Following the recent departure of former Abita Brewmaster Mark Walters from Columbia’s River Rat, the brewery has hired a former regional beer rep and avid homebrewer to join the brewing team.
Daily Archives: May 5, 2014
New fermenters will almost double Conquest’s output
Conquest teased some “big” news early last week, setting off speculation as to what exactly the brewery had in store. A new release? New packaging? The long-awaited arrival of the second heir to the Conquest throne?
While it didn’t arrive on schedule, the brewery still announced the “big” news before the week was out: It would soon become home to a shiny new 30 BBL fermenter, nearly doubling the brewery’s fermentation capacity.

