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15 Years of Beer! We Celebrated in Brewcyrus Beer EventsThe BARnThe Beer

15 Years of Beer! We Celebrated in Brewcyrus

The sun came up on March 28, 2026 to the 15th anniversary of Piney River Brewing Co. Just like Saturdays for the past 15 years, we opened our doors and poured our beers. Fifteen years later, we are still pretty amazed to be here. Even more amazing that we have made so many friends over the years that celebrate with us! Brian and I tried to talk to or at least smile at everyone on Saturday.  I managed to pour a few pints for people, too.  Andy was home for the week on a short break between his winter and…
Piney River Brewing Company
March 29, 2026
15th Anniversary Celebration Planned at Piney River Brewing Beer Events

15th Anniversary Celebration Planned at Piney River Brewing

Piney River Brewing Company is celebrating 15 years of brewing craft beer in the Ozarks with a party at the brewery farm in Bucyrus on Saturday, March 28. The “15th Aleiversary” party will be held at the BARn—the brewery and tap room located off Junction ZZ in Bucyrus—from 2 to 10 p.m. The annual party features beer releases, live music, and food. “When we started our brewery, there were several craft breweries in the US celebrating 15- and 20-year anniversaries, and that seemed so amazing to us at the time,” Joleen Senter Durham, co-founder and co-owner of Piney River Brewing…
Piney River Brewing Company
March 9, 2026
Bock Bawk Bawk Bawk Bawk The Beer

Bock Bawk Bawk Bawk Bawk

When you get your hands on Piney River's latest new beer, you will see there's a question on the side of the can. What comes first? The chicken? Or the beer? Just like every Piney River beer, there's a story behind Bock Bawk. So, when you're enjoying a Bock Bawk or sharing it with a friend, you can tell, them you know the answer to what came first! As you probably know, we are a farm brewery in the Ozarks. Our farm is a beef cattle farm, and we have quite the affinity for our cows. We don't have mules,…
Piney River Brewing Company
February 24, 2026
Fall on the Farm–Oh, the Irony! Beer Events

Fall on the Farm–Oh, the Irony!

We didn't have measurable rain in Texas County for WEEKS! We were officially in a drought. We had been feeding hay to our cows because our summer pastures were shot. But on October 18th, the skies opened up. It wasn't until the afternoon of the 18th that the rain started falling, and it ended about 10 p.m., just in time for things to come to an end. The drought, thanks to the rain falling on our farm, was broken, too. I wouldn't call the 2025 Fall on the Farm a wash out, but the rain definitely dampened the turnout. Plus,…
Piney River Brewing Company
October 30, 2025
Fall on the Farm Event Planned at Piney River Brewing Beer EventsThe Beer

Fall on the Farm Event Planned at Piney River Brewing

German Road Oktoberfest Fall on the Farm, the annual celebration of fall at Piney River Brewing, is planned for Saturday, October 18. Fall on the Farm will be held at the BARn—the brewery and tap room located off Junction ZZ in Bucyrus—from 2 to 10 p.m. with featured beers, live music, and German food. Featured beers at Fall on the Farm are German Road Oktoberfest; Bugle Brown Ale, Current Situation IPA, and Paw Paw French Saison. German Road is Piney River’s traditional fall seasonal beer. Bugle Brown Ale, a new beer for Piney River and a small batch release, is…
Piney River Brewing Company
October 3, 2025
Float Trip Wins Back-to-Back Gold at the US Open Beer Championship The BARnThe Beer

Float Trip Wins Back-to-Back Gold at the US Open Beer Championship

Back to Back Gold Medalist Float Trip! Piney River Brewing Company’s Float Trip beer claimed gold again at the US Open Beer Championship 2025 competition, announced on July 16 from the US Open Beer Championship Headquarters in Oxford, OH. This is the second year in a row Float Trip has won gold. The 2025 competition included over 8,000 beers in 170 different beer style categories. The contest is open to professional brewers and award-winning beers from home brewers across the US.  US Open judges hail from England, Canada, and the US, and judging is completed annually in Oxford. Float Trip…
Piney River Brewing Company
July 28, 2025
Making Memories in the Ozarks Since 1954 The Beer

Making Memories in the Ozarks Since 1954

Sunset from our cabin at Rockbridge There's a really special place in the Ozarks. Maybe you've heard that here before, but really, this place is special because everyone will find something to love at Rockbridge Trout & Game Ranch in Rockbridge, MO. The community of Rockbridge dates back to the mid-1800 when settlers from Kentucky founded the community on the banks of Spring Creek. Like many old communities in the Ozarks, a mill became the engine of the Rockbridge community, and this mill still stands today. Here's the full history of Rockbridge if you want to take a gander. The…
Piney River Brewing Company
June 30, 2025
Pretty Good. Not Bad. I Can’t Complain. The Beer

Pretty Good. Not Bad. I Can’t Complain.

How do you come up with beers? It's a question a lot of people ask. I wish there was a magic beer recipe and viola! magic beer name machine. Stick a quarter or two in...great ideas pop out. No such luck. Put here's what happened when Brian and I were drinking and listening to music on our back patio last summer....As the marketing person in this operation, I was thinking ahead to 2025 and the marketing materials--names, labels, sell sheets, etc.--that I would have to create within the next couple of months. Not to mention that I wasn't even sure…
Piney River Brewing Company
June 5, 2025
Beer + Cheese Please! A Piney River Pairing Guide The Beer

Beer + Cheese Please! A Piney River Pairing Guide

The Piney River Brewing tent at Ozarks Beerfest with none other than Joleen and Brian slinging the beer samples! Over the weekend we poured beer at Ozarks Beerfest in Springfield. We've been attending/pouring beer at this fest for a long time, and while beerfests are a love/hate relationship with breweries, we usually participate in this fest because the main sponsor is Price Cutter, which is one of the places in SW Missouri where you can easily find Piney River beer. Price Cutter supports us; we support this event which in turn benefits Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the Ozarks. The weather…
Piney River Brewing Company
April 7, 2025
A Celebration of 14 Years of Craft Beer in the Ozarks Beer EventsThe BARn

A Celebration of 14 Years of Craft Beer in the Ozarks

From the bottom of our pint glasses--Thank you for celebrating with us! We couldn't have asked for better weather for the 14th Aleiversary if we tried. January and February had stupid cold days and wet, nasty weekends (except for one). The wind would not stop blowing in March. I'm not talking about breeze. I'm talking about 35-40 MPH wind where your hair always looks like you are riding motorcycle without a helmet. Major tornadoes went North and South of the Piney River Farm the weekend before the Aleiversary. When March 22nd dawned, the wind laid, the sun came out, the…
Piney River Brewing Company
March 25, 2025
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