The Sioux Falls brewery scene is young and bustling. By fall, six new breweries will have opened in Sioux Falls in the past 12 months. All but one of Sioux Falls' breweries will have have opened their doors in the last five years.

“The brewery scene has changed to hyperlocal,” Fernson Marketing Director Evan Richards told the Argus Leader in July. “I think people take pride in drinking something made just down the road rather than four or five states over.”

So where to start? We asked brewers to highlight their favorite beer and compiled a guide of the area’s breweries to aid your decision(s).

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Gandy Dancer Brew Works at Monk’s House of Ale Repute

Sioux Falls’ longest standing brewery hosts 40 taps that feature both Gandy Dancer beers (exclusively on-site) and regional favorites inside its brewpub-style location.

Opened: 2007

Brewer’s choice: Brainless Wonder IPA — A medium-bodied IPA with a malt backbone and hoppy finish that pairs well with any of Monk's pizzas. ABV: 7.5% IBU: 85

Feature Food: Mashed Potato Pizza — Pizza topped with mashed potatoes, tomato, bacon, cheddar, drizzle of ranch, and chives.

Fernson Brewing Co.

Fernson introduced a bright and spacious downtown location in April to accompany its 8th Street taproom and brewery/taproom on East Robur Drive.

Opened: 2015

Brewer’s choice: Plains Beer — Inspired by traditional Bohemian pilsners with the drinkability of modern domestic lagers, the Plains Beer is light, refreshing, and pairs well with any occasion. ABV: 4.3% IBU: 18

Feature Food: Ferson Downtown’s Fried Chicken — A Japanese-style boneless chicken thigh served with savory mayo, lime and pickled vegetables.

Remedy Brewing Company

This downtown brewery is a relaxed, open space featuring a patio ideal for convening with company over locally-made brews.

Opened: 2017

Brewer’s choice: Queen Bee Imperial Honey Ale — Crafted with honey from South Dakota, Remedy’s flagship brew is a sweet, golden-hued ale finished with a slight punch. ABV: 7.3% IBU: 20

Food: Remedy specializes in shareable flatbread and shortbread-based plates

WoodGrain Brewing Co.

Posted on the corner of 9th Street and Phillips Avenue, WoodGrain boasts bright downtown views through its windowed taproom and sidewalk patio.

Opened: 2015

Brewer’s Choice: SMaSH Cascade —A single malt, single hop pale ale featuring Cascade hops from local farms, this hazy, juicer brew is an approachable beer for those new to the craft beer scene. ABV: 5.4% IBU: 31

Feature food: WoodGrain doesn't have a kitchen, but they've teamed with restaurants such as Fiero Pizza, MacKenzie River and Bread and Circus for deliveries and specials on to-go orders.

A Homestead Brew

A Homestead Brew takes a farm-to-table approach to their brews. As a locally owned hop farm, they provide hops to brewers in and around South Dakota, but also brew their own, offering them at various outlets around Sioux Falls and at their rural Valley Springs taproom.

Opened: 2017

26685 486th Ave., Valley Springs

Brewer’s Choice: Barrel Aged Farmhouse Sour — a living sour aged in American white oak barrels, with a strong malt body featuring delicious fruit esters with hints of vanilla. ABV: 5.7% IBU: 35 pH: 3.3

Feature food: A Homestead Brew doesn't have a kitchen, but does have snacks available at its taproom.

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Miner Brewing Company

Miner Brewing Company and Prairie Berry Winery, both products of the Black Hills, teamed up to open a Sioux Falls taproom in 2018 to offer a taste of the West River beer scene.

Opened: 2018

Brewer’s Choice: Mango Cream Ale — The refreshing and bright Mango Cream Ale begins with light macerated mango and malt on the nose with a lingering mango and malt finish. ABV: 4.6% IBU: 12

Covert Artisan Ales

This veteran-owned-and-operated brewery arrived in Sioux Falls in 2019; its taproom began operating on normal hours July 12. Situated in a dressed-up warehouse, you can see the innards of a brewery from your chair.

Opened: 2019

Brewer’s Choice: None! Every batch these brewers make is different from the last one. They use peaches, apricots, and berries from farmers to produce wild, colorful, fruited ales and sour beers.

Buffalo Ridge Brewing

Hartford's first brewery is a five-barrel taproom sporting 18 taps. The space is homely and humble, influenced by community roots.

Opened: 2018

Brewer’s Choice: Big Rock Doppelbock — A clean, malty, sweet and nutty bock with lightly toasted notes and subtle warming qualities. Deep Russet hues give way to Crimson and Amber highlights. ABV: 8.2% IBU: 18

Feature food: Two smoked and pulled pork Naan bread sliders — A pair of pulled pork sliders topped with homemade coleslaw and served on Naan Flat Breads.

Obscure Brewing Co.

Obscure opened its doors July 11 in east Sioux Falls near the Dawley Farm development.

Brewer’s Choice: SoDak Kolsch — A light and bright German brew with a lemon-yellow appearance.

Feature food: Obscure’s kitchen will be up and running in the next 2-3 months.

What’s to come:

Lupulin Brewing Company

The Minnesota brewery taking over Hydra's space on Louise Avenue in the fall is best known for spunky IPAs and daring twists on classic brews. Their ambiance is described by their motto: "Work sucks, drink beer."

Opening: Fall 2019

Brewer’s Choice: Hooey — Lupulin's brewers bypass filtering the yeast and hop oils to give this American IPA the hoppiest flavor possible. ABV: 6.2% IBU: 60

Severance Brewing Co.

This new brewery is set to open Aug. 2 in The Cascade apartment complex across from the Levitt Shell. On summer evenings, the garage door will open to let in the warm breeze and music from the Levitt at the Falls concert series.

Opening: Aug. 2, 2019

Brewer’s Choice: Monster Cookie Stout — an oatmeal stout with the hints of peanut butter, chocolate and brown sugar

Unnamed Look's Market Beer project

Opening: Fall 2019

Brewer's Choice: Still in the works

Where you can find them