COLUMBIA, Mo. - CuisineWire -- Midwest Microbrew today released an interview with Josh Rein of Logboat Brewing Co. in Columbia, Missouri. Rein discusses the brewery's balanced-beer philosophy, award-winning lineup, statewide distribution and a second location planned for May 2027.

Logboat opened in 2014, started by three friends who brewed at home and played music together. Rein, who began homebrewing in 2003 and brewing professionally in 2009, joined the effort. The founders "realized the beer was better than the music," Rein said.

The brewery distributes across Missouri, reaching St. Louis in 2015, Kansas City in 2016 and southern Missouri about three years ago. Snapper IPA, a West Coast-style American IPA, makes up about 45 percent of production. "My philosophy on beer is balanced beer, no matter the flavor," Rein said.

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The lineup has drawn national recognition. Dark Matter, a brown porter, won four medals this past year, including at the Great American Beer Festival. Mammoot, an English dark mild, is the brewery's most awarded beer. "It's a perfect breakfast beer," Rein said.

Logboat renovated its building in 2023, adding production and warehouse space and a redesigned retail area with a roughly 20,000-square-foot shaded yard. Rather than host live music, the brewery sponsors local shows and donates product to charity auctions. A second Columbia location serving food indoors is planned for May 2027.

Logboat's motto is "keep your paddle wet." "The way that we do it around here is building community around a really wonderful product that's high quality," Rein said.

The full interview is available here: https://midwestmicrobrew.com/keeping-the-paddle-wet-logboat-brewings-story/ Logboat Brewing is online at logboatbrewing.com and on Instagram and Facebook.

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