Ed himself is a genuine Bridgeport fixture beyond beer — gallerist, publisher (Lumpen magazine, the beer-culture Mash Tun Journal), community organizer — and brought that same DIY ethos to brewing. The operation outgrew that first storefront and moved across Bubbly Creek into McKinley Park's Central Manufacturing District in 2018, where a 15-barrel brewhouse with its own canning line now backs the taproom's long communal tables and regular trivia nights.
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