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Some Thoughts About Stepping Out There Start up

Some Thoughts About Stepping Out There

If you've been to the BARn, you've seen a little saying we have tacked up on the wall behind the bar--"A Doer. Not a Dreamer." with the words attributed to Tom Asacker. Brian and I have been reading Tom's blog www.acleareye.com since before we dug a new well to build a brewery in rural Missouri in July of 2010. He frequently has great things to say to those in leadership positions, to entrepreneurs and to anyone who's interested in doing something that may seem a little crazy to everyone around them. Every week Brian and I are approached by people…
Piney River Brewing Company
August 7, 2013
A Doer, Not a Dreamer…Piney River Brewing Style Start up

A Doer, Not a Dreamer…Piney River Brewing Style

It started early in the week...we spent our evenings wrestling with white pine boards for the walls of the tap room at the BARn.  We knew we needed to just "take a day" and work non-stop on our construction work. My mom was coming in for a visit, and we knew that we would have a little childcare for Andy available.  I also shoved my regular five day a week job into four days this week and took Friday off. The Piney River Brewing "weekend" started on Thursday evening.  Brian, Andy, my mom and I went to the Midway Bar…
Piney River Brewing Company
January 29, 2012
The Barn in the BARn Tap Handles at Piney River Brewing Company Start up

The Barn in the BARn Tap Handles at Piney River Brewing Company

This blog post is long overdue...it started sometime last March when Brian and I were at the Craft Brewers Conference.  While looking at everything from keg collars to glycol chillers we picked up some information and talked to some companies that make tap handles.Fast forward to this past summer when a pressing need for tap handles was upon us.  We knew that we needed tap handles for our off premise sales.  We needed a handle that was distinctive, that said "PineyRiver Brewing", and that covered the bases of the various beers we offer.Covering all of those bases is pretty hard,…
Piney River Brewing Company
January 19, 2012
2012 at Piney River Brewing Company Start up

2012 at Piney River Brewing Company

We ended our year at Piney River Brewing Company with over 80 brews on the Sabco Brew Magic, about 100 barrels under our belt on the new brewing system, Piney pint after Piney pint coming off the Wild Goose Engineering canning machine and several happy retail locations that can's seem to stock enough McKinney Eddy Amber Ale and Missouri Mule India Pale Ale. Here's how 2012 began at Piney River Brewing Company: Yes, you're seeing things correctly...that's a brite beer tank full of McKinney Eddy Amber Ale, a fermentation vessel full of Missouri Mule IPA and a fermentation vessel half…
Piney River Brewing Company
January 3, 2012
Our Craft Beer to the Customers Start up

Our Craft Beer to the Customers

The roll out of Piney River Brewing Company beers has begun. After canning our Amber Ale and IPA, we met with Grellner Sales regarding getting the beer "out there"...to you.  Since Texas County is our home base, and since the BARn was going to be closed on Thanksgiving weekend, we really wanted to get beer into Texas County retail stores for the week of Thanksgiving. We loaded our truck with cases of Amber Ale and IPA and met a Grellner truck that was making a delivery in Houston. Brian made the delivery.  Here's one happy Grellner truck. Piney River brews…
Piney River Brewing Company
November 28, 2011
Introducing Piney River Brews to Our Southwest Missouri Friends Start up

Introducing Piney River Brews to Our Southwest Missouri Friends

In the middle of all this canning and the roll out of our beer to our Texas County friends, we haven't had the opportunity to fully express how excited we are about this coming Saturday. A couple of years ago Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Ozarks began "Ozarks Beer Fest", an opportunity for craft beer lovers to gather in Springfield to enjoy distinctive craft beers and great food.  To top off a great event, all the funds raised by the event go to a great Southwest Missouri cause--Big Brothers and Big Sisters of the Ozarks. When we attended…
Piney River Brewing Company
November 18, 2011
The First IPA Canned in Missouri Start up

The First IPA Canned in Missouri

While we're making brewing history in Missouri, why not make a little more?  How 'bout the first India Pale Ale canned in the Show Me state? Piney River Brewing Company took the honors for the first IPA canned in Missouri, our appropriately named Missouri Mule India Pale Ale.  And it was fun! Roger and Tristan from Wild Goose Engineering went back to Boulder last Tuesday night, and they left us with our magical Micro Can machine.  We ran it all by ourselves tonight.  (We received photo proof that while we were running our new canning machine, they were enjoying some…
Piney River Brewing Company
November 15, 2011
A Show Me Guide: How Craft Beer Was First Canned in Missouri Start up

A Show Me Guide: How Craft Beer Was First Canned in Missouri

Last November we were a newly licensed brewery trying to figure out if people would really drink craft beer brewed in barn in Bucyrus, MO.  By March, we were at the Craft Brewers Conference in San Francisco talking with canning machine companies. Why cans? Lots of reasons. Easier to recycle.  Less shipping weight and cost.  Better for the environment.  The best way to preserve the flavor of beer.  And most importantly, the only way to take craft beer on float trips on the Big Piney River or any other river out here in the Ozark National Scenic Riverways.  Plus, canned…
Piney River Brewing Company
November 12, 2011
Missouri Made Canned Craft Beer Start up

Missouri Made Canned Craft Beer

We promised it--canned craft beer from a microbrewery in Missouri. On Tuesday, November 8th about 4:30 p.m. the first craft beer from a Missouri microbrewery was canned on site at Piney River Brewing Company in Bucyrus, MO. A more descriptive and photo filled blog post is soon coming, but suffice it to say, handcrafted beer in a pint can is now available and made in the Ozarks. All of this would not have been possible without assistance from two extraordinary gentleman, Tristan Shaffer and Roger Walz from Wild Goose Engineering in Boulder, CO.  Tristan and Roger delivered and helped us…
Piney River Brewing Company
November 9, 2011
You Supply the Event. We'll Supply the Craft Beer…In a Keg! Start up

You Supply the Event. We'll Supply the Craft Beer…In a Keg!

If a pint of Piney River Brewing beer is good and a growler of Piney River Brewing beer is better, how does a keg of Piney River Brewing beer sound?  If you've got a kegerator or an upcoming event, we can now provide kegs of our handcrafted ales for your drinking pleasure. Here's what you'll soon see on our web site: Kegs to go are now available at Piney River Brewing Company.  Please contact us via e-mail (brian@pineyriverbrewing.com) or via phone (417/967-6786) to reserve a keg of beer.  Not all of our beer styles are currently available in kegs.  Keg…
Piney River Brewing Company
November 5, 2011
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