Shot Through the Heart, And We’re to Blame
It's a song. It's for a movie. It's the name of a beer! But not just any beer. It's a very special collabeeration with our friends at Alamo Drafthouse in Springfield and in St. Louis. Drumroll please...Shot Through the Heart! A delicious, highly crushable red lager to be paired with The Fall Guy or whatever movie, or trivia, or Backlot hang you've got going on. First of all, a little bit about the movie, The Fall Guy, which stars Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt. It's an action comedy. A stunt guy trying to be cool. A pissed off ex-girlfriend. Go…
Piney River Brewing CompanyMay 1, 2024
It Was A Wonderful Lucky #13
The day started grey, but the sun came out and shined all afternoon. Dogs and kids and people from all over came an celebrated with us. Tacos and nachos were devoured. Thank you Tinga Tacos! There was toe tapping, singing along, and even some dancing. Thank you Kicking Jacksie and Casey Lynne & the Dealbreakers! Beers were poured and poured and poured.... We couldn't do it without our amazing crew...our brewers, Brandon…
Piney River Brewing CompanyApril 3, 2024
All the Buzz about Honeybee Helles
Hey friends! There's a new beer in town and here's the buzz... We've had a little bit of fun over the years making beers and using honey as one of the ingredients. Sometime in the past year, Brian and I were discussing possibly new beers for the upcoming year. Brian's really enjoyed making lagers, and a helles (pronounced hell-ess) was on his lager list. I enjoy a good lager as much as anyone, but I also am always trying to think of something unique about each beer we make. I suggested that we add honey to the helles and call…
Piney River Brewing CompanyMarch 12, 2024
Piney River Brewing Celebrates Lucky Number 13 Aleiversary
Piney River Brewing Company is celebrating 13 years of brewing craft beer in the Ozarks at the brewery in Bucyrus with a party at the brewery farm. The “13th Aleiversary” party will be held at the BARn—the brewery and tap room located off Junction ZZ in Bucyrus—from 12 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 23. The annual party features beer releases, live music, and food. “After 13 years, Brian and I consider ourselves to be lucky to make award winning beers that celebrate the Ozarks on our farm in Bucyrus,” Joleen Senter Durham, co-founder and co-owner of Piney River Brewing,…
Piney River Brewing CompanyFebruary 12, 2024
Fall on the Farm Event Planned at Piney River Brewing
Fall on the Farm, the annual celebration of fall at Piney River Brewing, is planned for Saturday, October 14. Fall on the Farm will be held at the BARn—the brewery and tap room located off Junction ZZ in Bucyrus—from 2 to 7 p.m. with featured beers, live music, German food, and custard. Featured beers at Fall on the Farm are German Road Oktoberfest; Native Land, and The Legend of Happy Hollow. German Road is Piney River’s traditional fall seasonal beer. Native Land, a dark Mexican-style lager, is a collaboration beer brewed in conjunction with breweries across the US in recognition…
Piney River Brewing CompanySeptember 29, 2023
Piney River Brewing Flows All the Way to Confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers
Piney River Brewing Company has partnered with Craft Republic in St. Louis to get beer flowing from the Ozarks farm brewery all the way to the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers in St. Louis city, county, and surrounding counties. “We are very excited about the opportunity to send our award-winning beers to the largest beer-drinking population in our great state,” Brian Durham, head brewer, co-founder and co-owner at Piney River Brewing, said. Durham and his wife, Joleen, founded the brewery in 2010 with a small, one-third barrel brewing system on their 160-acre farm in South Central Missouri. The…
Piney River Brewing CompanyMarch 20, 2023
12(?!) Years of Craft Beer in the Ozarks Calls for A Party!

Piney River Brewing Company is celebrating 12 years of brewing craft beer in the Ozarks at the brewery in Bucyrus with a party. The “12th Aleiversary” party will be held at the BARn—the brewery and tap room located off Junction ZZ in Bucyrus—from 12 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 25. The annual party features beer releases, live music, and food. “After 12 years, we are still in awe of the people that visit our Farm to enjoy a fresh, local beer,” Joleen Senter Durham, co-founder and co-owner of Piney River Brewing, said. “We have many people that make regular…
Piney River Brewing CompanyMarch 1, 2023
Piney River Brewing Hosts Fundraising Event for Houston Education Foundation
Piney River Brewing Company in Bucyrus is hosting a multi-faceted event to raise funds for the Houston Education Foundation (HEF) on Saturday, September 3 at the brewery in Bucyrus. Board members from HEF will be at the brewery for most of the day cooking bratwurst and hot dogs. Funds raised from the sale of food will benefit the local foundation. In addition to food sales, a portion of every pint sold at the brewery that day will go to HEF. A cornhole tournament sponsored by Country Financial and USA Mortgage will also benefit HEF. The tournament will be managed by…
Piney River Brewing CompanyAugust 30, 2022
Piney River Brewing Wins Two Gold Medals at International Competition
Piney River Brewing Co., a farm brewery in the Ozarks, took home two gold medals at the 2022 US Open Beer Championship.
Piney River Brewing CompanyAugust 5, 2022
Piney River Brewing Company Wins Bronze World Beer Cup® Award
Piney River Brewing Company claimed a 2022 World Beer Cup bronze award for Missouri Waltz with Cherries in the Fruited Wood and Barrel-Aged Sour Beer category at the awards ceremony held on May 5 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minnesota.
Piney River Brewing CompanyMay 9, 2022