Days before our visit to Beavertown, Logan Plant and his team were busy brewing with Oklahoma’s venerable Prairie Ales, producing a golden oak-fermented beer with Brett Drei and Lacto Brevis.

The day after our visit, Plant is heading up to the Midlands to brew a new pale ale with the well-respected drinks supplier Cotteridge Wines, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year.

“When we were starting out, they would come down here with a van, stock it up with our beers and head back to Birmingham. They made an effort and I will always appreciate that so it’s great to be able to continue that relationship,” he explains.

Whether it’s a meet the brewer event, a tap takeover, beer collaboration, or presence at a food and drink festival, the importance of culture, community and camaraderie is an ethos that has been, and continues to be, a central driving force to Beavertown, and its personable owner and founder.

“I used to do a lot of those meetings on my own, and of course the brewing side too. But when we started to build a team, I’ve stepped back a bit from that side of things and I can tell you, that was a big day. Meet the brewer events and the like are such great fun but I’m in a position now where I’m am doing those types of things, while also seeing the bigger picture, understanding why I got into this industry and ultimately, what it means going forward,” says Plant.