Background –  Big Dog Brewing In 1990, Tom Wiesner from Wisconsin, founded Big Dog’s Hospitality Group, a local chain of Wisconsin-themed bar-restaurant-casino properties. In 1992 he opened Southern Nevada’s first brewery. The company started as the Holy Cow Brewery on the …

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Background Frank and Denise Tschida opened Motorworks Brewing in 2014, becoming Bradenton’s first craft brewery. As soon as they laid their eyes on the Bradenton property, they knew they had found something Special. The facility was built in 1923 and …

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Background – Fort Brewery and Pizza Entrepreneurs Will Churchill and Corrie Watson took over the Fort Worth Brewery formerly known as Chimera Brewing Co. in February 2018. According to general manager Mike Armstrong, the biggest changes were to the food menu, …

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Background Little Apple Brewing Company opened in 1995. Little Apple Brewing Company, is co-owned by Galen and Lori Fink, a small group of fellow Angus breeders and integral team members, Managers Russ and Kelly Loub.  They are also known as LABCO. …

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Update This location of Peoria Artisan Brewery has closed. Check out their Peoria location ! Experience Peoria Artisan is a pretty new little nano brewery in Litchfield Park is the Litchfield Taproom.  We enjoyed a flight of Artisan Amber, Paul’s Pale …

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Update Fate Brewing Company was required to rename itself as McFate Brewing Company because of another Fate Brewing in Boulder Colorado. Experience Fate Brewing Company is one of our favorite brewpubs in the Phoenix area.  It is located in Scottsdale …

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Background To hear owner Neil Glass tell it, Hub City brewpub Harvest Moon Brewery and Cafe has stayed pretty much consistent since the bar and restaurant on opened on George Street in New Brunswick back in 1996. Glass took over …

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Background The Iron Hill Brewery idea began in 1990 with Kevin Finn, one of those Delaware locals, receiving a homebrewing kit from his wife for his birthday. What starts as a hobby soon becomes a passion. His friend, Mark Edelson, …

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We understand Barren Hill Tavern and Brewery has closed their doors. Barren Hill Tavern and Brewery is in a large historic building in Lafayette Hill Pennsylvania.  Interesting old building known to have had General Lafayette’s soldiers housed while chasing the British …

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Background The Cask Republic is owned by the SKAL Restaurant Group. Christian Burns is the principal and founder of SKAL Restaurant Group. Burns, a French Culinary Institute alum, launched his culinary career working under Chef Bobby Flay at Bolo Restaurant …

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