A Beer with the Brewer: 3rd Turn Brewing’s Ben Shinkle nails it
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on January 26, 2019Editor’s Note: This is part of a series of interviews with local brewers. Ben Shinkle is the kind of guy who counts nails. The co-owner and head brewer of 3rd Turn Brewing also is the hands-on builder and visionary. He recalls that in building out the...
3rd Turn Brewing to open bourbon-themed bar in Jeffersontown
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on January 14, 20193rd Turn Brewing in Jeffersontown has acquired a building next door and converted it into a bourbon-themed bar that will exist as an offshoot of the brewery. The open date has not yet been determined, nor does the space have an official name, but...
Bar Belle: One night in J-Town and the world’s your oyster
By Sara Havens | Posted on July 13, 2018“Jeffersontown,” “J-Town,” “That city way down Taylorsville Road” — whatever you call it, the neighborhood is a thriving part of our city, although it’s not technically even part of our city. I don’t want to get into the details, because I don’t understand them...
Hive & Barrel Meadery to open in spring at 3rd Turn Oldham Gardens
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on March 16, 20183rd Turn Oldham Gardens, the expansive Crestwood location of 3rd Turn Brewing, will soon get a new roommate — Hive & Barrel Meadery will begin selling its honey-based beverages there this spring. The meadery already has gone into production, having produced just under 200 gallons...
3rd Turn Brewing’s huge Oldham Gardens taproom and beer garden opens Friday
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on September 26, 2017The four-acre farm in Crestwood that 3rd Turn Brewing acquired last December will open on Friday, having transformed with a 16-handle taproom, outdoor bar and patios, expansive garden and event space. The brewery complex — although the brewing system has not yet been installed...
Projections look bright for Kentucky breweries in 2017 and beyond
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on February 16, 2017Kentucky’s craft brewing industry is growing, with statewide expansions, new brewery openings, and an overall growth rate of roughly 600 percent over the last five years. The Kentucky Guild of Brewers projects that brewers, which number more than 40 statewide, will produce at least...
3rd Turn Brewing to open new brewery and farm in Oldham County
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on December 19, 2016Oldham County is about to get its first craft brewery. The owners of 3rd Turn Brewing announced today they will break ground soon on a new brewery and taproom as well as a 4-acre farm in Crestwood. The brewery will house up to a...
Jeffersontown Summer Craft Beer Fest features more than 50 beers on Saturday
By Sara Havens | Posted on June 10, 2016Things are going to get quite festive in Jeffersontown on Saturday, June 11, as the Summer Craft Beer Fest takes over the downtown Pavilion all afternoon. The annual event will feature more than 50 craft beers, local wines, food trucks and live music, as any...
3rd Turn Brewing draws crowds, eyes larger brewing system in historic church-turned-pub
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on February 11, 2016It’s hard to believe that as recently as last summer, the cozy space that is now 3rd Turn Brewing was an abandoned Moose lodge. Now a full-blown craft beer destination, the former Calvary Church of Christ built in the late 1870s in Jeffersontown still...
World of Beer has taken its place in beer scene, but breweries aren’t fretting
By Kevin Gibson | Posted on December 11, 2015When I heard the Florida-based chain World of Beer was opening a location in Louisville, I thought, “Here we go. The Walmart of beer bars is coming.” And truth be told, the place is kind of, well, corporate — kind of like a Drake’s...