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Two brewers (husband and wife), one big old barn, one river located just down the hill below the barn and an idea for something that may be a little work that leads to a lot more fun.
A Grand Opening & You're Invited Beer Events

A Grand Opening & You're Invited

Piney River Brewing is planning a grand opening weekend for their new brewing facility on February 5, 6, and 7, 2016. The weekend event will begin with ribbon cutting at 2 p.m. that Friday on the Piney River Farm in Bucyrus. Piney River Brewing recently completed the largest expansion in the history of the brewery. The expansion includes a 12,000 square foot barn located near the current "BARn" production facility and tap room. The new building houses a custom built 15-barrel three-vessel brew house from Criveller Company of Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada; four 60-barrel fermentation vessels and two 60-barrel bright…
Piney River Brewing Company
January 7, 2016
Thanksgiving Weekend on the Piney River Farm The BARn

Thanksgiving Weekend on the Piney River Farm

We have so much to be thankful for out here on the Piney River Farm.  And that includes you.  You have given us incredible support over the past five years. (Five years?!) There have been a lot of changes on the farm this past year, and we know that the BARn tap room is place that a lot of you love to visit or bring family to visit over the holidays.  And YES! we are open all weekend long after Thanksgiving. Bring your turkey sandwiches, your turkey casserole, your turkey soup, or a pizza and come hang out with us…
Piney River Brewing Company
November 22, 2015
Piney River Brew in the Lou This Week Beer Events

Piney River Brew in the Lou This Week

Summit Distributing is proudly carrying the Piney River brand in St. Louis. And this is how you will get Piney River Brew in the Lou. … Monday, November 2nd Today and throughout the week, Piney River begins leaving the Summit Distributing warehouse for bars, restaurants and retail shelves across their distribution area. Tuesday, November 3rd Joleen & Brian Durham and Rick Lange, Piney River sales, move up to St. Louis for a few days. We are beer of the month at Lucky’s Market (with locations in Rock Hill and in Ellisville), you will find us there sampling Piney River beer…
Piney River Brewing Company
November 1, 2015
Farm Brewer Wanted! The Beer

Farm Brewer Wanted!

Do you love beer?  We may have a job for you! We're looking for a new team member on the Piney River Farm--a brewer!  Our brewers are paid well, and we take a lot of pride in work our team members do every day.  Brewing is hard work, but brewing excellent craft beer is also very rewarding.  And if you work for us, you get to live here!  In the Ozarks where the streams and trails abound. Check out this job description.  If this sounds like something you are interested in, let us know why you're passionate about beer and…
Piney River Brewing Company
October 21, 2015
How Piney River Runs Through St. Louis The Beer

How Piney River Runs Through St. Louis

A couple of years ago, Brian and I poured beer at Augusta Bottoms Bierfest. We met John Hummel from Summit Distributing for the first time at that festival. Like many people in the St. Louis area, John and members of his family had found a little convenience store near St. Louis where they could sometimes find Piney River beer. They wanted more. John had also heard about Piney River through the Missouri wholesale distributor network. He let us know that he would like a seat at the table when we began talking to distributors in the St. Louis area. I’m…
Piney River Brewing Company
October 15, 2015
FRI-YAY (& Saturday and Sunday, too) on the Farm Brewery The BARn

FRI-YAY (& Saturday and Sunday, too) on the Farm Brewery

In case you haven't already heard, the BARn tap room is now open for a lot more than Saturday! Now the BARn is open all weekend long, too...Friday, Saturday & Sunday! Back in May, we kicked off Sundays on Mother's Day weekend.  All the moms got a free pint that Sunday, and we've been open every Sunday from 12 to 5 p.m. since then. Beginning on Labor Day weekend, we started opening the tap room on Friday afternoon and evening 2 to 9 p.m. As always, the BARn is family friendly.  Andy's Homemade Root Beer is on draft for those…
Piney River Brewing Company
September 16, 2015
3rd Annual Drink Your Part for the Houston Education Foundation Event Beer EventsThe BARn

3rd Annual Drink Your Part for the Houston Education Foundation Event

Houston Schools recently completed a major construction project. HEF purchased new computers for the new media center that is in the 2nd floor of this new construction. Piney River Brewing is hosting a fundraiser for the Houston Education Foundation (HEF) on Saturday, September 5th at the BARn Tap Room. Houston Education Foundation board members will be at the BARn from 2 to 7 p.m. selling bratwurst and hot dogs to raise funds for the local charity which benefits the students in the Houston School District. Piney River will donate a portion of all pint sales from the day to HEF.…
Piney River Brewing Company
September 2, 2015
Drink Your Part This Weekend for CASA Beer Events

Drink Your Part This Weekend for CASA

  Piney River Brewing is hosting a fundraiser for Court Appointed Special Advocates of South Central Missouri (CASA) on Saturday, July 18th at the BARn Tap Room. CASA volunteers will be at the BARn from 2 to 7 p.m. grilling hamburgers and hot dogs to raise funds of the local charity. Piney River will donate a portion of all pint sales from the day to CASA. A small batch of a Belgian wit-style beer brewed by Lucas Clem will be tapped and served on the 18th. The beer is called “Wit the Kids”. Keith Allen, a lawyer from Sikeston, MO and…
Piney River Brewing Company
July 14, 2015
Piney River Brewing Wins Four Awards at US Open Beer Championship The Beer

Piney River Brewing Wins Four Awards at US Open Beer Championship

A line up of the four Piney River Beers that won awards at the US Beer Open Championship—Crankbait Cream Ale, Black Walnut Wheat, McKinney Eddy Amber Ale and Hobby Farm Ale. Piney River Brewing won a gold and three silver awards at the US Beer Open Championships on July 4th. The competition featured over 4,000 beers from 90 different styles from breweries from around the world. An international panel of judges gave the awards based on blind taste tests. Piney River’s Crankbait Cream Ale received a gold award in the “American Cream Ale” category. This beer is a spring seasonal…
Piney River Brewing Company
July 7, 2015
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