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GET READY TO RAISE A GLASS AS THIRSTY SKULL BREWING NEARS ITS OPENING THIS FALL
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BY HANNAH LEE
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first and only brewery came about simply – thanks to alcohol. “It’s how most great ideas happen,” says Brandon Russell. He and his father, Steve Russell, founded 580 Craft Beer, the first retail craft beer bottle shop in Pittsboro. They were
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approached by longtime homebrewer Eric Stevens and beer aficionado Christopher Hackney to launch Thirsty Skull Brewing in 2018. It wasn’t long before the idea had legs, and the four coowners acquired the former Cackalacky building at 915 N. 2nd Ave. early last year. They began renovation of the space in September 2020. Inside the taproom’s orange and gray walls, 16 taps will pour traditional
Steve Russell, Eric Stevens, Christopher Hackney and Brandon Russell outside their new location.