who we are
Wishful Thinking Brewing Company is a brewery and taproom serving up high quality hospitality alongside high quality beer. We believe an agricultural product should be crafted from local agriculture, and our beers reflect that. As much as possible, Wishful Thinking Brewing Company works directly with farmers and producers in our area to ensure that our efforts are positively impacting the local farming community. Learn more about the local farms we work closely with:
Wishful Thinking is a sense of optimism and imagination - of experiencing new things. Whether it’s seeing the world, tasting new food or beer, or living life with more meaning. We aim to create an authentic sense of community through a brewery atmosphere that is full of both pleasure and contentment. We strive to continuously create a positive customer experience that is rooted in our attention to detail surrounding flavor, quality, aesthetics, sustainability, and love for our local community. Our beers tend to be paler and sessionable, falling in the lower ABV range. We recognize and respect the duty that we have to provide you with more than just well-crafted beer, though, and aim to continuously create product that inspires you - whether that's to achieve a goal, better the world, or simply be a good human.
Foam is Good​
The cap of foam sitting in the top half of your glass is not just for looks, and is certainly not a flaw. This dense, wet foam is layered with intention on top of your beer, in order to protect the beer from oxidation during the time it takes you to drink it. And don’t worry, we’ve done the math; about 42% of the foam converts to beer. This means that if you let your beer sit for a couple of minutes before sipping, liquid beer will reach the pour line on the glass (10 oz for a half pour and 16+ oz for a full pour). But, we don't suggest letting it sit! Take a big sip and get a mouthful of foam and beer and taste the difference in the pour.
This method of pouring originated in the Czech Republic and has been perfected with the incorporation of the Lukr faucet, which allows for dense foam to be poured through a fine mesh screen inside the faucet, and the flow to be controlled by a ball valve. Our draft tower was custom-designed with Lukr during our trip to
Czechia in 2023, and we are proud to be pouring a bit of tradition into each glass.
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In October of 2024, we had the pleasure of hosting Jan and Ondřej from Lukr during their Perfect Pour Mission East Coast Tour, where they visited five breweries including Wishful Thinking, educating staff on proper pouring techniques, traditional styles of pours, cleaning and maintenance of the faucets and glassware, and more. We are now a team of six certified Lukr Tapsters, and we look forward to pouring you a perfect pour during your next visit!
