Firehouse Brewing Co., which opened in 1991 in downtown Rapid City, is the oldest brewery still in operation in South Dakota. Hiring Mike Beebe as head brewer marked a new era for the company, transitioning from a traditional brewpub to a modern production brewery focused on technical precision, quality, consistency, and innovation. Under Beebe’s leadership, Firehouse Brewing Co.…
Founded in 1992 by Cecelia Miller, a Tohono O’odham Nation member, the restaurant offers complex red and green chile stews. But the real highlight is the fry bread — “downy bronze cushions the size of dinner plates,” as the James Beard Foundation described it, available “in both savory and sweet versions.”