Warm Up Your Winter with a Two Boros Beer

Warm Up Your Winter with a Locally Brewed Beer

Whether you’re looking for a unique Christmas gift for your craft-beer loving friends, or you just want to try something different in your own routines this winter, hop on down to TwoBoros Brewery and check out the Winter Warmer Ale. Launched in 2020, the popular lager is back again to help round out the local brewery’s offerings this season.

The inspiration for Winter Warmer actually came from one of the brewery’s bestselling beers. “We knew we wanted a winter beer, and while brainstorming for flavors we realized we had plenty of orange peel from our flagship beer, Good Gold Almighty, “says Seth Cohn, part owner of the brewery. “Orange flavor seemed to be a good choice for this time of year, as citrus fruits come into season starting in November.” They paired up the orange peel with cinnamon, which gives the Winter Warmer and cozy, warm, holiday feel. Winter Warmer and all of TwoBoros’ beers are brewed using a traditional method. Each batch is ground and mashed by hand, spending hours working on the process to get just the right results.

As with all of TwoBoros’ beers, it’s not just what’s in the bottle that’s unique. The artwork on the label of Winter Warmer was created David West, a local artist who does the black and white sketches for all of TwoBoros’ labels. The blue background and snowflakes set the mood for the season, while the donkey strikes a pose with just the right amount of attitude.

The Birth of a Brewery

TwoBoros Brewery is the culmination of years of friendship and work between Seth, his brother Grayson and their friend Trey Church. “We’d been talking about starting a brewery for years, and it just happened to be the right time for all three of us in 2019, when we first opened the restaurant,” Seth says. The three kept things going during COVID-19 restrictions in early 2020, thanks in part to plenty of outdoor dining space. With brick-oven pizzas, rotisserie chicken wings, and a full menu of homemade soups and sandwiches, TwoBoros Brewery offers more than just beer. While only open for a relatively short time, the restaurant has already built a great reputation, sometimes seeing hour-long waits for a table on Sunday afternoons.

The growth continues, as the partners recently bought a warehouse in Wilkesboro to expand the brewing operation to triple the capacity. “We are looking forward to being able to meet the high demand for our product, and expand our distribution at the same time,” Seth says.