About Bright Penny Brewing
In 2016, three friends sat down over a beer and began the plans for Bright Penny Brewing. After looking at several cities in the RTP and Piedmont area of North Carolina, Mebane quickly rose to the top of the list of locations as being one of the fastest growing municipalities in North Carolina. In 2017, downtown Mebane was named a Top 5 Great Place in NC. The outpouring of support from the community has been overwhelmingly positive which confirmed our choice in coming to Mebane.
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Pictured left to right owners, Jason Brand, Cristina Carroll, and Jeremy Carroll.
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We are pleased to introduce our very talented Head Brewer, Scott Schenk. Originally from Gastonia, NC, Scott was introduced to craft beer while a student at N.C. State. Upon graduation, he decided to pursue his passion and secured an internship at the Mash House Brewing Company in Fayetteville, NC. Within a year, Scott took over as Head Brewer before leaving to obtain a formal brewing education through the Master Brewer Program at the Siebel Institute. After returning from Europe, he was immediately hired by Starr Hill Brewery in Charlottesville, VA, where he applied the theories he learned at Siebel to the practical applications of production brewing and developed a solid foundation for brewing consistent, high quality beers. Scott's next move took him to Humperdinks Brewpub in Dallas, TX. There he refined his brewing style, focusing on high quality, consistent execution of standard, approachable styles to provide any customer with a beer they can come back to time and time again. He brings this philosophy now to Bright Penny, where he will create a solid core lineup, rounded out with a variety of one-off and seasonal recipes covering all sorts of styles and interpretations. Scott is excited to be closer to his family, his alma mater, and to once again be a part of the thriving North Carolina beer industry.
What's It To You and What Do We Get?
For this campaign, we are looking to reach a goal of $15,000. In addition to the money raised through investors and bank financing, this funding will allow us to purchase an additional fermenter. Anything left over will go directly in to the purchase of additional fermenters to increase our production capabilities.
The Perks.
In exchange for your support, check out the perks listed to the right. A wide variety of swag and several brewing experiences are up for grabs. (Please keep in mind that merchandise is subject to slight changes from the pictures.)
If you aren't interested in any perks but would like to back the project, check out the "Back It" button just above on the right side of the page.
The Mill Company
- The Mill Company is Bright Penny Brewing’s customer loyalty program. Memberships provide individuals with discounted beer and merchandise as well as exclusive access to parties and limited edition releases.
- This campaign is currently the only way to become a member of The Mill Company. Any remaining memberships will become available as we near our opening date.
- Unfortunately, laws prohibit us from shipping alcohol from the brewery. However, we are happy to hold any bottles/cans for members for a limited amount of time.
- Price for a Mill Company membership is for One Year (365 days). Anyone who joins during our Indiegogo campaign will maintain membership throughout the 2019 calendar year. Your benefits will begin the first day we are open.
- You must be 21+ to be a member of The Mill Company.
Name A Fermenter
- Your Name/Business Name will be affixed (somehow) on to one of our four fermenters. We'll work with you to pick a design and method that will be presented on the fermenter forever.
- Under no circumstance will the fermenters or brite tanks have anything racist, sexist or otherwise degrading and/or completely uncool to your fellow humans.
Assistant Brewer
- Soft opening invite for you and three guests for a behind the scenes tour of the restaurant and brewery.
- Your Name/Business Name will be affixed (somehow) on to one of our future fermenters or brite tanks. We'll work with you to pick a design and method that will be presented on the fermenter or brite tank forever.
- Under no circumstance will the fermenters or brite tanks have anything racist, sexist or otherwise degrading and/or completely uncool to your fellow humans.
- You and up to three guests will spend a VIP afternoon at the brewer working with our Head Brewer Scott. Lunch included.
- Swag bags for you and your guests
- You must be 21+ for this perk.
Head Brewer
- Lifetime Membership for 1 (one) into the Mill Company*
- Soft opening invite for you and three guests for a behind the scenes tour of the restaurant and brewery.
- Your Name/Business Name will be affixed (somehow) on to one of our future fermenters or brite tanks. We'll work with you to pick a design and method that will be presented on the fermenter or brite tanks forever.
- Under no circumstance will the fermenters bare anything racist, sexist or otherwise degrading and/or completely uncool to your fellow humans.
- You and up to three guests will spend a VIP day at the brewery, working with our Head Brewer Scott to create or scale your own recipe.
- Label credit as a collaborating brewer. Lunch included.
- Head Brewer benefits for 2019!! (Take-home “examples” of your recently brewed beer.)
- Swag bags for you and your guests.
- You must be 21+ for this perk.
Other Ways You Can Help
- Please make some noise about our campaign and share our link!!