The Pourhouse is located in an old warehouse that features beautiful architecture, and that used to be associated with bootleg activities. As this space was not always a bar, the building used to secretly store and hold alcohol for the speakeasies and other facilities. Today, this space in the old warehouse is home to a modern bar where you may serve yourself!
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Ebeneezer's Eatery & Irish Pub
Today, Ebeneezers's features free live music, a full serve bar, and great food. During the Prohibition Era which started earlier in North Dakota than in other states, was enacted in 1889. This "dry" period went on for a long forty years until the ban on alcohol was repealed in 1933. Back in the day, the building used to be a key spot in the red light district, as it was a known speakeasy.
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The Spot
The Spot is Minot's only poolhouse that serves drinks, as well as other games. This location used to also serve alcohol when it was not legal. Due to the ambiguity of the topic of prohibition, there is not much recorded in the documentary record about it. As buisinesses did not want to ruin their reputations due to being associated with what was once illegal in the past.
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The Tap Room
The Tap Room is a bar and live music venue that serves craft beer. In 1910, the building used to be the Kemper Block Building, and has the feeling of a speakeasy with its stone walls. The building also has a basement which would have been the perfect location to hide bootleg during the prohibition. The owners acknowledging Minot's past, state that "We carry on the speakeasy feel in the hard-to-find spot in the heart of downtown". Through acknowledging the past, we can all enjoy the history that we share.
