Bend-based 10 Barrel Brewing opened a pub in downtown
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10 Barrel Brewing Company — founded in
As he walks around the brewery,
“(We) had our eyes on
BREWING STALLED FOR A SHORT TIME
10 Barrel opened their
“There was some legislative issues as far as statutes on the books and the interpretation of those, I guess you could say,” explained
Beer lovers can remember walking along the building at Bannock and 9th reading signs taped to the windows, saying 10 Barrel Brewing was “Coming Soon,” in the summer of 2012.
But it didn’t quite happen that way, and many in the community were curious as to why.
“It took a lot longer than we had hoped for, but at the end of the day we got exactly what we wanted which was to open up this spot in downtown and just join the community,” said Wales.
The
“I am pretty excited I am pretty pumped,” said 10 Barrel Brewmaster Shawn Kelso. “It’s been a long time coming.”
Kelso comes from
10 Barrel will showcase 15 of their original beers on tap in the form of twelve 600 gallon tanks. Kelso said the operation is a bit different than what beer-goers might be used to, instead of the serving tanks hidden behind glass; he will be perfecting his beer recipes out in the open pub house.
“(They) get to smell when the hops go in the kettle, the aromas and the grain when it’s being mashed,” said Kelso.
The love of craft beer is rapidly growing in
“We are really excited to officially join the community and add 10 Barrel to the mix of great breweries that are in town already and are coming into town soon and we just want to have fun,” said