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Ownership unknownMicrobreweryNo longer operating · 2007

The Prodigal Brewery

Effingham, USA · Est. 2007

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From the record

What we have established

Address: 678 Town House Road. Brewer Paul Davis started Prodigal Brewing Company in Effingham in 2007 after earlier professional brewing work at Castle Springs and Thomas Hooker. The brewery won a 2010 GABF Bronze for Reverend Potter's Baltic Porter and later closed. This historical Effingham brewery is separate from the current Auburn Prodigal unless future evidence proves a legal or ownership connection. [USA Pass 27]

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The Beer Library

Beers

Reverend Potter's Baltic Porter

Retired

Baltic-Style Porter

ABV7.0%

(HISTORICAL / AWARD-WINNING) [USA Pass 27]

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On the record

Awards

  • 2010

    Bronze — Baltic-Style Porter

    Great American Beer Festival

Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.

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Straight answers

Common questions about The Prodigal Brewery

Is The Prodigal Brewery still open?
No. The Prodigal Brewery has closed (2007).
When was The Prodigal Brewery founded?
The Prodigal Brewery was founded in 2007 in Effingham, USA.
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