Hartford has a brewery worth driving to. Buffalo Ridge Brewing sits just west of Sioux Falls and brews its own craft beer on-site — the kind of place where you can watch the tanks while you drink what came out of them.
They craft and serve their own beer, wholesale kegs to local accounts, and host private events in a space that actually fits the occasion. Whether you're after a pint at the bar, a growler to take home, or a venue that doesn't look like a converted conference room, Buffalo Ridge covers the range without overclaiming it.
Locals pick Buffalo Ridge because it's the real article — a manufacturer and a taproom in one building, not a bar that slapped "craft" on the signage. The Hartford location makes it a destination rather than a default, which tends to filter out the people who don't mean it. If you mean it, that's the one.