Quarter Celtic Brewpub slowly but surely getting back to having fun again

There has always been a sense of fun when it comes to Quarter Celtic. Long ago, in the before (COVID) times, the brewpub would post funny videos, come up with clever beer names, and just keep everything light and cheerful.

Then came the pandemic, which got so rough that at one point, the Quarter Celtic staff even declined to do an interview for the 2020-21 Look Back/Look Ahead Series. Luckily for all fans of the brewpub, that was the low point, and now the two locations are packed, the beer is flowing again, and the staff is generally, but cautiously, looking up.

I sat down with co-owners Ror and Brady McKeown, and general manager Allison York, at the brewery last week.

“It was tough,” Ror said of 2021. “The taproom had only been open for a half-year or so. When we went down to just carryout, it was almost like

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