EP-077 Les Stewart and Chris Powers of Trophy Brewing Co.

Published: April 23, 2016, 1:29 a.m.

I was in North Carolina for a quick minute helping launch a start-up, and I had about a 2-hour window on my last night in Raleigh to record a podcast episode with one of the city\u2019s best known breweries \u2014 Trophy. I visited both their locations \u2014 known as little Trophy and big Trophy \u2014 and we really hit it off. \xa0 From as far away as Chicago, I could tell Trophy had something special. Sometimes you can just see it. And my first visit didn\u2019t disappoint. Clean, well-fermented beers with character. A great vibe in the pub. And their early, hard-earned success off the back of a 3bbl system is about to get some relief with a new production facility on the other side of the city. \xa0 So later that night the boys came by the hotel to record. It was the end of a long day of working and drinking, so this one\u2019s a bit on-the-fly, but it\u2019s such a great conversation with two of the most charming people you\u2019ll ever meet.\xa0