The Good Life – May-June 2024

One of the coolest machines found at Drekker Brewing is the
“Cosmic Carnival,” which features artwork from Dirty Donny, the
artist who created several art pieces for Metallica, amongst
other things. It is more of an art piece, and only two machines
are available to play globally, this being one of them!
After the COVID pandemic, the Brooks brothers
tried to keep the Fargo Pinball Club open by
spacing all the machines six feet apart to follow
the CDC guidelines, but people were afraid, and
they did not want to be out in a public space, so
they closed for a while. And that leads us to today.
Their largest selection of machines can be found
at Drekker Brewing/Brewhalla, which boasts
30 machines. This is where you will find all the
weird, wacky, and unique games.
“Each machine is placed in each location for a
specific purpose, so we want to be very mindful
of certain locations,” explained Brooks. For
example, if there are kids that will be playing it,
we might not have the Walking Dead machine
there, [and so on].
One of the coolest machines found at Drekker
Brewing is the “Cosmic Carnival,” which features
artwork from Dirty Donny, the artist who created
several art pieces for Metallica, amongst other
things. It is more of an art piece, and only two
machines are available to play globally, this being
one of them!
You can also find their machines nearby, such as
bars and pool halls. “What’s cool there is that each
location gives its unique vibe,” exclaims Brooks.
What is distinctive about Fargo Pinball and the
places they chose to place their machines is that
they are open to having them at other bars. Still,
Drekker Brewing/Brewhalla is the only brewery
in the area offering exclusive year-round space for
their machines.
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