Broomtail Craft Brewing The art & science of success
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By Jenny White
raft brewers know the value of a good recipe. Melding together the perfect ingredients to make the perfect pint of beer is kind of
the point. The first good recipe that the owners of Broomtail Craft Brewery, Barry and Lisa Owings, started out using consisted of these two secret ingredients: Barry and Lisa Owings. Putting together her artistic and creative ability with his scientific expertise and curiosity for understanding the science of good beer proved to be a superlative combination that produces high-quality, delicious beer.
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Barry is a water chemist and formulator. That means he tinkers with the characteristics of water used in products to engineer flavors and quality. When the pair first toyed with the idea of producing their beer recipes for the public, Barry knew the only way to develop a beer true to a particular style was to engineer the water true to that style as well. Lisa says the pair started out brewing in a family barn on their property. Broomtail Craft Brewery soon grew out of the barn, as demand ballooned. The brewery first branched out with a brewing space in an industrial area in Wilmington. “The brewery has a small taproom and it quickly became
