USA, AR: Lost Forty Brewing to open in mid-December

Lost Forty, the much-anticipated brewery from Yellow Rocket Concepts and the people who brought Big Orange, Local Lime and ZaZa, should open by mid-December with a grand opening to follow in the spring, according to co-owner Scott McGehee, arktimes.com reported on November, 3.

Large scale brewing is scheduled to begin this week in Lost Forty's 19,000-square-feet space. Meanwhile, McGehee is prepping the menu for Pint and Pantry, the brewery's tap room restaurant.

Brewmaster Omar Castrellon, co-owner John Beachboard, Big Orange/Local Lime bar manager Dylan Yelenich and others have been test brewing, mostly in Beachboard's garage, for more than a year. They've come up with four standard brews: Bear Bones Pilsner, Lost Forty Pale Ale, Love Honey Bock and Rock Hound.

Pint and Pantry will always keep three standard beers, three seasonals and one or two "pilot" brews on tap.

Lost Forty is currently brewing on a 30-barrel system which would allow them to produce 3,000 barrels of beer a year, but McGehee said the brewery could easily scale up to 20,000 barrels and had already purchased equipment that will allow it to put out 6,500 barrels annually. Three months after opening, the brewery will add a canning line.

05 November, 2014