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February 11, 2021
MORGANTON, N.C. Officials with family-owned Catawba Valley Brewing Company say they are expanding their services to North Carolina’s coast by opening their newest location at the beach in Wilmington.
Catawba Valley Brewing Company purchased Wilmington, N.C.’s Skytown Beer Company location after having conservations with restaurant owners Hayley and Stephen from Beer Barrio.
“We’ve been actively evaluating locations for some time and have come to love the beer scene and lifestyle in Wilmington. We felt we could really integrate and contribute there,” said Billy Pyatt, Catawba’s CEO and co-owner. “We knew Hayley and Stephen from Beer Barrio, their Front Street restaurant, and a few very cooperative conversations with them resulted in us buying their brewery location.
By Jessica Maurer, posted Feb 11, 2021
Catawba Brewing Co.âs newest facility is at 4712 New Centre Drive in Wilmington, formerly home to Skytown Beer Co. (Photo courtesy of Catawba Brewing) Catawba Valley Brewing Co., one of the Southeast’s oldest and largest family-owned craft brewers, has announced its expansion to North Carolina’s coast, having acquired Skytown Beer Co. at 4712 New Centre Drive in Wilmington.
Family restaurateurs Hayley Jensen, Stephen Durley, Carol Jensen and Michael Jensen expanded upon their success with Beer Barrio by opening Skytown Beer Company in 2018.
The concept featured Jensen s and Durley’s national award-winning homebrew recipes paired with barbecue and pub fare.
January 15, 2021
William C. Hass
NAUGATUCK – William C. Hass, 77, passed peacefully at home on Friday, Jan. 8, 2021. He was the husband of Theresa (Brutofsky) Hass.
Born on Feb. 6, 1943, in Newark, N.J., the son of the late Herbert and Julia (Greus) Hass, Bill became a childhood philatelist and Boy Scout, a passionate athlete, and a lover of cars. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Wagner College in 1965 and eventually came to Naugatuck to work at Uniroyal, where he began a career in the rubber and polymer industry.
Shortly before graduating from Wagner he met his wife, Terri, with whom he fell deeply in love and married. For 53 years, they explored New England together, taking regular weekend trips driving from Connecticut to Maine, through Vermont foliage, and Rhode Island beaches; all the while making regular visits to their families in New Jersey … New York traffic notwithstanding.