by Ding | Jun 21, 2022 | Fort Wayne, North East Indiana
If you happen to feel an enhanced sense of community the next time that you visit the Goshen Brewing Co. (GBCo.) in Goshen, Indiana, it’s not by accident. Founder and former head brewer Jesse Sensenig made it that way. I sat down with him a few days ago to ask...
by Ding | Apr 21, 2022 | Fort Wayne, North East Indiana
When Parlor City Brewing opened in June of 2020, it wasn’t exactly the ideal time to be launching a service business of any kind, let alone one in the food and drink sector. With the pandemic raging and a multitude of mask mandates and other restrictions...
by Ding | Mar 21, 2022 | Fort Wayne, Hop River Brewing, North East Indiana
There’s an unusual beast prowling just to the east of the Wells Corridor, north of downtown Fort Wayne. He’s a brewer working in a relatively small brewery, in a relatively obscure part of the United States, with a pedigree and résumé of experience that...
by Ding | Jul 15, 2021 | Fort Wayne, North East Indiana
When Chad Hankee says he’s bored, you’d better get ready for some changes. Here’s a man whose projects, and indeed life’s journey, have been about bending in the wind and changing tack; and that’s not just because he’s a keen...
by Ding | Jul 7, 2021 | Fort Wayne, North East Indiana
Todd Stone is a young man with an old head on his shoulders. Trust me, that’s a huge compliment in my book. He and I sat down at Junk Ditch earlier this week to talk about his journey to become the head brewer at the Main Street brewpub, and – as it tuned...
by Ding | Jun 30, 2021 | Dot & Line Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, North East Indiana
When one reads the draft list of a brewery that’s found in a tucked-away corner of an industrial park north of Fort Wayne, one wouldn’t expect the head-brewer and I to have much in common. Only 50% of the beer available (maybe even less than that) are...