Introducing Equator Juicy IPA

Here’s the story that inspired Equator Juicy IPA

The SS Warrimoo was an Australian/New Zealand passenger ship that was launched in 1892 and served as both a passenger liner between Canada and Australia and later as a troop transport in World War 1. In May of 1918, six months before the conflict ended, the Warrimoo met its demise after colliding with the French Warship Catapulte. As the force of the collision reverberated through the ships, several depth charges slid off their racks and subsequently detonated. Both ships were…

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Sherri Johnson
Behind the Barrel: Rock the Worlds ESB

Beer collabs begin brewing in a variety of ways.  In the case of our recent collab with Rock Hill Brewing Company, it started with a conversation.  As brewers do, the two head brewers, Jerod Jones of RHBC and our own Head Brewer, DG, started talking about the brewing equipment.  As luck would have it, RHBC has a very similar Brew House to the one we are planning -- both direct-fire Deutsche systems. Jerod graciously invited the Lost Worlds crew to spend a day brewing their Bad Mama Jama Imperial Brown Ale and learn the system

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5 Fantastic Finds for the Beer-lover on your Gift List

Still scratching your head and scrolling through Amazon? With less than a week until Christmas, we’ve got your go-to gifts straight from the brewer’s mouths for the beer-lover on your list. Sit back in your favorite brewery, grab a pint of craft beer in your left hand, your phone in your right, and click your way to the fa la la finish line.

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Behind the Barrel: Worlds Collide APA

We have had a blast with this beer collaboration! When we sat down with our old friends at Catawba Brewing, both their Founder, Billy Pyatt, and their Head Brewer, Dave Cobb, They asked us what kind of beer we were thinking of brewing. With our interest in more sessionable styles, and thinking about Catawba's line-up, this is where the fun started — and ours worlds collided. Ultimately, we landed on an APA — one of the first styles that helped the craft revolution get back on track in the 1980s and became a staple in the1990s. So we set out to come up with the recipe, Catawba procured the ingredients and the games began.

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The Importance of Community, and our First Charity Partner.

Our friends across craft breweries have been instrumental in our start-up. And core to that is the local community that we all call home. They are the organizations in our community that carry the load of making our neighborhoods better and safer places to live. We’re one big community, and craft breweries have the potential to be strong partners for non-profit organizations. So, naturally when it came time to release our first beer, Worlds Collide, in the Catawba Tasting Room, both breweries wanted a community partner to benefit from the proceeds. The choice was simple…

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The Background on our Brewery: Everything You Wanted to Know and More...

Founded on the premise that great beer and adventure go hand-in-hand, Lost Worlds Brewing is aiming to be that special gathering spot for adventure seekers. With the goal of encouraging guests to “Live Global, Drink Local,” the tap room is inspired by the explorers clubs of yesteryear. With a planned opening in early 2020, the brewery with an outdoor biergarten is located in the One Norman Plaza off the busy Catawba Avenue corridor and Exit 28 (I-77). 

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Picking the Right Partners:  Meet Gais Construction

When it came time to pick a construction partner, finding a firm that brought excellence in building breweries was a must.  After all, there are more than fifty in the Charlotte area alone, and a construction crew behind every bar built.  But there’s one firm that stood out in our search.  Gais Construction had a hand in bringing many local breweries and restaurants into business, and we’re proud to say they’ve been involved with Lost Worlds from the beginning.

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Our Thirst for Education.  NCCBC 2019 is Still Sinking In…

Over the past few months, our crew has been to a variety of events to continue our beer industry education. Our brewing team has gone to a couple of very intense technical brewing conferences (yes, even DG, a long-time brewer, still has a thirst for knowledge, and beer too, but that’s another story…). To cap off the year, it all culminated with the North Carolina Craft Brewers Conference, of which we are proud members.  We brought a team of four people and took a divide and conquer approach in order to hit as many learning sessions as we could over the course of three days. 

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It's a Brew Day for Harrison Holder. Meet our New Assistant Brewer…

Soon everyday will be a brew day for Harrison Holder, who recently joined the team at Lost Worlds Brewery as Assistant Brewer.  He was headed toward a career as a Physical Therapist when he took a left turn at the tap house.  After home brewing for fun, and a short course in brewing at Appalachian State University, Lost Worlds Brewery found its way into his long-term plan.

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