Jan 6, 2017
Our first encounter with those tasty brews from Grand Junction
Brewery was at the 2016 Noblesville Brewfest, and boy were we
pleased.
Owner, Jon Knight, knew he didn’t want to mess with fancy, dancy,
new fangled brews. He wanted to get back to the basics and
make good clean beers inspired by his rich European heritage the
way they did in the past.
So he joined forced with Head Brewer, Shawn Kessel, and went to
work and have quickly made the young Grand Junction Brewing Co. one
of the most sought after and successful breweries in the state.
We had the pleasure of being invited to a special VIP night to sit
with Jon, Sean, and assistant brewer, Mike Hofferman, have a few
brews and learn more about this wondrous brewing company nestled in
downtown Wesfield.
As usual, humor quickly ensues as we devour some fantastic GJ
brews, the Orange Bird on a Boat Double IPA, Radio Moscow Imperial
Stout, and the perfect Imperfect Backside Stout.
Tune in for the fun and learn more about Jon and Sean’s beginnings
into the beer scene and how you can become a member to a special
VIP Grand Junction club which has some marvelous benefits.
Not only are they making solid brews, they are giving back to the
community who is showing so much support for them. You could
feel and love and cheer in the room coming from the packed house of
local VIP members.
We bellied up to the bar after the show and had a chance to meet
some of the local patrons and hear some of their favorite Grand
Junctions stories. It was a difficult place to leave at the
end of the night. We weren’t able to thank them or their
patrons enough for such a fun night and we can’t wait to get back
there again.
Lots of shout outs this week including: Jonathon Mullins
and Broad Ripple Brewbub, Chris Knott and Flix Brewhouse, Andrew
Castner of Mashcraft Brewing, Anita Johnson and Great
Fermentations, The Ram, Chris Bly and Central State Brewing, Dan
and Jerry of The Bier Brewery, Brian Graham and Four Day Ray, and
of course, Mr. Dan Gohr of Redemption Alewerks
And a big thanks to Mr. Robert Rolfe Feddersen for letting us use
his music to end the show. The big man with the bigger heart,
who, like the Pigs, loves this special Indiana craft beer
scene. Check out his page (http://www.robertrolfefeddersen.com/)
and find out where you can see him live.
http://www.grandjunctionbrewing.com/