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BY JAKE MAGEE
Galveston Bay Brewing sells original beers in grocery stores across the Bay Area.
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Joel Purdom (right) owns Galveston Bay Brewing with two others. Skyler Forshage (left) has been brew master since 2014.
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Galveston Bay Brewing o ers beers for every palette To expand and innovate, Galveston Bay Brew- ing relocated this spring from Dickinson to Clear Lake Shores, and co-owner Joel Purdom hopes the business will continue to listen to customers. The backstory The drink menu Galveston Bay Brewing tries to run the gamut in terms of the beers served. With 30 taps, the brewery o ers something for everyone and every palette, Forshage said.
The brewery’s new location is larger than its original Dickinson location.
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Purdom said the business is always listening to customers and trying to respond to their wants. For instance, the brewery now serves wine, which is the one of the most requested items from customers, he said. “It really is a community e ort,” Forshage said. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Galveston Bay Brewing started serving food and still does today. However, those behind the business don’t consider it a restaurant or a bar. “We’re a brewery,” Forshage said. “We craft here.”
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Purdom bought Galveston Bay Brewing with two other owners not long after the brewery originally opened o a farm road in Dickinson in 2014. The new location is near other businesses and can feed o each other, Purdom said. Additionally, the new location is on the water, and customers can kayak up to the brewery, said Purdom and Skyler Forshage, the business’s brew master. Finally, the new location is bigger, allowing for more brewing, Forshage said.
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