Laughing Sun Brewing Co., Bismarck

Best place for live music in town. Great beer. Good BBQ food selection. I love being able to order at the counter - it seems to speed up things. The expanded size is a welcome addition, but even this place fills up very fast and it can be hard to find seats for a larger group if come too late on a busy night. It's neat seeing the owner(s) hanging out here with their friends and having a good time - it speaks more highly of a place. There's an excellent, varied, and eclectic group of music here which is very welcome. I wish that when bands are taking their breaks, there would be no music played instead of background music on their radio. The nice thing about the old place was the silence between sets to catch up on conversation.

I'm not a drinker so I can't comment on the beer itself but my companion said it was pretty good. The root beer was bland but the sandwich was great. They don't skimp on the toppings for the sandwiches. Note: the potato salad is of the sweet variety like baked beans sweet so if don't like sweet flavoed potato salad go with another side dish. Music wasn't too loud, and everything when I went was spotlessly clean.