A Craft Brewery Journey

Bale Breaker is an Eastern Washington brewery located on a hop farm. They’ve grown exponentially since opening, catapulting themselves to the number three craft brewery in the state. This is their incredible story that stretches back to Prohibition.

Künstler Brewing is a German-inspired brewery that stole our heart during a recent trip to the Lone Star State. As we entered the San Antonio city limits, Künstler Brewing was on the top of our list and it turned out to be all we read about and more. Since leaving Texas, we’ve been craving more of Künstler’s mixture of German and American traditional beers, not to mention their experimental, culinary-inspired beers. Vera Deckard, the founder and head brewer of Künstler, has an incredible story toward opening the brewery, but, most importantly, is a great person who makes even better beer.

Brewery ARS’ story starts generally like other amazing breweries, with homebrewing and, later on, … Belgian chocolate?  Sure, there were plenty of twists and turns on the road to opening Brewery ARS, but that didn’t stop Andy and Sean Arsenault, brothers and the brewery founders.  It just made their beer that much better and different. … Read more: Brewery ARS: South Philly’s Celebrated Garage Brewery

Where can you find an award-winning craft brewery, dinosaurs, and a crowned-bird in one place? Situated within Phoenix’s Beermuda Triangle, Wren House Brewing Company is where. All 80s babies, the brewery founders developed a healthy respect for dinosaurs stemming from a childhood blockbuster, Jurassic Park. Now, dinosaur toys are placed “strategically” throughout the taproom. That… Read more: Wren House Brewing: The Story of Three

So, in case anyone doesn’t know, we’re living through the tasty brew movement. On my 2018 trip to Arizona, my craft brew journey led me to Helton Brewing Company. They have a reputation for outstanding traditional and boundary pushing beers. My friends, family, and I visited the brewery and were lucky enough to meet the… Read more: Helton Brewing: Indiana in the Desert​

It was a beautiful Tuesday in Long Island City (LIC), walking down 43rd Road toward Big aLICe Brewing Company. You kind of need to know where you’re going or you might walk right by it. That isn’t a problem for this popular spot in the brewery hotbed that is LIC. People find their way to… Read more: Big aLICe Brewing: Brews with Co-founder Kyle Hurst

Though it may surprise some friends, I wasn’t always a huge craft beer enthusiast. I never knew what was out there. My knowledge of the field was very limited during my college years. It didn’t take off during law school either. It all began on a first date with my now wife, Christa. I started… Read more: How Craft Beer Ignited Passion: My Start-Up