Lexie Zielke

Dust off your lederhosen and get ready to raise a stein because one of our favorite Blackbird traditions is back this Saturday! Our 4th Annual Oktoberfest takes over the brewery on September 26 for a full day dedicated to German beer, music, food, and plenty of reasons to shout Prost! We’ve always had a deep appreciation

There’s a shift happening at Blackbird. Maybe it’s the first hint of cooler air creeping into the evenings, or maybe it’s what’s happening inside the tanks as our beer lineup starts making its turn toward fall. Either way, September feels like the start of something. This month sits right in that sweet spot between seasons,

Summer isn’t over just yet, and we’ve packed August with plenty more to look forward to this season. Still ahead, there’s warm weather, cold beer, late nights, and so many reasons to get together at Blackbird and Bird’s Nest. August is bringing a fresh lineup, from live music and community fundraisers to special events worth

The season of spontaneous plans, late sunsets, and cold pints is finally here. June arrives with fresh beer on tap, a new summer menu, a packed calendar of events, and the kind of weather that begs you to be outside. Whether you’re gathering in the Blackbird biergarten with a fresh pour or settling into the

Blackbird Brewery and Bird’s Nest are alive with patio season energy. The beer is ice cold, the sunsets are showing off, and the brewery is buzzing with the kind of warm-weather chaos we wait all year for. Think golden hour pints, crowded picnic tables, breezy cocktail nights, live music drifting through the plaza, and that

You step through the front door and feel the soft breeze blow across the bar from the open garage. Sunshine soaks the room through the windows, the glow heightened by the lights twinkling above. As you near the bar, the hum of conversations heard from outside blends into the steady rhythm of the grooving music.

Get ready to pop the champagne and raise a pint! April has arrived with plenty of celebrations and thrilling events to look forward to. We’re getting a little nostalgic this month as we prepare for Blackbird Brewery’s 3rd Anniversary. What started as an idea poured into a glass has grown into a community where strangers

March arrives at Blackbird and Bird’s Nest with that unmistakable shift in the air. The garage door rolls open once again, patio season returns to the cocktail lounge, and new beverages splash into glasses waiting for you. At the brewery, enticing new releases are hitting the draft lines. At the bar, fresh concoctions have been

This month the tantalizing aroma of hops isn’t the only thing in the air at the taproom. February is here and with it comes a whole lot of love. Valentine’s Day is almost upon us, as well as the now beloved Galentine’s Day holiday celebrated on Feb. 13.  Let this be a reminder that you

One of the unique qualities of Blackbird is the connection with the beer from beginning to end. We’ve cultivated a pseudo farm-to-table experience under one roof. Depending on the time of day, one can walk into the taproom and enjoy the aroma of barley or hops brewing, discuss the beers in the pipelines soon to