Sometimes, inspiration strikes in the most unexpected places. For Ben Dressel, it wasn’t in the kitchen of Dressel’s Pub (419 N. Euclid) or during a pandemic pivot—it was on a climbing trip in Ridgway, Colorado.

“I was on a climbing trip and walked into this tiny pub with a small brewhouse tucked in the corner. It had this incredible vibe—just a handful of tables, a bar, and a brew system,” Dressel recalls. That small pub, Colorado Boy Pub & Brewery, owned by brewer Tom Hennessy, planted a seed in Dressel’s mind that would come to fruition more than a decade later.

Read the full article in St. Louis Magazine.