Dream becomes a reality Saturday at Giesenbrau Bier Co.

More than a year of planning and construction are about to pay off for Erin Hutton as the Giesenbrau Bier company will open on Saturday, Oct. 21.

It’s the culmination of a dream for Hutton, who purchased the former Maytag Appliance Center building at 1306 First Street NE, on the east side of New Prague.

Among the physical improvements to the building was updating the buidng, installing a new, larger water main and a walk-in cooler. The decor in the building is inspired by Bavarian beer halls, and the 100-year-old bar is from the basement of the New Prague City Hall. It is on loan from the New Prague Area Historical Society, which acquired the bar several years ago. Also new is an outdoor Biergarten on the south side of the building, accessed through an overhead door.

In addition to the construction, there were a number of bureaucratic hurdles as well, as he had to get federal and state permits before beginning operations. Those permits were obtained this past summer, allowing him to brew enough beer for a soft opening during last month’s Dozinky celebration.

Hutton is of German-Swiss heritage on his mom’s side, and he says he fell in love with the idea of brewing studying in Bavaria.

Hutton worked for three years at the Colorado Plus Brew Pub in his home state of Colorado before moving to Minnesota and the hometown of his wife Anna. The daughter of Werner and Kathy Giesen, her family provides the local flavor for the Giesenbrau brand.

In addition to the soft opening during Dozinky weekend, the company also had a second soft opening this past Friday, Oct. 13. Giesenbrau Bier Co. officially opens at noon on Saturday, Oct. 21.

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