Today in 1889, North Dakota became the 39th state.

North Dakota

North Dakota Breweries

• Edwinton Brewing
• Fargo Brewing

North Dakota Brewery Guides

• Beer Advocate
• Beer Me
• Rate Beer

Guild: No known brewers guild

State Agency: North Dakota Office of State Tax Commissioner

• Capital: Bismark
• Largest Cities: Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, Mandan
• Population: 642,200; 47th
• Area: 70704 sq.mi., 19th
• Nickname: Peace Garden State / Flickertail State / Roughrider State
• Statehood: 39th, November 2, 1889

• Alcohol Legalized: December 5, 1933
• Number of Breweries: 2
• Rank: 49th
• Beer Production: 622,877
• Production Rank: 47th
• Beer Per Capita: 30.1 Gallons

Package Mix:

• Bottles: 31.7%
• Cans: 55.7%
• Kegs: 12.2%

Beer Taxes:

• Per Gallon: $0.16
• Per Case: $0.36
• Tax Per Barrel (24/12 Case): $4.96
• Draught Tax Per Barrel (in Kegs): $2.48

Economic Impact (2010):

• From Brewing: $4,052,844
• Direct Impact: $179,486,642
• Supplier Impact: $48,245,714
• Induced Economic Impact: $72,205,012
• Total Impact: $299,937,369

Legal Restrictions:

• Control State: No
• Sale Hours: On Premises: 12 p.m. – 2 a.m. Sundays 8 a.m. – 2 a.m. Mon-Sat
  Off Premises: before 2.am. Thanksgiving Day
• Grocery Store Sales: No
• Notes: No off-sale on Thanksgiving Day. No Christmas Day on-sale, nor sales on Christmas Eve after 6 p.m.

Data complied, in part, from the Beer Institute’s Brewer’s Almanac 2010, Beer Serves America, the Brewers Association, Wikipedia and my World Factbook. If you see I’m missing a brewery link, please be so kind as to drop me a note or simply comment on this post. Thanks.

For the remaining states, see Brewing Links: United States.