BEER

Get to know Monnik Beer Co., a craft brewery in Louisville

Bailey Loosemore
Courier Journal
Take a growler or a can of your favorite beer home from Monnik Beer Co. at 1036 E. Burnett Ave. in Germantown.  August 30, 2017

Kentucky is home to more than 40 craft breweries cranking out beer in cities both big and small.

We probably all know that Louisville and Lexington have become craft beer hotspots, with brands like Against the Grain and West Sixth expanding from single locations to huge community presences.

But as the industry grows nationally, it's also reached into smaller areas like Elizabethtown and Danville, where microbreweries can serve as community connectors.

Here, learn about one of the breweries that are fermenting in Kentucky.

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MONNIK BEER CO.

1036 E. Burnett Ave., Louisville | monnikbeer.com | Facebook: @Monnikbeer

Opened: 2015

Owners: Brian Holton, Ian Luijk and James Turpin

Bio: A brewpub located in the heart of Schinzelburg, featuring 20 quality beers on tap and a locally focused food menu.

Top three beers: 

  • IPA — Aroma of pine resin and tropical fruits, juicy citrus flavor with a solid bitter foundation.
  • His Dark Materials — A lactose-sweetened stout with aromas of roast and tobacco and rich flavors of dark fruits and bittersweet chocolate, finishing with a rich, silky body.
  • Hauck's American Pilsner — The beer that built America. Clean and immensely drinkable.

Edited for style and clarity.

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