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Beth and Andy Stohlman
Chris and Barry Hindrick and family
The name of the brewery was Inspired by our two basset hounds Stanley and Leroy. If Stanley and Leroy are a little excited, can you blame them? After all, February 26th was the first anniversary of 2 Basset Brewery in White Sulphur Springs. Stanley and Leroy are the two lovable basset hounds who inspired Chris and Barry Hedrich to open the only brewery in beautiful Meagher County. These two hounds are behind some of the best beer names I’ve ever heard – Stanley Stout, Drooligan, Bad Bad Leroy Brown, Chasing Blonde, Extra Special Basset ….and Breaking Basset – a popular favorite Farmhouse Ale. How the heck a person can get goggles on a basset hound is beyond me…but safety first!
Barry began homebrewing in 2013 as a hobby. Then, according to Chris, “with our kids out of the house, we began toying with the idea of starting a new business in White Sulphur Springs in early 2014. One thing led to another, and we applied for a brewery license in January of 2015, purchased a building in April and began renovations and opened 2 Basset Brewery on February 26, 2016. The name of the brewery was inspired by our two basset hounds Stanley and Leroy. They make us laugh every day and remind us to take the time to enjoy family and friends – with a great locally brewed craft beer.” This ain’t your father’s brewery. 2 Basset Continued on page 5
A community driven brewery - the Bunkhouse has strong roots in serving others. It’s not hard to find a bottle of Maisel’s Weisse, a cloudy orange Hefeweizen, while exploring the pubs and alehouses of Germany. However, it is hard to find in the towns and plains of Montana. Andy Stohlmann sought to fix that upon returning from Germany, in 2004. Over the next part of the decade Andy and his friend Mark spent many nights perfecting numerous homebrew recipes, while continuing the journey to replicate his favorite German Hefeweizen. Like many homegrown ideas, The Bunkhouse wasn’t always intended to be a just a brewery. In 2009 and 2010 Andy successfully secured research grants from the Montana Department
of commerce to open a Malthouse that would utilize a brewery to showcase the malt’s produced. When the idea of the Malthouse began to be pushed further into the future, Andy decided to utilize all he had learned in the garage and open a brewery. “Not to assume credit where it isn’t due, but I believe the recent announcement Of Montana Craft Malt is the tangible result of our early work to bring a craft Malthouse to Montana.” “Our goal is to always to make beer that people enjoy drinking” Andy admits that while craft brewing continues to grow in Montana and around the country, The Bunkhouse is more interested in staying traditional. “We typically Continued on page 7
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