Dean Goodyear, center, at Broomtail Craft Brewery. (Port City Daily/Courtesy Jarrod Howe)
WILMINGTON Broomtail Craft Brewery will soon tap a keg of honey Kölsch in honor of former employee Dean Goodyear, a beloved fixture in the city’s craft-beer scene. Goodyear died nearly two years ago.
The “Dean Beer” also will pay tribute to the brewery’s 500th batch of beer, according to taproom manager Jarrod Howe. Kegs have been distributed to various bars and bottle shops around Wilmington with a scheduled beer release on Wednesday, when the city’s craft-beer scene will come together to remember one of its favorites.