WanderLinger Brewing Company will have 12 beers on tap with different varieties such as a pale ale, India pale ales, American-style porter, German amber, German lager, Russian imperial stout, English special bitter and saison. / Staff photo by Allison Shirk CollinsAfter several delays in construction at the King Street Station project downtown and more than two years after signing their lease, brothers Chris and Mike Dial are set to open WanderLinger Brewing Company at 1208 King St. on Thursday.
As is the case for many homebrewers-turned-pro, Mike, 36, decided to open his own brewery after 10 years of brewing in his North Shore home. Calling it a “hobby that got out of control,” Mike said he began sketching up a business plan a few years ago.
“WanderLinger” is a name created and inspired by Mike and his wife who love to be outdoors and use it as their “backpacking philosophy,” Mike said.
“We wander, we linger, we are not really in a rush to get anywhere,” he said. “It’s kind of a life philosophy.”
That theme of wandering and adventure is tied into the tap handles behind the bar, which are made from walking sticks. To start, there will be 12 beers on tap with different varieties such as a pale ale, India pale ales, American-style porter, German amber, German lager, Russian imperial stout, English special bitter and saison.