Last month in July my family and I went on Vacation to the Black Hills in South Dakota so one of the first things that I did was do a brewery search and to see what South Dakota had to offer. The only brewery we were going to be close to was the Firehouse Brewing Co. in Rapid City.
Luckily it is both a brewery and a restaurant which makes it easy for me to get to since the family was with me (meaning they don't have to wait while I go beer geek out). We went there for dinner. I'm not sure if it is sad or not but it was probably the thing that I was most excited about while we were on vacation.
The restaurant and brewery are located in an old firehouse so the restaurant of course follows that them. The menu was pretty much the standard brew pub fair. I was able to get some Bison brisket which was good but I really wasn't there to eat.
I was able to have 2 of their beers while I was there. I'm always a big fan of red beers so my first choice from the beer list was the Firehouse Red. I really liked this beer. It really hit the mark for a great malty red. The second beer that I was able to have was the Smoke Jumper Stout. I also really like smoked beers and this one was good. I would have liked a little more smokyness to it but it was still a very well made beer. When we left I picked up a growler for my collection full of the Firehouse Red which was nice to have back at the hotel for the last night of vacation.
Overall I thought the Firehouse Brewering Co. makes some pretty good beer and will look forward to having more of their offerings if I ever make it back to the Black Hills.
Beer drank while writing this post: Levity Amber Ale by Odell Brewing Co. out of Fort Collins, CO.
