# Dempsey's Brewery, Pub & Restaurant > Dempsey's Brewery, Pub & Restaurant in Watertown, South Dakota, United States scores 3.53 out of 5 — Poor, #31 in South Dakota. *Canonical page: · data updated 2026-08-28* Breadcrumb: Breweries → United States → South Dakota → Dempsey's Brewery, Pub & Restaurant Dempsey's Brewery, Pub & Restaurant is a brewery in Watertown, South Dakota, United States. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.53 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #31 in South Dakota. Of the 65 beers we track, 20% are Other and 17% Pale Ale. ## Rating - Score: 3.53 out of 5 - Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer. - Ranked: #31 in South Dakota · #6,520 in United States · #10,721 worldwide - Popularity: Lightly rated - Beers tracked: 65 ## About We are the 2nd oldest brewery in the State of South Dakota, founded in 1999. All of our brew equipment was purchased from the Trader & Trapper in Moorhead MN. As it turned out, Bill Dempsey (III) decided after 15 years as a Deli Express route manager, to open a brewery, so he did what any normal person would do. He decided to go to an auction, bid on a brew system, won said system, and took out a loan on the family home. Lyne, was a little surprised when she awoke one morning to find a semi in the yard, full of brewing equipment, and Bill's declaration that not only were they opening a Restaurant / Brewery, but that they also just a little deeper in debt after the freshly paid off house was not so much anymore. ​Bill trained at the (now defunct) Sioux Falls Brewing Company, before opening up the doors in Watertown in August 1999. Currently, He has since retired (ish) and generally still hangs around Dempseys, giving advice, drinking scotch, and generally doing his utmost to be un-retired. We brew 350 gallons at a time We brew about twice a month, and we brew 6-7 different varietals. We do have some rotation, but for the most part, these are the beers we always have in stock. ## What they brew - Other — 20% of the beers we track - Pale Ale — 17% of the beers we track - IPA — 16% of the beers we track - Stout / Porter — 16% of the beers we track - Amber Lager — 12% of the beers we track - Amber Ale — 11% of the beers we track - Wheat Beer — 8% of the beers we track ## Find them - Address: 127 North Broadway, Watertown, South Dakota, United States - Coordinates: 44.902844, -97.11393699999999 - Website: http://www.dempseybrewpub.com/ ## Breweries nearby - [Watertown Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/watertown-brewing-co-5332.md) — 3.81, Fine — Watertown, South Dakota — 0.2 mi away - [Wooden Legs Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/wooden-legs-brewing-company-3601.md) — 3.85, Fine — Brookings, South Dakota — 44 mi away - [Eponymous Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/eponymous-brewing-company-6878.md) — 3.98, Fine — Brookings, South Dakota — 44 mi away - [One-Legged Pheasant Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/one-legged-pheasant-brewery-33647.md) — 4.32, Great — Aberdeen, South Dakota — 77 mi away - [Buffalo Ridge Brewing Project](https://finding.beer/brewery/buffalo-ridge-brewing-project-21833.md) — 3.75, Fine — Hartford, South Dakota — 89 mi away - [Fernson Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/fernson-brewing-company-1741.md) — 3.78, Fine — Sioux Falls, South Dakota — 92 mi away - [Palace City Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/palace-city-brewing-co-35755.md) — 4.15, Great — Mitchell, South Dakota — 94 mi away - [Severance Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/severance-brewing-company-19599.md) — 3.82, Fine — Sioux Falls, South Dakota — 95 mi away ## Rankings this brewery appears in - [Best breweries in South Dakota](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states/south-dakota.md) - [Best breweries in United States](https://finding.beer/breweries/united-states.md) --- Finding Beer scores breweries on the beer they brew rather than on the venue. Method: . Rankings by place: . The iPhone app adds a live map of what is around you: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/finding-beer/id1082135126