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...
by Ding | Jun 4, 2021 | 2Toms, Fort Wayne, North East Indiana
The resurrection of Ding’s Beer Blog is going to be characterized by (at least at first) a focus on the local beer scene. That means Fort Wayne and Northeast Indiana are in the crosshairs. I’m starting with a conversation with Tom Carpenter of 2Toms...
