Based on the true story of an immigrant Pioneer family's journey from their home country of Germany in the 1880's. They settled on the new frontier of Minnesota at a place called Otter Falls, at the edge of the vast White Pine Forest, on the banks of the Ottertail River. Here, they established their farm at the edge of the prairie.
When August Pfieffer arrived in 1885, the Ottertail River was a river of logs flowing to the saw mills all along the Ottertail. Here at Otter Falls, was the brewery where August became the Brew Master.
This pioneer family braved all the elements of the raw wilderness, the bitter cold and snows of the winters and the threat of the unsettled Indian population. They struggled with the hardships of pioneers living in this remote frontier, and the total absence of any of the conveniences of city life.
The story takes this pioneer family through the first half of the 20th century. The family grows, and a new generation is born, as they now struggle with a new world of inventions and technologies, and wars.
While August ran the brewery, his eldest son Joe, began building a large and successful farm on the prairie. When prohibition closed the brewery, Joe and his father held into the dream of re-opening the brewery. When prohibition ended, Joe and his brothers began rebuilding the brewery. Would they complete the task of reopening the brewery before time ran out for Joe and his brothers?