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Many of today’s brewery stories start with homebrewing equipment in a college apartment or sips of craft beer on a road trip across the United States that inspired owners to dream up new beer recipes and contribute to the growing craft landscape in the U.S. Pleasant House Brewing Company started a little differently. In some ways, it started at owner Art Jackson’s family estate in Yorkshire England called – unsurprisingly – Pleasant House. Jackson, first generation American, was a chef in Chicago, when he and his wife, Chelsea decided to honor his English ancestry by opening Pleasant House Bakery in Chicago’s Bridgeport neighborhood. They started with their now-famous, Royal Pies – traditional British meat pies made with savory ingredients in flakey, buttery pastry. Their Chicago establishment is BYOB, which brought up an important question to the owners. “Honestly, what’s better with a savory meat pie than a really good beer? Somewhere it was always the next logical step for us,” sai … |
Source: Mitten Brew
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