Conservation with Chandeleur Island Brewing Company
BY BRANDI PERRY All images taken by Dori Lowe
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ammack and Cain Roberds had always loved good beer and being out on the water on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Their love for beer started in the 1990s, and that desire to find the best craft beer led them down the road of homebrewing. The idea for Chandeleur Island Brewing was born. But after their contractor business built two breweries in Alabama, it was not long before they realized it was definitely the right time to bring their longtime dream to life. Fast forward to December 2013, and the men had decided to partner up on this dream and bought a historic building in downtown Gulfport. By autumn of 2014, construction was underway, and their dream was slowly becoming a reality. Being contractors, they got the construction work done in about three months and were
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brewing their first beer by years end of 2014. Chandeleur Brewing quickly became a fan favorite not only on the Gulf coast but throughout the state, and for good reason. They are easily making some of the best beer in the southeast, a testament to years of trial and error and the inherent flavors of the Mississippi Gulf Coast. But the Roberds were focused on more than just making good beer. They wanted to give back to the water, marine life, and islands they grew up enjoying. The namesake of the brewing company is a chain of uninhabited barrier islands that stretch approximately 50 miles in the Gulf of Mexico. Created nearly 2000 years ago and named by explorer Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville when he christened them in 1700, the islands have always been a popular spot for boating and fishing. Fishermen from all over
