It has taken over 13 years, but something is finally brewing at West Mountain Brewing Company on the Fayetteville square.
That something is beer.
Brewmaster Andy Coates, who has worked for craft breweries The Great Divide in Denver and Goose Island in Chicago, informed us on Wednesday that his first three creations are almost ready to taste.
“We are finally getting ready to put our fresh house beer on draft up at West Mountain Brewing,” he said. “The beers will go on tap this weekend.”
Coates said that his first three beers are an American Pale Ale (Coates describes as ‘Sierra Nevada with a bit more hops’), an American IPA (‘The American Pale Ale’s big brother. Lots of hops!’), and a Brown Ale (‘Light bodied and drinkable. Roasty with coffee/chocolate and honey flavors.’)
All three of the freshly-brewed beers will be ready in time for happy hour on Friday, Nov. 4.
Tim’s Pizza owner John Schmuecker began his quest to brew beer at the location in the late 90′s, but all kinds of problems with equipment and personnel led him to abandon the project on multiple occasions.
Now it appears that the long wait for some new Fayetteville-brewed beers will finally be over.
“I’ve been waiting 10 years for this, so it’s kind of anti-climactic for me at this point,” Schmuecker told us back in April.
Something tells us, however, that after all this time, scraping that “coming soon” decal off the glass window facing the Fayetteville square will be more gratifying than Schmuecker is letting on.
bout stinkin time
This is awesome! Too bad I won’t be back up to Fayetteville until January.
Will they eventually sell the beer in growlers? If so, maybe someone could transport it across state lines and bring me some?
hey jonathan, i work there and YES there will be growlers. we don’t have them yet but by january for sure! can’t wait to see you! :)
Aww yeah. Save me a keg!
As the sister of Jack McAuliffe (I do hope you know who HE is; see link below), I’m really excited about this! Can’t wait to try out these beers!
http://www.craftbeer.com/pages/stories/featured-brewery/show?title=new-albion-brewing
can’t wait, beer and pizza does it get any better?
how much more beer and pizza do we need exactly
Well we’re not looking at an opening of a new establishment, so I don’t seen an increase on pizza but rather an increase in quality beer. And with the loss of Geno’s to MLK, I really don’t find the purpose of your comment.
Pretty sure you’re not limited to pizza at Tim’s or Damgoode or Yazetti’s…
Cherish your beer and pizza, some cities have an extreme lack of this great combo, and your quality of life suffers as a result.
I was in there on Sunday and heard there would be some tasting going on tonight, but don’t quote me on that. Also, I’m pretty sure I saw a growler with the WMB logo sitting on the bar, so be expecting an early Christmas present Houstonians
I wouldn’t call that great pizza there however if the beer is good (those are 3 great beer styles) I’ll gladly go in and try a pint of each and throw some pizza down with it for sure. I despise Hog Haus as a ‘craft brewer’ and am hoping these guys get it right. Their brewmaster is coming from 2 very accomplished breweries.
More craft brew is a great thing!
Agreed! As they say in Benton County, that makes three in Northwest Arkansas.
I’ll see you there for Friday’s happy hour!
I’ve heard Andy Coates is a gifted beer master. Can’t wait to try the american ale (sierra nevada is my favorite) and the IPA is going to kick ASS!
Andy Coates may be the Yoda of craftbrew IPA’s, but I want a fridge full of Brown Ale growlers.
What the hell does a detroit guy know about craft beer? Go drink a Stroh’s. Or a Labatt’s.
Or a Leinie…
HA! Yeah, Detroit Tommy. Go drink a Leinie. Leave the Ales to us beer drinkers.
Good job! Excited for tonight
I think the “Coming Soon” sign should stay, or be only slightly modified. I think its a GREAT idea to name one of the beers the “Coming Soon Ale”
They can save money on the sign, and a little self-deprecating humor is always nice to see.
you got andy coates makin your beer, you got the best…
man… jealous as hell and roadtrippin soon.