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Half Brothers Brewing – Brewery of the Month – September 2024
By Thomas Pankratz Half Brothers Brewing has quickly become a fan favorite with our staff and our patrons over the years. With their inventive style they always impress me with their beers. It doesn’t hurt that their head brewmaster, Chad Gunderson, used to work at...
Shiner Brewing – Brewery of the Month – July 2024
Shiner Brewing Happy Harry’s Brewery of the Month – July 2024 By Thomas Pankratz I was fortunate to visit the Spoetzl Brewery back in February of this year and I gained even more of an appreciation of their products. The thing I appreciated the most about Spoetzl...
Blakes Hard Cider – Cidery of the Month – July 2024
By: Thomas Pankratz Blakes Hard Cider Co. is a family run business and has been since its start in 1946. With a desire to explore farming, Gerald and Lovey Blake moved their family of 13 kids!!! Out of the suburbs and onto a 100-acre plot of land in Armada, MI with...
New Belgium Brewery – Brewery of the Month – May 2024
Brewery of the Month - May 2024 Written by: Thomas P. New Belgium has been going strong for years now with no end in sight. Some exciting things have been happening since the last time they were Brewery of the Month for Happy Harrys. In 2014 New Belgium Brewing...
Bemidji Brewing – Beer of the Month – March 2024
By: Thomas Pankratz Bemidji Brewing began as a shared vison between Justin “Bud” & Tina Kaney and Tom and Megan Hill. Bud and Tom met while attending Bemidji State University and shared a few home brewed beers that Tom had made. It was clear how passionate...
Kona Brewing – Brewery of the Month – February 2024
By Thomas Pankratz Kona Brewing Company was founded by father and son team Cameron Healy and Spoon Khalsa. The pair had a vision to reflect the spirit, culture, and beauty of Hawaii in a collection of local island craft beers, so in 1994 they set out for the Big...
Woodchuck Ciders – Cidery of the Month – January 2024
By Thomas Pankratz Woodchuck was founded at the Joseph Cerniglia Winery in Proctorsville, Vermontin 1991 by Joe Cerniglia and Barry Blake, along with wine maker Greg Failing. While cider production began in Cerniglia’s winery, by 1996 the company was producing 400,000...
Samuel Adams – Brewery of the Month – December 2023
Samuel Adams Brewery of the Month - December 2023 By Thomas Pankratz 2024 is going to be a big year for Samuel Adams. They will be celebrating their 40th anniversary, which is a testament to the dedication and determination of a small business whose aspirations are...
3 Floyds Brewing – Brewery of the Month – October 2023
Brewery of the Month - October 2023 Thomas Pankratz Welcome Three Floyds to North Dakota! One of the fastest growing breweries in the United States, we are extremely excited to have Three Floyds at all Happy Harry’s locations. Starting in 1996, this Indiana based...
Paulaner – Brewery of the Month – September 2023
By Thomas Pankratz The 188th Oktoberfest will commence on September 16th through Oct 3rd in 2023. The world’s largest folk festival is always an awe-inspiring sight. More than 6 million people visit Oktoberfest every year! With that, we decided to run Paulaner as our...
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