Jeff Colwell and Jeremy Hahn opened Excalibur Brewing in March 2020. Hahn began his brewing journey in his own garage, and when he and Colwell used to work in the oil industry together, the two began dreaming about owning their own brewery or bar together.
According to Hahn, the medieval theme sprouted from a love of the time period the duo shared as well as for the 1981 adventure film “Excalibur”—the business’s namesake.
Colwell’s own sword was the first to hang on Excalibur’s walls. After that, customers began to bring items, such as 30-pound battle axes, from their own collections as gifts.
“We started off with just the one center piece of Excalibur and have since hung up so many that we have some in the attic on rotation,” Hahn said.
Excalibur Brewing typically serves 25 brews on tap as well as five hard seltzers. Hahn said the duo loves to create new brews by thinking about what flavors they have not tasted at other breweries or by researching old beers that have not been recreated for a while.
The business has earned a loyal bunch of customers in the area, Hahn said, who love to try out their latest creations.
“Local patrons are the most loyal customers you’ll ever have,” he said. “Take the time to get to know your clientele; this is the best part of being a smaller outfit.”
The biggest challenge for the almost two-year-old business has been figuring out supply and demand, Hahn said. Drinks are usually brewed in batches of five or 10 barrels with the brewing process taking about six hours followed by fermentation, which takes days.
“I think we are finally getting a steady sales history that we can plan production against with things settling down a bit,” Hahn said. “Ultimately this will help open up some local distribution opportunities.”
Excalibur Brewing serves brews on tap as well as in cans at its location in Old Town Spring. Hahn said he and Colwell hope to further expand their business’s reach one day by distributing brews to local restaurants and bars.
“Being able to have a vision of doing what you love for a living, watching it unfold into reality, then [living] that reality is just an incredible feeling,” Hahn said.
Excalibur Brewing
26510 Border St., Ste. A, Spring
832-813-5087
www.excaliburbrewing.com
Hours: Sun. noon-9 p.m., Mon.-Thu. 2-9 p.m., Fri.-Sat. noon-11 p.m.
