Laughing Sun Brewing–Bismark, ND’s Only Craft Brewery

Frohlich and his business partner Todd Sattler are planning to open Laughing Sun Brewing in downtown Bismarck in September. They have already purchased the brewing equipment and leased space on Fifth Street north of Main Avenue for the brewpub. The City Commission approved a liquor license in late May.

“Everyone’s dying for this pub to open, people are really waiting,” Frohlich said. “We’re going to get there. Its close now, it’s real.”

The last step is getting a permit from the U.S. government to begin brewing and selling beer. Frohlich said he expects to receive the federal permit by mid-July.

Federal approval has proved problematic for others who have attempted to begin marketing North Dakota’s first commercially available microbrew – Edwinton Brewing Company was set to launch in Mandan last year but was stymied by federal regulations. So far, there is no fully operational brewery in North Dakota.