New name, new location: This East End brewery is rebranding and moving to Old Louisville

A microbrewery in Louisville's East End is moving to Old Louisville.

But it has to change its name, first.

Oldham Brewing Co., which originally opened inside the Glen Oaks Country Club last March, is changing its name to Inside Job Brewing Co. and moving from Prospect to 1031 S. Sixth St. near Old Louisville.

The brewery was founded by three men who met as volunteer firefighters at North Oldham Fire Department. The brewery was tiny, operating on a one-barrel system in a 200-square-foot back room at the country club and distributing beers through the club's restaurant taproom. But a country club focused on golf is highly weather dependent, and the brewery had to keep the same hours.

Co-owner Jon Fee said they have simply outgrown the space.

The building in Old Louisville is about 5,000 square feet and gives the team an opportunity for significant expansion. The back half of the building houses CAMP Social Club.

"We're certainly going to get a bigger system in there," he said. "At the country club, we would make a beer that was well-received, but then we'd run out of it in a week and a half and have to tell people it would be a month wait for more. A bigger system allows you to keep your flagships on all the time and use the smaller one for experimental stuff."

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Fee said the building's owner, Brandon Bass, is joining the brewery team as a part-owner, while one of the original founders, Brad Conrad, exits the company.

Fee said he and his partners looked all over Jefferson and Oldham counties for a space. He briefly considered a more turnkey operation in the Highlands but chose the Old Louisville one in the end. He said while the space is pretty bare-bones and needs construction, it will allow the creation of an indoor Biergarten with games like cornhole, darts and pool.

"It's a scary thing to do ... but we believe in the product and I think it'll be successful, engage with the neighbors there and be family-friendly. I would love to say we can be open in six months, but it depends. I do think this spot will be worth the wait, and really cool as far as breweries go."

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This article originally appeared on Louisville Courier Journal: Oldham Brewing Co. rebrands to Inside Job Brewing Co., new location