New Albanian Brewing Company
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| Location | New Albany, Indiana | ||||||||||
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| Opened | 1994 | ||||||||||
| Annual production volume | 14,000 Gallons (2005) | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Roger and Amy Baylor | ||||||||||
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The New Albanian Brewing Company, located in New Albany, Indiana, is a microbrewery. It was once rated sixth in the world according to Ratebeer.com.[1][2] Aside from the brewery, it also is the home of a pizzeria and a public house[3]
Brewery
The Brewery was officially brewing in October 2002 and was incorporated in 1994 as the New Albanian Brewing Company in a room that branches off of Sportstime Pizza.[4] The brewery was established by Roger Baylor his wife Amy (O'Connell) Baylor and her sister Kate O'Connell.[5] This is the first commercial brewery in New Albany since 1935.[6] The first brewmaster was Michael Borchers which brought with him experience and used machines from the now defunct Silver Creek Brewing Corporation that was located in Sellersburg, Indiana.[7] Jared Williamson and Jesse Williams are the current brewers working the brewery.
In 2005, 14,000 gallons of beer were produced by the brewery, and with the new additions, the planned output for 2007 is double the 2005 amount.[8]
Rich O's and Sportstime Pizza
While the Brewery was officially founded in 2002, Rich O's and Sportstime Pizza have operated prior to its inception. The establishment began in 1987 with Sportstime Pizza and it has slowly expanded since.[6] The establishment was originally a Noble Roman's franchise operated by by Rich O'Connell, father of Amy and Kate O'Connell and Rich O's Public House namesake.[5] Rich O's opened in 1990 under Amy O'Connell's control. Roger Baylor was hired in 1992[9]. The businesses of Rich O's and Sportstime are co-owned by Amy and Kate, the daughters of Rich O'Connell.[5]
Rich O's Public House offers 648 different beers to its customers in addition to its own beers.[4] However, they refuse to serve light beer, deigning that as "unfit for human consumption."[10] In addition to refusing to serve light beer, the company is strongly against mass-marketed domestic beer.
Sportstime Pizza has regular varieties of pizza, in addition to specialties, such as the "refrigerator" style. They also offer alternative sauces for their pizza such as ranch and barbecue. One of their other notable products is their Beer Cheese.
The differences between Sportstime and Rich O's are mainly asthetic, as the establishments share a kitchen and offer the same food and drink menus.
Located near Indiana University Southeast, the NABC is frquented by students and faculty.
External links
- New Albanian Brewing Company official site
- The Potable Curmudgeon Contains frequent updates on the beer selection and other activities of the New Albanian Brewing Company.
References
- ^ Go Rich O's! Louisville Courier Journal, June 16, 2007
- ^ New Albanian Brewing Company Rating
- ^ New Albanian Brewing Company
- ^ a b NABC Brewing
- ^ a b c Sportstime will be 20 years old
- ^ a b New Albanian - Food.PDF
- ^ Brewer Bios
- ^ TOP STORY: Baylor brewing up success Evening News November 20, 2005
- ^ Insiders' Guide to Louisville, Kentucky & Southern Indiana, 2nd Edition By Chip Nold and Bob Bahr (Globe Perquot) Page 76 ISBN 1573800430
- ^ Insiders' Guide to Louisville, Kentucky & Southern Indiana, 2nd Edition By Chip Nold and Bob Bahr (Globe Perquot) Page 94 ISBN 1573800430