Beervana 2015

Beervana. The epic Sioux Falls original rare beer festival that was once highlighted by Surly Darkness continues to evolve and impress every year. Despite being set on the same weekend as GABF, the Great American Beer Festival, in Denver, Beervana shines brightly on its own. Once again Monks House of Ale Repute pulled out all of the stops tapping rare beer they have been collecting and securing from their loyal distributors, 70 beers to be exact.

The setup was similar to last year but yet, something was different. You see this year at Beervana three new local breweries made their debut, Take 16, Fernson and WoodGrain. Each brought their own unique beer to serve up to festival goers showing that they too belong in this rare event. In fact, WoodGrains Imperial Milk Stout was even the first keg to empty. Not Deschutes Black Butte XXIV or Abyss 2013 and not even Surly Darkness 2013.

So why does that matter? What does that even mean? It means the local brewery scene is strong and gro

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