Floyd County Brewing Company Set To Open Next Month With Medieval Theme

Sometimes the best creations happen spontaneously. So it was when Brian and Julie Hampton decided to open Floyd County Brewing Company in downtown New Albany.

In 2009, the couple sat in a pub on an Irish shore after getting engaged at the Cliffs of Moher hours earlier, when they decided they wanted to do something special together.

“We went to this really famous pub, Gus’s Pub, it’s ancient,” Brian Hampton recalls. “We basically sat there drinking draft beer and talking about dreams and hopes and all this stuff. We both said we want to start something for ourselves. I talked about how I love craft beer, and she likes the culinary side of things. That’s when the idea was kind of born, and we’ve not stopped talking about it since.”

Nearly seven years later, with the financial aspect now in place, Floyd County Brewing and its Old World theme is about to become a reality. Hampton says a mid-July opening looks doable at the small structure at 129 W. Main St., just across the way from The Exchange Pub & Kitchen and others… CLICK HERE TO READ THE FULL STORY AT INSIDER LOUISVILLE