USA, ND: Drekker Brewing Company to open in Fargo area this year

A new brewing company with a name that springs from the area’s Scandinavian roots will start up soon in the Fargo area. Drekker Brewing Co. is the brainchild of Mark Bjornstad, Jesse Feigum and cousins Darin Montplaisir and Mason Montplaisir, a group of local beer enthusiasts who have been brewing together for years, In-Forum reported on March 20.

Feigum, self-proclaimed head of “nerdery” for Drekker, said the company is in the process of securing a lease on a building in Fargo that will be home to the brewery.

The founders are not giving any details until everything is in place, but Feigum stressed it will happen.

“We basically have everything planned out and ready to go,” he said.

Bjornstad, who is president of the company, said they plan to open the brewery with a taproom, and they intend to offer tours and education sessions on beer.

He said Drekker’s brews will respect traditional beer styles while offering surprises here and there.

“We like to take things that are all over in the beverage and dining industry and integrate them. Do something unique, do something different,” he said.

According to the company website, the name Drekker is a hybrid of Old Norse words: drekka – to drink; drykkr – a draft drink; and drakkar – a Viking longship.

The brewery plans to be up and running before the end of the year, Feigum said.

21 March, 2014