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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 Toast to Local, Handcrafted Ozark Beer The Beer

A Toast to Local, Handcrafted Ozark Beer

We went back to the scene of our very first tonight. We had a delicious dinner of Ozark BBQ and fried okra.  We tipped back a pint of McKinney Eddy Amber Ale (they were out of Black Walnut Wheat). We were at Olig’s BBQ in Licking.  While Olig’s is a great little barbecue joint…in an old barn, no less…Marie and Dan Lewis were the first restaurant to put Piney River beer on tap. We had mentioned the possibility of putting our beer on tap in Olig’s last summer, long before we even had draft beer available for restaurants.  Some of…
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August 7, 2012
Hello Arkansas! May We Introduce Craft Beer from the Ozarks? Beer EventsThe Beer

Hello Arkansas! May We Introduce Craft Beer from the Ozarks?

Last year, when Piney River Brewing was still a mere nanobrewery, we were contacted by a craft beer loving salesman, James Denoyer, from Glidewell Distributing in Arkansas.  James expressed his eagerness to have Piney River beer in the Ozarks. Although we knew that a lot of great outdoor activities take place in Arkansas, we really couldn’t fathom making enough beer to send to Arkansas when James first contacted us late last summer.  Perhaps it’s time for a couple of personal disclaimers here….Brian has a great love for the rice fields and flooded timber of Arkansas, which are great places for…
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July 9, 2012
More Craft Beer in Cans = More Good Times The Beer

More Craft Beer in Cans = More Good Times

You probably don’t know this: waiting for your new craft beer cans is like waiting for a baby to be born.  You know the outcome, but it’s painful getting there. When Piney River Brewing put McKinney Eddy Amber Ale and Missouri Mule India Pale Ale into Piney Pints, we knew that our customers would say, “That’s great.  What about X beer?  When’s X beer going into a can?” As we’ve told many of you, we have to purchase a half a semi-truck load of one type of can.  That’s no small investment.  Plus, we’re still very much in the “figuring…
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July 4, 2012
Jeff City, Columbia…Handcrafted Beer from the Ozarks is Coming! The Beer

Jeff City, Columbia…Handcrafted Beer from the Ozarks is Coming!

Writing this blog post is risky because all those people that love Piney River beer, or who want to love Piney River beer in Kansas City & St. Louis are going to be aggravated that this blog post is not about them and their city.  So, we’ll just cut to the chase about that—yes, we want to have our beer in KC and St. Louis, but it’s not happening yet. What is happening, probably about the last week of June, is the Missouri Mule India Pale Ale and McKinney Eddy Amber Ale are going to find their way on to…
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June 14, 2012
American Craft Beer Week…Thank You! Beer Events

American Craft Beer Week…Thank You!

Five different towns in the Ozarks. Three tap takeovers. Two tastings. Half price growler fills. American Craft Beer Week is coming to an end, and our Ozarks style celebration is complete.  Earlier this evening Brian, Andy and I sat on our patio in the waning daylight, Ozark fireflies blinking all around us, and we toasted to a great week.  We covered some country.  We had fun.  We survived. We can never thank all of you individually, but we do want to say a big thank you to everyone that came out and enjoyed a pint or four, tried our beer…
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May 19, 2012
American Craft Beer Week…Ozarks Style Beer Events

American Craft Beer Week…Ozarks Style

Brian and I recently returned from the Craft Brewer's Conference, an annual event sponsored by the Brewer's Association.  It was inspiring and tasty, and some of the inspiration came from what we tasted.  But more about that later... Next up on Piney River Brewing's agenda is the celebration of American Craft Beer Week right here in the Ozarks. What is American Craft Beer Week, you ask? American Craft Beer Week is a nationwide celebration of the handcrafted beer made in the US by small, independent brewers.  From Monday, May 14th to Sunday, May 20th, thousands of beer beginners, beer enthusiasts…
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May 7, 2012
Gimme an "E". Gimme a "V". Gimme an "E". Gimme a "N". Gimme a "T". Gimme a "S". Events. Events. EVENTS! Beer Events

Gimme an "E". Gimme a "V". Gimme an "E". Gimme a "N". Gimme a "T". Gimme a "S". Events. Events. EVENTS!

It's been a little insane around here for the past month...more insane than the usual insanity.  But don't worry, we're still having the time of our lives. In addition to brewing beer, we're continuing to work on the various construction needs of the tap room at the BARn--walls are almost complete, cherry hardwood floor is soon to begin to go down.  I know, I need to blog about it.  It's not easy to blog when you're the one running the chop saw, though! Here's the most important thing to pass along to you--EVENTS!  Dates, hours, times, events!  If you follow…
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April 22, 2012
Thank You, Craft Beer Loving Friends! Beer Events

Thank You, Craft Beer Loving Friends!

If last Saturday's fun is a foretaste of what's in store at Piney River Brewing in 2012, we are going to have a blast together at the BARn! The week before March 17th was a blur of more tile work each evening. On Friday Brian and I both took the day off to trim around parts of the bar and back wall, move the kegerator, set up the merchandise display, open/wash new glassware, install a big chalkboard listing all of our products, and a new sound system. We took a break for dinner on Friday evening about 7, and from…
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March 20, 2012
Not Your Ordinary Weekend at the BARn Beer Events

Not Your Ordinary Weekend at the BARn

Since November, we have had the BARn open every Saturday afternoon (except Thanksgiving and Christmas weekends) for tastings, growler fills and general fun...including fires around the fire pits, pints with a view in the upstairs "soon-to-be" taproom, and tours and conversation with Brian and I about things like our brewing process and our passion for craft beer in the Ozarks. If you regularly frequent the BARn, you've noticed the work that we've been doing on the upstairs of the BARn--lights, tables and chairs and a real bar.  There's still work to be done--the 1,000 square foot deck off the West…
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March 11, 2012
Building of a Craft Beer Bar at the BARn The BARn

Building of a Craft Beer Bar at the BARn

A long, long time ago we dreamed of having a cool bar in the top of our barn.  That dream was before we even hauled hay out of the top of what is now the BARn way back in 100+ temperatures in July 2010.  https://pineyriverbrewingcompany.wordpress.com/2010/08/01/down-to-the-barn-shell/ In November or December this year, we went upstairs and measured and drew and talked through building the first craft beer bar in Texas County.  We bought a bar sink, ran water upstairs, and put electricity into our bar shell.  We added some tables and chairs and lighting, and found Tim Prater's Wood Mill. We…
Piney River Brewing Company
February 19, 2012
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