IPA's Win Awards!!

Over Labor Day weekend, Thomas Creek racked up 2 new beer awards, this time for both our IPA's! The Savannah  Craft Brew Fest professional brewers competition awarded Thomas Creek with an Honorable Mention for Class Five IPA and Best of Show for Up The Creek Extreme IPA. Our beers were judged alongside offerings from breweries across the country and it is an honor to take 2  of the 5 medals awarded. Wow, thanks Savannah!

Production Soars At Thomas Creek...

Thomas Creek Brewery is producing more beer now in a typical week than what was sold in our entire first year of operation! It is not unusual for our production staff to brew over 240 barrels of beer per week; that is 7,440 gallons of beer (almost 77,000 12 oz. bottles). In fact, two weeks ago we had to brew over 300 barrels of beer to keep pace with demand. Wow!

Thomas Creek Invades The Midwest

We are excited to announce that the full lineup of Thomas Creek beers will be available in Illinois and Iowa beginning in early September, followed by Indiana later in the month. Patagonia Wine and Imports, dually based in Charleston, SC and Cedar Rapids, IA, has assigned Thomas Creek distribution in the Midwest.  Patagonia has a strong portfolio of wines from around the world and is rapidly growing their craft and import beer business; they currently operate in ten states across the South and Midwest, with four more coming in the near future. Distribution in Iowa and Indiana will be state wide with Illinois starting in the Davenport and Peoria markets.

Saying Goodbye To Barley...

Old, blind, goofy-looking, smelly, and weird were some ways to describe Barley; however, he was so much more. He was loving, loyal, hard working, adorable, and he was here everyday to greet anyone who walked through our doors. Unfortunately, we had to say goodbye to Barley in August. After seeing Drake (Tom's daughter) off to college, he handed the reins over to Porter to oversee the brewery and clean up beer spills.  Porter is Tom's other Border Collie who shows up to work every day of the week and will continue Barley's legacy at the brewery. While he may not be here physically, Barley will always be with us in spirit as Thomas Creek grows into the future.

New Staff @ Thomas Creek

Over the past few months, Thomas Creek has added several new members to our brewery family. Jay Simpson, formerly of Blue Ridge Brewing Co., is now part of the Thomas Creek team. We also added Whit Lanning, a chemistry graduate from NC State, to help out with brewing as we say goodbye to one of our  brewers near the end of the year. Another new addition to the team is Paige Blankenship, who has been hired to run our growing homebrew shop and conduct tours, tastings & beer sales. We are excited to have Jay, Whit & Paige on board, so check out the new faces next time you stop by the brewery!