Here's a spring brewery roundup, including new 4 By 4 Brewing location in Fremont Hills
Springfield's 4 By 4 Brewing Company is unveiling its second location in Fremont Hills next month.
The brewery's grand opening is Saturday, March 4 from noon to 10 p.m. at 9003 Sawgrass Ave. in Nixa. The celebrations will include live music from Dallas Jones, Isaac Kenneth and The Brothers Roberson. The Tinga Tacos and Lae's Authentic Egg Rolls food trucks will also be on site.
The Fremont Hills location will serve as both a brewery and tap house, like the 4 By 4 location in the Galloway neighborhood in Springfield. Both locations offer 20 beers, ciders and seltzers on tap, along with wine, kombucha and alcoholic and non-alcoholic slushies.
With more room to spread out, the Fremont Hills location features a shipping container stage, which will house live music outside. In the future, the outdoor seating area will also feature bocce ball, disc golf, cornhole, life-size Jenga and Connect Four, co-owner Danielle Shimeall said.
Both locations (following Fremont Hills' grand opening) are open Monday through Thursday 2-10 p.m., Friday and Saturday noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 8 p.m. This winter, 4 By 4's seasonal brew is Sticky Bunz Cinnamon Roll Porter, a medium-bodied porter with roasted barley and chocolate malt.
As Mother Nature continues to tease the Ozarks with her changes in weather, local breweries are gearing up for spring time events. The greater Springfield area is home to 13 different breweries, each offering unique seasonal brews and live entertainment.
Springfield Brewing Company
Address: 305 S. Market Ave.
Hours: Tuesday from 2-8 p.m., Sunday, Monday, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Springfield Brewing Company, also known as "BrewCo" or "SBC," is Springfield's oldest brewery, established in 1997. Over the last 26 years, SBC has expanded from just beer and food. Today, the brewery operates its own distillery, Ty Iechyd Da Elevated Spirits, that will soon open in the building that formerly housed The Cellar.
SBC's winter seasonal brew is the Oscura Dark Lager, a Mexican-style dark lager with notes of caramel, cocoa and biscuit malt.
Mother's Brewing Company
Address: 215 S. Grant Ave.
Hours: Sunday through Thursday from 2-9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 2-10 p.m.
Fourteen years after SBC's establishment, Mother's Brewing Company opened its doors, making it the city's second oldest brewery.
Mother's has a full calendar lined up for the month of March, including yoga in the Barrell Room each Saturday afternoon, open mic nights every first and third Wednesday and Drink 'N' Draw on the last Tuesday of the month. All of the Mother's events are listed on the brewery's Facebook Page at facebook.com/mothersbrewingco/events.
Mother's winter brew is Winter Grind, a dry English stout with coffee flavor and aroma provided by Mudhouse Coffee.
White River Brewing Company
Address: 505 W. Commercial St.
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday 1-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 1-10 p.m. and Sunday 1-6 p.m.
White River Brewing Company opened on Historic Commercial Street in 2012.
March is a busy month for live music at White River. Tony Menown and Richie Rebuth perform Saturday, March 4; Stevie Newman performs Friday, March 10; The Turner Hunter Experience performs Saturday, March 11; the One More Dollar Band performs Saturday, March 18; and Wesley Allen performs Friday, March 31. The brewery is also one of eight venues in Springfield hosting live music for Queen City Shout, a week-long arts festival from March 20-26.
White River's events are listed on the brewery's website at whiteriverbrewing.com/whiteriverbrewevents.
Show-Me Brewing
Address: 1925 E. Bennett St.
Hours: Monday through Friday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Show-Me Brewing is a homebrew supply store that also operates a microbrewery, serving 12 beers on tap. In addition to supplies, Show-Me Brewing's professional grade brewing equipment is available for customer use. One of the brewery's staff will help folks through the entre process from recipe construction to bottling.
Show-Me Brewing's spring seasonal beer is the Jumping Mule, a Belgian Saison.
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Tie & Timber Beer Co.
Address: 1451 E. Cherry St.
Hours: Monday through Thursday from 2-11 p.m., Friday and Saturday from noon to midnight and Sunday from noon to 10 p.m.
Tie & Timber Beer Co. is a microbrewery located in the Rountree Neighborhood. When it comes to live entertainment, Tie & Timber's All Stars, Jimmy Reā, Brandon Moore Music and Stevie Newman, play each Wednesday from 6-8 p.m. The brewery is also hosting live music for Queen City Shout. The Rountree Neighborhood offers plenty of dinner options, including Team Taco, Skully's Ramen, Ott's Pasta and Imo's Pizza.
Tie & Timber's events are listed on the brewery's Facebook Page at facebook.com/tieandtimberbeerco/events.
Great Escape Beer Works
Address: 4022 S. Lone Pine Ave.
Hours: Monday through Thursday from 4-9 p.m., Friday from 1-10 p.m., Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday noon to 8 p.m.
Jen and Jake Duensing opened Great Escape Beer Works on Lone Pine Avenue in 2017. Jake has a long history with brewing, using a beer kit at the age of 12 to craft his own concoction, according to the Great Escape website. Great Escape hosts trivia each Wednesday night at 7 p.m. Special, on tap right now, is the brewery's Moonshot Chocolate Cherry Stout.
Great Escape's events are listed on the brewery's Facebook Page at facebook.com/GreatEscapeBeerWorks/events.
Hold Fast Brewing
Address: 235 N. Kimbrough Ave.
Hours: Monday through Thursday from 3-9 p.m., Friday and Saturday noon to 11 p.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Sisters Susan and Carol McLeod opened Hold Fast Brewing in 2019. The brewery is housed in the former Springfield Fire Department headquarters, which sat as Springfield's original Fire Station 1 from 1962 to 2002.
Throughout March, the Almighty Sando Shop and El Sabor de Mexico Taqueria food trucks will be parked on the brewery's outdoor patio. Hold Fast hosts a variety of different evening events, including trivia and puzzle nights, solo music acts and jazz nights every Tuesday. The brewery's full calendar can be accessed online at hfbrewing.com/events.
Hold Fast's seasonal brews are the Vanilla Bean Blonde, Coconut Brown, Rye Rye Baby, Mary Queen of Stouts and Key Lime Pie Sour.
Banter Brewing Co.
Address: 330 W. Farm Road 182
Hours: Wednesday and Thursday from 4-9 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 1-10 p.m.
Banter Brewing Co., located about one mile south of the Library Center, opened in summer 2021. As for entertainment, Banter Brewing has a full schedule for the month of March. Chris May performs Saturday, March 11 from 6-8 p.m.; the brewery's St. Paddy's Day party is Saturday, March 18, with live music from The Crumbs between 7-9 p.m.; and Tony Menown performs Saturday, March 25 from 6-8 p.m.
Banter's winter seasonal beers are the Fireside Sipper, a white chocolate macadamia nut barrel-aged stout, and Two Is Better, a Belgian-style Dubbel. In addition, the brewery offers Camelback Hack, a German-style Imperial Pilsner, each Wednesday.
Wire Road Brewing Company
Address: 4453 S. Timbercreek Ave. in Battlefield
Hours: Monday through Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Thursday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Friday from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., Saturday from 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Established in 2021, Wire Road Brewing Company serves 15-plus in-house beers on tap, along with wine, tea and coffee. Wire Road's winter beer is the Brumal Bock, a juniper berry lager. For St. Patrick Day's, the brewery will unroll its Sweeny's Irish Red Ale. The brewery has a covered, heated patio and lawn capable of hosting up to three food trucks. Wire Road updates its food truck schedule each week on its Facebook Page, accessible at facebook.com/WireRoadBrewing.
For live music, Wire Road is hosting Annabelle Healy on March 3, The Paper Moons on March 4, Kit Barley & The Creekside Bandits on March 11, Justin Messer on March 14, Brian Fitz on March 16, The Shandies on March 17 and Dallas Jones on March 19.
Back Home Brewing Company
Address: 1502 S. Third St. in Ozark
Hours: Monday through Saturday from 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. and Sunday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Located in Ozark, there's almost always something going on at Back Home Brewing Company, from trivia and karaoke to music bingo. The brewery's music lineup for March includes Justin Larkin on Friday, March 10; FusterCluck on Saturday, March 11; Brad Williams on Saturday, March 18; and Uncle Buster on Saturday, March 25. Shows start at 8 p.m.
Back Home's events are listed on the brewery's Facebook Page at facebook.com/backhomebrewingcompany/events.
Untouchables Brewery
Address: 105 W. Sherman Way Suite 101 in Nixa
Hours: Tuesday through Thursday from 4-9 p.m., Friday from 3-11 p.m. and Saturday noon to 10 p.m.
Opening its doors in April 2022, Untouchables Brewery hopes to take its guests back in time to the Prohibition era, with its 1920s speakeasy feel. Untouchables serves beer, brewed on site, and appetizer options. The brewery is hosting the Road Trip Comedy Tour, featuring Layton Flatt and Levi Light, on Friday, March 10. Untouchable's events are listed on the brewery's Facebook Page at bit.ly/3SlBVTY.
This article originally appeared on Springfield News-Leader: Breweries in Springfield, Ozark, Battlefield, Nixa to visit in March
