Portrait #6: Brewers Chris Voegele and Noah Strouth
Two years ago, they were just two friends who planned to open a brewery. That’s when I photographed Chris Voegele, left, and Noah Strouth in a section of the historic Peterson Art Furniture Company complex in Faribault’s historic downtown. They were hard at work then cleaning and fixing the aged space.
Today Chris and Noah are still two guys who want to open a brewery.
But now they’ve been joined by Travis Temke in F-Town Brewing Company, a microbrewery that will produce craft beer with local ingredients.
Same town. Same building. Different name. F-Town instead of Patriot’s.
That name change seems more reflective of the hometown pride exhibited by Chris and Noah, 1990 graduates of Faribault High School.
With funding in place, the brewery appears closer to reality. I, for one, am excited about a microbrewery opening in Faribault. I think it will be a great fit for our historic, mostly blue collar, community.
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This portrait is part of the “Minnesota Faces” series featured every Friday on Minnesota Prairie Roots.
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