A purple-red beer gets poured at Severance Brewing

Sampling Brewer's Row in Sioux Falls

There's a lot to taste in a nine-block radius in downtown Sioux Falls

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It's not surprising that the downtown area of SoDak's biggest city has plenty of places to discover. But if you love the taste of a good beer, you're in luck. A nine-block radius of downtown features some of the tastiest brews you'll find in the Midwest and beyond.

Whether you're looking for a simple flight or an intense tasting session, Brewer's Row in Sioux Falls is the place to be.

A hand reaches for a dark glass of beer at Severance in Sioux Falls

Severance Brewing Company

701 N Phillips Ave.

NAME ORIGIN: The head brewer left his corporate job and started the brewery as his "severance package."

BEER: IPAs, ales, sours and more -- this place specializes in having something you'll want to taste.

ATMOSPHERE: Hip and chill

ONLY HERE: The "Pints for People" program lets people pay for a beer, write on a sticker who should get the beer, and stick it on the column to be claimed. It could be for a newlywed, someone with your name, or anyone that only likes the first four Metallica albums. You buy, you pick. Someone reaps the reward.

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WoodGrain Brewing Co.

101 S Phillips Ave.

NAME ORIGIN: As they used old barn wood to make the brewery's furniture, they realized the name was right in front of them.

BEER: There will always be a wheat, IPA, and stout available year-round, but the rotating flavors bring their own magic, from Strawberry Palmer to Duct Tape Piñata.

ATMOSPHERE: Warm and comfortable

ONLY HERE: There's something soothing about putting your beer on wood that once was a barn.

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Monks Ale House

420 E 8th St.

NAME ORIGIN: The name came from the original owner's love of Belgian beers.

BEER: Technically, no brewing happens here. But being South Dakota's first craft beer bar earns it a spot on this list as does a rotating collection of 50 (!!!) taps.

ATMOSPHERE: Super comfortable with food and pinball

ONLY HERE: The beer selection is stunning. It also shares a parking lot with Covert, so you can get a good deal of tasting done by just walking a few feet.

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Remedy Brewing Company

401 E 8th St.

NAME ORIGIN: The owners joked that Sioux Falls needed a better beer scene. Mission accomplished.

BEER: 16 taps plus wine, cider, mead and NA beverages

ATMOSPHERE: Rustic and welcoming to thirsty folks, their families, and their dogs.

ONLY HERE: Enjoy the city's first pickleball pub, a live music venue, and a private dock-turned-patio complete with plants and games

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Hands grab nachos for consumption outside Fernson

Fernson Downtown

332 S Phillips Ave.

NAME ORIGIN: A smashing together of the owner's last names (Fernholz and Thompson)

BEER: People swear by staples like the Farmhouse Ale, but it's the varieties of Curio (a tart, citrus ale) that appear every year that catch some people's palates.

ATMOSPHERE: Food is available, but this place feels more like a hangout than a restaurant.

ONLY HERE: The taproom is the only place to get beers from the "Seed Series" -- limited run concoctions where the brewers' imaginations run wild.

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