by Ding | Jun 21, 2023 | Beer Culture, Fort Wayne, North East Indiana
A few days ago I made the short drive from Fort Wayne across the Indiana/Ohio state line to meet with Mark Young of Two Bandits Brewing in Hicksville, OH. My mission was to chat with one half of the Bandit team about his story, and the story of beer that he... 
by Ding | Aug 11, 2022 | Fort Wayne, North East Indiana
When five blokes get together to brew and drink beer, sometimes things don’t exactly go to plan. There’s quite a lot of potential for nonsense to be talked, and for fanciful plans to be made. However, on Spring St. in Fort Wayne’s northwest quadrant... 
by Ding | Jul 28, 2022 | Birdboy Brewing Co., Fort Wayne, North East Indiana
If you’re wondering what’s been happening at Birdboy Brewing Co. of late, and you’re a tad confused by some recent comings and goings, then you’re not the only one. A lot has been going on both behind the scenes and out in public, and the... 
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...