OUR STORY

Many people believe the St. John Malt Brother’s story began on February 1st, 2015, when we opened the doors of our taproom to a small crowd who braved the blizzard and joined us on a Super Bowl Sunday. But the real story began years before with three neighbors drinking craft beer around the fire pit in their connecting backyards. Malt Brothers Jim Estry, a retired businessman, Dan Cox and Dave Witt, both engineers, quickly bonded over their love of great beer, and the first attempts at brewing quickly ensued. The Brothers honed their craft on single-barrel batches, and they were ready when the high-end computerized European brewing equipment and a 15-barrel brewhouse finally arrived.

A few beer batches later and we arrived at that cold, snowy Sunday in February of 2015, when the cozy 36-person taproom opened. On tap, you could only find 3 original Malt Brothers beers, Hesperidium, MBA and Triple Threat (renamed to “Triple Dog Dare”) and several guest beers. Soon after, by providing top-notch friendly service, we had a loyal and enthusiastic following, allowing us to rapidly grow. It wasn’t long before all 12 taps were pouring Malt Brothers originals, and we even add taps to serve the wide variety of beers we were brewing. To keep up with the demand, in the second summer we added fermentation tanks to boost our production capacity to 1,500 barrels annually.