Russian heritage seems to reign supreme. In my opinion though, the French have the superior soup. With a cheesy top layer, toasted baguette…
By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.com It is not unheard of for bands to go on hiatus. However, as the old saying goes, “Absence makes the heart grow fonder.” That is why when a local group like STILL comes back to…
Now playing at the Fargo Theatre.By Greg Carlson gregcarlson1@gmail.comPalme d’Or recipient “Anatomy of a Fall” is now enjoying an award-season victory tour, recently picking up Golden Globe wins for both screenplay and…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.com There’s no exaggeration when we say that this year’s Plains Art Gala is going to be out of this world, with a sci-fi theme inspired by a painting housed in the Plains Art Museum’s permanent…
By John Showalterjohn.d.showalter@gmail.comHigh Plains Reader had the opportunity to interview two mysterious new game show hosts named Milt and Bradley Barker about an upcoming event they will be putting on at Brewhalla. What…
By Annie Prafckeannieprafcke@gmail.com AUSTIN, Texas – As a Chinese-American, connecting to my culture through food is essential, and no dish brings me back to my mother’s kitchen quite like hotdish. Yes, you heard me right –…
By Sabrina Hornungsabrina@hpr1.comNew Jamestown Brewery Serves up Local FlavorThere’s something delicious brewing out here on the prairie and it just so happens to be the newest brewery west of the Red River and east of the…
By John Showalter john.d.showalter@gmail.comThey sell fentanyl test strips and kits to harm-reduction organizations and…
JANUARY 19, 1967– MARCH 8, 2023 Brittney Leigh Goodman, 56, of Fargo, N.D., passed away unexpectedly at her home on March 8, 2023. Brittney was born January 19, 1967, to Ruth Wilson Pollock and Donald Ray Goodman, in Hardinsburg,…
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Dismissing the value of small towns for the future of our nation is a mistakeBy Bill Oberlanderarcandburn@gmail.comAccording to U.S. Census projections, by the middle of this century, roughly 90% of the total population will live…
