Insider details on the brewery and beer garden coming to Plaza Midwood later this year

The Charlotte Observer

“We call this the Vinnie nail,” says Chris Tropeano, before pulling the nail from the oak barrel and allowing a saison to flow forth. He’s referring to Vinnie Cilurzo, the founder of Russian River Brewing Co. and one of the few personalities in the beer industry known to many by his first name. Tropeano worked for Cilurzo as a brewer for a couple of years at the brewery’s pub in Santa Rosa, Calif. “It was a real immersion in all things brewing and running a brewery, which was really helpful,” says Tropeano.

It was that experience — and specifically Tropeano’s affection for hoppy styles and sour beers — that led Slates Snider and Phillip McLamb to tap him as the head brewer for Resident Culture Brewing and Blending. The brewery will open at 2101 Central Ave. in Plaza Midwood later this year.

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