The dozen or so drinkers who show up for Ranger Creek Brewing and Distilling's free Saturday afternoon tours in northeast San Antonio don't have much in common, save the ability to find the industrial park building that looks as if it might house a sports trophy warehouse or screen-printing operation. The group almost always includes a home brewer or two, twitchy with excitement over the giant vats of malt. They're joined by locals entertaining houseguests who refuse to do the Alamo again, Hill Country antique hunters who've promised their haggard husbands a beer-themed stop and wayward wine trail followers who figure one spirituous substance is as... More >>>
Josh Huskin
Ranger Creek founders (from top) Mark McDavid, TJ Miller and Dennis Rylander: Like all makers of aged whiskey, the men have a business plan that requires skill, patience and optimism.