Brewery Showcase
PD takes a look at a brewery near you.
A Few Thoughts After Visiting Silver City Brewery
August 16, 2016 | Hannah Carlson 1Over the past few months, we’ve been lucky enough to get to know the guys and gals of Silver City Brewery. It all started when we were able to sit down over some beers and chat about their 20th Anniversary Celebration – at Chuck’s Hop Shop in Seattle. After a few rounds of beer – learning about their culture, their team, and their Anniversary celebration – we were hooked. Read More
Brewery Showcase | Weyerbacher Brewing Company
August 12, 2016 | Dan BortzBeneath the gaze of the iconic court jester, you’ll find a set of glass doors, which bear the number “21.” That’s 21 years of defying expectations. 252 months of eschewing style guidelines. 7,665 days (give or take a few leap days) of perfecting their craft. Read More
Brewery Showcase | Maplewood Brewery and Distillery
July 26, 2016 | Mathew PowersMaplewood Brewery and Distillery, as the name suggests, does more than deliver good beer to Chicagoans; they distill fantastic spirits, too. In fact, they are the only ones in Illinois … Read More
Brewery Showcase | Front Street Brewery
July 20, 2016 | Nick OstdickWhat does it mean to nurture an established craft beer brand into a new era? In such a rapidly expanding and evolving industry as American craft beer with 4,000 breweries … Read More
Brewery Showcase | Great Central Brewing Company
July 14, 2016 | Mathew PowersBreweries have been accumulating in Chicago faster than snow during a vortex style blizzard. Many of those up and coming new breweries exist in buildings that offer limited potential for physical growth. But, brewing success leads to a greater demand, so what happens when the demand exceeds supply? Or, for brewers that haven’t yet found their own space, where can they brew? That’s where Great Central Brewing Company (GCBC) comes to the rescue (opening in fall, 2016).
Brewery Showcase | Kokopelli Beer Company
July 7, 2016 | Holly PriestleyKokopelli is the Hopi god of agriculture and fertility — a perfect deity for a new brew pub who needs plenty of grains for both their beer and their pizza. Christine Wares is the owner of Kokopelli Beer Company — the first solely woman-owned brewery in Colorado (and only the 7th in the country!) which opened in Westminster in January 2014. Read More
Brewery Showcase | The Pike Brewing Co.
July 1, 2016 | Hannah Carlson 1Walking into The Pike Brewing Company isn’t like walking into a brew pub. It’s like walking into a beer museum.
The walls of Pike are lined – floor to ceiling, … Read More
Brewery Showcase | Temperance Beer Co.
June 28, 2016 | Mathew PowersWho better to build a craft brewery from the ground-up than a former architect? Josh Gilbert, born and raised in Evanston, IL (a northern suburb of Chicago), left the world of architecture and founded Temperance Beer Company in 2013, the town’s first brewery since Prohibition. Three years later, the brewery can best be summed up with one word — balance. Balance in beer. Balance in approach. Balance in philosophy.
Need for Better Beer Brings us Brooks Brewery in New Jersey
June 16, 2016 | Matt Saffer 1Beer is by far one of the oldest beverages ever produced by human hands. Experts agree the first beer recipes date back to at least the fifth millennium BC, and there’s written proof of recipes recorded from Egypt and Mesopotamia.
From monasteries to artisanal brews in the pre-industrial revolution onwards, to the mass-produced products of industrial manufacturing, beer has evolved and grown alongside us.There’s little doubt how vital it has become as an economic driver (US revenues were more than $100 billion in 2015) and as a driver for scientific improvements in the fields of measuring, brewery construction and fermentation.
Brewery Showcase | Banded Oak Brewing Company (Denver, CO)
June 7, 2016 | Tristan ChanSpecial thanks to Stephen Adams, The Colorado Beer Geek for assistance in research for this post.
Great ideas are often born from great beer, such was the case with South … Read More
Brewery Showcase | River Dog Brewing Co.
June 6, 2016 | Danele BovaSometimes when you travel off the beaten path, you are rewarded by the sweetest of treasures. This is what you’ll find when you reach River Dog Brewing Co.
Inside the Tank | WeldWerks Brewing Co.
June 2, 2016 | Travis WegerVideo Created by PorchDrinking.com Videographer Travis Weger
Voted Best New Brewery in America via a USA Today reader poll, WeldWerks Brewing Company has quickly become one of the hottest new breweries not just … Read More
Brewery Preview | Dovetail Brewery
May 31, 2016 | Alex ChavezDays before the craziness of Chicago Craft Beer Week (CCBW), I was offered the opportunity to tour soon-to-open Dovetail Brewery, which is co-owned, operated and run by Bill Wesselink and Hagen Dost. What better way to begin the beer week, than with a preview of the next chapter of Chicago’s burgeoning beer scene.
Dovetail is a reference to the carpenter’s joint of interlocking boards, it is famed for its resistance to being pulled apart. As Bill so elegantly expressed, “It’s coming together to make a stronger brewery. A mix of old and new, American and European to create what we feel is our interpretation.”
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Brewery Showcase | Pig Minds Brewing Company
May 30, 2016 | Nick OstdickIt’s all about the liquid.
That may seem like an oversimplification, but as the American craft beer landscape becomes ever more infused with concerns of Big Beer – mergers, acquisitions, … Read More
Brewery Showcase | Hop Lot Brewing Co. (Suttons Bay, MI)
May 10, 2016 | Mike ZollerFeatured photo by Garrin Ball, courtesy of themittenadventure.com
When Steve and Drew Lutke bought a Groupon for a beer brewing kit they never imagined it would lead to them opening a brewery. After years of talking about the idea, gathering investments, planning the space and actually building a brewhouse, Hop Lot Brewing Co. is celebrating their one year anniversary this month.
Brewery Showcase | Silver City Brewery (Bremerton, WA)
May 5, 2016 | Hannah CarlsonSteve and Scott Houmes were bored.
The brothers were in the thick of their family restaurant business — a burger and fry joint. Despite their success, Steve and Scott … Read More
Chicago’s Atlas Brewing is now Burnt City Brewing
May 3, 2016 | Mathew PowersMacrobreweries are buying craft breweries. Breweries are fighting over names and labels. All this “business talk” may shock, annoy, and upset craft-beer aficionados, but let us not forget, that beer … Read More
Brewery Showcase | New Image Brewing Company (Arvada, CO)
April 27, 2016 | Holly PriestleyArvada’s newest brewery has finally opened their doors, and we couldn’t be happier to welcome New Image Brewing Company to the neighborhood!
The road to New Image started way back in … Read More
Brewery Showcase | Lake Anne Brew House (Virginia)
April 26, 2016 | Ryan DunnLake Anne Village Center in Reston was active Saturday, April 16 with the opening of Lake Anne Brew House. Reston residents Melissa and Jason Romano purchased a retail space at 11424 Washington Plaza and renovated it, seeking an English pub concept for their new Virginia establishment. The husband and wife team were pleased with the turnout, and the Reston community was enthusiastic Lake Anne Brew House finally opened.
Brewery Showcase | Keweenaw Brewing Company (Houghton, MI)
April 19, 2016 | Timston Johnston 1There must be a phrase (I’m assuming in German) for the relief felt when seeing the chaliced lines of a passing lane. This would be a feeling I don’t have often; driving … Read More
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