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In this week’s edition of the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas podcast, we talk to Katie Boykin, co-owner and Chief Operating Officer of Bentonville Brewing Company... Also?? It’s the big BITE NWA ticket giveaway episode... But before we get to those?!?!

FOOD NEWS!!!

• Hawk Moth Brewing has an update!
• A former Conifer manager is opening her a spot in Fayetteville. We’ll tell you about Handshake.
• Moonhouse has announced their grand opening date in Fayetteville.
• Bienvenue flipped to Bistro 16. Quickly.
• The Mermaid’s team is re-opening in Fayetteville, but it’s not quite a restaurant. We’ll explain.
• Our buddy @reesewithnospoons took a poll and the results? Not great.
• The River Grille Steakhouse has another Dining in the Dark coming! We’ll tell you when.
• WE GIVE AWAY A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR THE WHOLE WEEKEND OF @BITENWA. Watch the drawing!

The folks at Bentonville Brewing Company have been through a lot. Remember when you were in your 20’s and moved apartments every so often? That’s kind of how Bentonville Brewing started. In fact, Bentonville Brewing wasn’t always in Bentonville. You’ll hear that scar tissue from Co-Owner and COO Katie Boykin. She’ll also talk about how she was able to keep the staff paid during covid, and there were some genius ideas that very much helped. Finally, what about that beer? Katie will talk about the first beer they ever brewed commercially, and talk about their staples, including their Homewrecker IPA and Space Goose Hazy IPA, and a beer that won a big national award!

We’ll talk with Katie Boykin next, here on the Flavors of Northwest Arkansas.