Since we were in Chattanooga for the Thanksgiving weekend, I was happy to find out that a relatively new microbrewery was giving tours during a holiday festival in the St. Elmo area. Moccasin Bend Brewing Company started a couple of years ago as a dream of a few local guys who shared a love of beer and developed an interest in home-brewing as well. The results are definitely coming to fruition as their product is being served regularly on tap at a few local restaurants already and in bottles in a local grocery store. The "tour" of their "facility" wound up being about a dozen people huddled into their 4
00 sq. feet of warehouse space that looked more like a boys-club than a business. Despite their meager set-up and lack of space including this make-shift Igloo cooler-tap (photo above), their products were pretty darn good. We tried samples of six brews they had going including a smooth porter, a pumpkinseed ale, a hoppy pale ale they called Centennial, a very interesting ale made with juniper berries and a pumpkin-flavored seasonal ale. I got three pints with my $6 tour price and chose the juniper berry and two pours of the Centennial. Good luck to these guys and their little microbrewery that could. I hope to see and drink more of their success in the future. Check out their website for more information:http://bendbrewingbeer.com/index.htm
1 comment:
I enjoyed seeing you at the tour! Hope you enjoy your beer explorations!
Chris, brewer MBB
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