Beatrice is no longer the largest city in Nebraska without a brewery.
Stone Hollow Brewing Company opened its doors this past weekend for the first time to host a fundraiser event for Gage County United Way.
The brewery is in the Mercantile Building at 301 Court St., which was built in the 1870s and was originally a saloon.
Stone Hollow Brewmaster Bryon Belding said the building hosted a grocery store on its first floor in the early 1900s, and, "We found all kinds of interesting things ... during renovation. It dates back about a 100 years.â€
Belding is a Beatrice native but was living in Lincoln when he was contacted about working at Stone Hollow. Belding was a home brewer and National Beer Judge in his spare time and accepted an offer to become the brewery's full-time brewmaster.
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The Mercantile Building, owned and renovated by Todd and Soni Hydo, who also own the brewery, also hosts a cigar shop and a boutique. The couple hope to open other businesses in the future.
The brewery officially opens to the public on Thursday.