Granite City Food & Brewery (#3) - Craft Beer in Fargo, North Dakota

📜 Short History:

Granite City Food & Brewery was founded in 1999 in St. Cloud, Minnesota. The founders, Steve Wagenheim and William Burdick, wanted to create a casual dining restaurant that would offer a variety of high-quality, freshly brewed beers. The name "Granite City" was chosen as a tribute to the nickname of St. Cloud, known as "The Granite City" due to its rich history in granite production.

The brewery was one of the first in the country to implement a patented brewing process known as Fermentus Interruptus. This process allows beer to be brewed at one location, then transported and fermented at various other locations. This innovative approach allowed Granite City to maintain consistency in their beer across multiple locations.

Over the years, Granite City Food & Brewery expanded its operations, opening multiple locations across the United States. The company went public in 2002 and was listed on the NASDAQ.

However, in 2020, Granite City Food & Brewery filed for bankruptcy and closed several of its locations. The company was later acquired by BBQ Holdings, the parent company of Famous Dave's, in March 2020.

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