Craft Beer for Capitol Hill
We've been doing the usual around here...making beer, canning beer, cleaning kegs, doing tastings, festivals and tap takeovers, and talking to politicians. Okay, so we don't talk to politicians every day. In fact, we really try to stay away from most things political, but things have changed lately. As members of the Brewer's Association, we've been diligent about contacting our legislators regarding our brewery and brewing legislation. At the Craft Brewer's Conference in San Diego this year we had the opportunity to talk with Representative Pete DeFazio of Oregon a passionate voice for craft beer on Capitol Hill. Pete loved…
Piney River Brewing CompanyAugust 23, 2012
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…
Piney River Brewing CompanyAugust 7, 2012
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…
Piney River Brewing CompanyJuly 4, 2012
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…
Piney River Brewing CompanyMay 7, 2012


