Brewery Profile: Dempsey’s Brewery, Pub & Restaurant of Watertown, South Dakota

This is the first in our first in a series of profiling all of South Dakota breweries. Look for a profile of another brewery next week.

Official Brewery Name: Dempsey’s Brewery, Pub & Restaurant

Ownership: The Dempsey Family, currently operated by Sean Dempsey

Brewers: Sean Dempsey, Adam Erickson

Year Founded: 1999

Address: 127 North Broadway in Watertown

Website: www.dempseybrewpub.com

Flagship Beer: Battle Axe Blonde.

Year-round Brews: Black Bear Stout, Longship Lager, Valkyrie Red, Banshie Pale Ale, Battle Axe Blonde

Notable Seasonals/Features: Winter Seasonal is Frostbite Lager, (which is going away in 2 weeks) and our newest beer, Könningweizen (The White King) will be released in two weeks.

Brewing equipment:
New have a 10 bbl system. Three fermenters upstairs, 6 storage tanks in the basement. We brew about twice a month, and rotate our seasonals every 3-4 months (the next one is called Phoenix Ris

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