If you are looking for a quality Bloody Mary, head north 33 miles on Highway 25, and stop along the Soo Line trail at a bar that has consistently finished on top at area and regional Bloody Mary contests. That bar is the Red Rooster, and it is coming off another Bloody Mary contest, this time in Sioux Falls, SD where they finished in 2nd place!

A big congrats to the crew out at the Rooster for the top-3 finish in Sioux Falls.

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The second-place finish comes on the heels of the Genola-based bar's first-place finish at the Central Minnesota Bloody Mary Fest, the first full week in January.

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Before the contest in Sioux Falls, the bar announced that it was partnering with another Pierz-area institution for future contests.

As we prepare for Midwest Bloody Mary Fests Sioux Falls, SD edition tomorrow, we’d like to recognize Thielen Meats of Pierz! We will be partnering with Thielen’s for all of our Bloody Mary festival garnish needs moving forward. We take our Bloody Mary very seriously and only choose the best ingredients for our Bloodys. That is why we’re excited for this partnership to take our garnish game to the next level!

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If you need another reason to check out the Red Rooster, stop out on a random Wednesday and see what their Bologna Days are all about, it's a long-standing tradition that can be a lot of fun if you go with the right crowd.

You can find the Red Rooster at 25932 Meadow Lark Road in Pierz.

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