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The Lazy List

Fargo Brewing Company

Come for the beer, not the Merlot

Industrial Park · Fargo · Brewpub

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Reviewed April 19, 2026

Wingman Metrics

List VarietyGrocery Store
MarkupSteep
GlasswareBasic Stemmed
StaffWilling but Green
Specials & DealsSet & Forget
Storage & TempAcceptable

First Impression

The wine list at Fargo Brewing feels like an afterthought stapled to the back of a very good beer menu. Four options, all names you'd recognize from a gas station endcap. This is a place that knows what it is — a brewpub — and the wine program reflects zero ambition beyond checking a box.

Selection Deep Dive

Washington and California are the represented regions here, which sounds fine until you see exactly which bottles made the cut: 15 Hands Chardonnay, Menage a Trois Red Blend, and Beringer White Zinfandel. These are mass-produced, widely distributed crowd-pleasers with roughly the same level of terroir expression as a fruit punch. There's no depth, no regional curiosity, and no attempt to find even a modestly interesting producer within those same price brackets. If you're hoping for a Walla Walla Syrah or even a half-decent Napa Cab, keep walking.

By the Glass

Four by-the-glass pours at $7–$10 a pop, which sounds affordable until you realize what's in the glass. Rotation appears nonexistent — this list reads like it hasn't been touched since the menu was printed. The price-per-ounce math is fine; the quality-per-ounce math is not.

💰Best Value

15 Hands Chardonnay — $7

At $7 a glass it's the least offensive option on the list — a straightforward, unoaked-ish Washington Chardonnay that at least won't embarrass you at the table the way the White Zin might.

💎Hidden Gem

15 Hands Chardonnay

It's not a gem by any stretch, but in this lineup it's the closest thing to a wine someone actually thought about. At a brewpub with pretzels and brisket, an inoffensive Chardonnay quietly does its job.

Skip This

Menage a Trois Red Blend

At $32 a bottle, you're paying more than double retail ($15) for a wine that's built for the $9 grocery store shelf. The 113% markup on something this ordinary is hard to justify — just order a pint.

🍽️Perfect Pairing

15 Hands Chardonnay + Pretzel bites

Warm, salty pretzel bites need something cold and crisp to cut through. The 15 Hands Chardonnay, whatever its limitations, has enough acidity to play off the salt without getting in the way. It works, and sometimes that's the most you can ask.

The Bottom Line

Fargo Brewing makes solid beer — order that. The wine list exists in name only, and at these markups, you're better off grabbing a cold IPA and calling it a night.

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