The Prodigal Brewery
Effingham, USA · Est. 2007
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]
The Beer Library
Beers
Reverend Potter's Baltic Porter
RetiredBaltic-Style Porter
(HISTORICAL / AWARD-WINNING) [USA Pass 27]
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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.
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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