All things being equal, it was a pretty darn good year for both locations at Nexus Brewery. There were some medals earned, the expansion of the Blue Smokehouse was completed, and the support has been great from the community. Of course, in this day and age, nothing went totally as planned, but overall owner Ken…
Category: Look Back/Look Ahead Series 2022-23
Ex Novo celebrates the year of lager and looks forward to something new
It was already a busy day at Ex Novo Brewing when I arrived to talk to founder Joel Gregory, sales manager James Gregory, and head brewer Ryan Hillesland last week for their entry in our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series. The brewhouse was humming away to produce a batch of an unidentified kettle sour, while…
Thirsty Eye spies some positive developments headed into 2023
Things are feeling upbeat over at Thirsty Eye Brewing at Broadway and Gold, as I found out for our latest entry in the Look Back/Look Ahead Series. I caught up with co-owner Kim Arthun, general manager/co-owner Jo Sloan, and head brewer John Kofonow, picking up a more relaxed, positive vibe as the days of the…
La Cumbre completes canning line expansion with bigger project up next
One big project down, one even bigger project to go. That essentially sums up what we learned from our Look Back/Look Ahead Series interview with La Cumbre Brewing owner/master brewer Jeff Erway this week, as we caught up with him to discuss all aspects of his award-winning brewery. “I’m going to give this year a…
Turtle Mountain prepares for big move to increase its brewing production
Greetings all, Franz Solo here with another episode of the annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series, Turtle Mountain edition. It’s been an interesting time with some changes afoot at Turtle. Some pieces are going to be moving, and hopefully some old favorite events will make their triumphant return. Let’s get into it shall we, as we…
Marble Brewery keeps evolving as it rolls toward its 15th anniversary
After 15 years, a brewery can be fairly set in its ways, content to just keep doing the same things that have enabled it to succeed for that long. Marble Brewery, however, is not about to rest on its laurels as the milestone anniversary approaches in April. For our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series, I…
Tractor welcomes a return to normalcy in both brewing and hosting events
Oh, it is that time of year again. For those who have not followed us in the past, welcome to the first entry in our annual Look Back/Look Ahead Series. At the end of every year and into the start of the next, we sit down with as many breweries as possible to discuss how…
DARK SIDE BREW CREW 