Founded by brewer and entrepreneur Rauf Vagifoglu-
The family history is noble. His grandfather left Germany in 1933 to brew in Turkey, where he did so for more than 40 years. Vagifoglu-
"We want the best beers we can make," he said during a Saturday-afternoon tour. "We want to make drinkable beers. There's a German mentality to the beers."
For him, that means patrons will not be seeing a lot of the American-styled, hop-forward beers to which many are accustomed.
"This is not the alpha acid championships."
With 450 barrels of capacity, Vagifoglu-
The brewery joins a growing number of craft establishments that have opened in 2015. Bangin' Banjo Brewery opened its doors in
Beers on tap at
I was particularly pleased by the
Currently, the brewery is open for tours and drinks. Ten bucks
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