Malt Brothers Brewing

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Many people believe the St. John Malt Brother’s story began February 1st, 2015, when we opened the doors of our taproom to a small crowd who braved the blizzard and joined us on a Super Bowl Sunday. But the real story began years before, with three neighbors drinking craft beer around the fire pit in their connecting backyards. Malt Brothers Jim Estry, a retired businessman, Dan Cox and Dave Witt, both engineers, quickly bonded over their love of great beer, and the first attempts at brewing quickly ensued. The Brothers honed their craft on single-barrel batches, and they were ready when the high-end computerized European brewing equipment and a 15-barrel brew house finally arrived.

A few beer batches later and we arrived at that cold, snowy Sunday in February of 2015, when the cozy 36-person taproom opened. On tap, you could only find 3 original Malt Brothers beers, Hesperidium, MBA and Triple Threat (renamed to “Triple Dog Dare”) and several guest beers. Soon after, by providing top-notch friendly service, we had a loyal and enthusiastic following, allowing us to rapidly grow. It wasn’t long before all 12 taps were pouring Malt Brothers originals, and we even added taps to serve the wide variety of beers we were brewing. To keep up with the demand, in the second summer, we added fermentation tanks to boost our production capacity to 1,500 barrels annually.

Of course, hiding behind the scenes in this story is our head brewer and newest Malt Brother, Len Bergonia. Originally hired as an associate for our old brewing supplies store, Len quickly proved his brewing prowess when asked to help in the brewery. With a combination of traditional styles, beers with a Malt Brothers twist, some more esoteric pilot batches, and barrel-aged special releases, Len will create over 40 unique beers this year.

Much like our brewery, our distribution has grown ever since opening. You can now find St. John Malt Brothers in bars, restaurants, and stores in Northwest Indiana, Indianapolis, Lafayette and Illinois. Packaging of our beer is done on-site including cans and hand-bottled, limited release bombers. Cold carry-out beer is always available, and our 64 oz. growlers are a customer favorite to take home and enjoy fresh beer with friends and family. Kegs are available for your personal kegerator or celebration.

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