Great atmosphere, great beer, great vibe. Excellent service. Kid friendly. Love their 'make a postcard' station where you use their beer label stickers and make a postcard and they mail for you.
Love this place...if I lived in Fargo/Moorhead, you would find me there every weekend! Ambiance is awesome...can sit indoor or out on the patio. Beer selections were plentiful, but was a little disappointed that there weren't a few more for a place built around beer tasting. Lines for beer weren't too long, but wait staff wasn't there quickest (but no complaints).
Beer is great, spot is super cool and food next door is delicious. Pets welcome on patio.
First off service was so good. We brought our dogs in and sat down in the corner. One of the staff checked on us frequently and helped with a few things I was looking for. The beer was very good. They have a really cool area you can take old sticker beer labels and make postcards they will send out for you. That is one of the most unique things I have seen at a brewery. We went on the Fourth of July and the restaurant next door unfortunately wasn't open. We loved our experience and will go again if we are in the area.
This brewery has decent parking, which I always appreciate. I was able to find space to sit even during a busy part of a Saturday. Staff was attentive and helpful. Beer selection is good and covers a wide variety of options. I liked every beer I had there. I left my tab open when I got up to pee, so they double-charged me for my first round. I didn't notice until a few days later when I was at home and looking at my accounts. I get why they did this, but it was disappointing.
I e had beer from these guys plenty of times at bottle shares and beer festivals.. but today was the first time visiting the brewery. Cool little spot in a small town on the border of North Dakota and Minnesota. Cool artwork inside and outside. There is plenty of seating both inside and outside and two bars.. one on either side. Lots of choices on tap and in cans and bottles. They also make and sell CBD products (not for onsite consumption). The guys and gals working the bar were great! Fast and efficient, friendly and helpful... and there's free popcorn!
My inaugural Junkyard visit was my last stop of my Thursday brewery tour so I was quite chatty and beertender Tyler was more than patient and accommodating with me. I was asked several people what they were drinking to which Tyler would say "I told you, you can sample anything!". As a fan of sours I opted for the Melting Skulls. I had three more beers that were all just as delicious! The very well balanced Basket Weaver IPA, Nutty Little Fella and Lou Dogg Hefe. I really liked the tap room, so spacious w garage doors open and the fun murals!! Parking was a breeze at the large lot across the street. They have a nice big patio out front. Tyler was friendly and took great care of me, a few other staff I talked to were also kind and helpful. Thanks Junkyard for the delicious and fun first visit. Cheers!
We decided to stop here because I was intrigued by a beer that Junkyard had just released called "Gooey Lewis and The Brews", which was some sort of jelly and granola-inspired sour. We packed up the pups and headed to an outside table. The brewery itself is very small and off a major road, but the total ambiance was very cool and I loved the artwork on the walls. They don't do flight pairings but they do offer half pours, so I got a bunch of sours for me and a few "regular beers" for hubby. The beers were delicious! I really loved their Icee-inspired sours. I bought a few crowlers to go and they were very decently priced. I think they were about $7 or $8 each. The staff were also very friendly and the bathrooms were clean.
One of the best breweries in Minnesota, if not the best! There isn't much that they don't absolutely crush! They have their flagship brews, but their rotation of beers and frequency is unmatched. There is a board that shows you what is coming out next. I'm in this area every 2 weeks from the Twin Cities for business and they always have new beers, amazing! They just don't brew anything that blows. I'm not sure who their Brewmaster is, but he or she should be cloned.
While in Fargo-Moorhead for Rare Beer Picnic, I made sure to get out of bed to join other craft beer nerds for the release of Double Barrel Aged King Size and Double Barrel Aged Midnight Spider at Junkyard Brewing. Rather than getting the bottles and running back to the hotel, I chose to sit and enjoy myself with a few half pours of their amazing beers in addition to chomping down a bigger plate of popcorn that I probably needed. Double Barrel Aged King Size: A Peanut Stout aged in two consecutive sets of freshly dumped Willet bourbon barrels, and then transferred to a new set of freshly dumped Willet bourbon barrels. Through the double barrel aging I get a lot of barrel character including licorice, oak, and bitter chocolate that plays well with the roasted nut flavors that are strong in the non-barrel aged version. King Size is my favorite PB Stout, and this brought out a TON of complex flavors not in the OG. Double Barrel Aged Midnight Spider: An Imperial Stout double barrel aged in the same manner as DBA King Size. The base stout was brewed with roasted barley and conditioned on cocoa nibs, black walnuts, and marshmallow. The base beer is tasty in its own right, but the aging brings out the Rocky Road Ice Cream feel even more with some maple, oak, and vanilla flavors accentuated. Mild bitterness shown more - think dark bakers chocolate and roasted nut. Wicked Awesome Slurry: An Imperial Double IPA hopped with Eureka and El Dorado. High haze, fluffy body / mouthfeel from Wheat additions, and high tropical juice and bitterness. The name doesn't lie - this is some wicked awesome slurry of dankness and citrus. _____________________