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The Blind Pig Brewery gears up for launch party of their brews
12:00 pm Nov 5 - by Emily Siner – buzz Writer
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The Blind Pig Brewery in Champaign offers an extremely wide range of beers. Photo by Tom Root (Tom Root, Buzz photographer)
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When Blind Pig Co. first opened in 1990 as a music club and bar, it was the only spot in town that sold beer in pints or offered imported beer on tap. Though other locals have followed suit, it continues to stay ahead of the pack. Come Nov. 17, the Blind Pig Brewery will be the only bar in Champaign to serve its very own home-brewed beer on tap.
It wasn’t easy: Because of its small building, Blind Pig had to customize much of the design and equipment for the brewery. The final product has taken 11 months and about half a million dollars.
“The main problem was trying to fit a brewery into an existing, very small bar,” owner Chris Knight said.
But Knight believes Champaign deserves to have a brewery. Not only is it similar in demographics to other brewing cities like Bloomington, IN or Boulder, CO, it also has some of the best-tasting water in the country, according to the American Water Works Association — and beer is mostly water.
Brew master Bill Morgan has started with four drafts on tap: a Kölsch, a Hefe Weizen, an India Pale Ale, and a Hard Cider. He will start brewing his winter seasonals and Belgians soon.
“No beer is better than absolutely fresh, pure beer brewed in one’s home town,” Knight said. “Blind Pig beer is the freshest beer you can buy — period.”
Customers can enjoy the brand new brew at Blind Pig Brewery’s release party November 17.
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