DEMPSEY’S BREWERY RESTAURANT & PUB WATERTOWN
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Dempsey's Brewery Restaurant & Pub officially sold their first beer in Watertown on December 21, 1990 (a Black Bear Stout , to be exact). Over the past 26 years, Dempsey’s has been evolving and expanding the brewery operations in towns like Aberdeen, Brookings, and throughout Watertown, and finding a larger, more modern home for the brewery. “The brewery is plugging away, brewing staples and cult hits,” said owner Sean Dempsey . Dempsey, who is lighthearted by nature, says he likes fun names and big, malty beers. Their number-one beer is the Battle Axe Blonde , which he describes as light, crisp, easy drinking. Other favorites include the Black Bear Stout , the Attersee Alt , or the Valkyrie Red (when they have it in stock). “Most of our beer labels are designed to be later inserted into a story,” described Dempsey. “We have the German pilot on Tempelhof , the giant axe-wielding black bear on Black Bear Stout, the zombie mermaid from the Attersee Alt, and the crew on the Longship Lager . We stick to a medieval fantasy feel with a lot of references to real places.” The 180-seat brewery and pub is similar, covered in flags hanging from the ceiling and walls adorned with murals telling Irish tales. “It's old, and it just keeps getting more comfortable as we age on,” said Dempsey. “You’ve got a restaurant scene—it’s more than a few beer snobs lining the bar. It’s very chill, but it's also a spot you’d bring your ‘rents to.” Dempsey’s currently has nine beers on draft, and the team tries to keep eight to 10 available at any given time. They’re currently working on local collabs, and Dempsey says they’re about to resurrect classic beers from the mid 2000s.
“I’m looking forward to a blast from the past,” he said. For more information, visit dempseybrewpub.com.
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