Blue Cat Brew Pub originally opened in 1994 under the name “Crooked River Brewing” in The District of Rock Island, Illinois by brother and sister Dan & Martha Cleveland. Dan, armed with his doctorate in chemistry, learned the art of beer brewing in Colorado. During the 1990’s Blue Cat earned an impressive 15 World Beer Championship Awards.
After the Clevelands decided to retire they passed the reins to Quad Cities natives John Timmer and Shane Scott who later partnered with St. Louis transplant Charlie Cole. Charlie apprenticed under a Munich Brewmaster before earning professional brewing certificates from St. Louis University, University of Vermont, and San Diego State University. He was tenured as a brewer over 5 previous breweries and earned a few brewing awards himself (23 awards, all in 2018).
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