Local brewery has survived two world wars and, now recently, two pandemics

Driving along 9th street in downtown Terre Haute you may notice a blue and white building near the poplar street intersection.

That's the Terre Haute brewing company is the oldest brewery in Indiana.

It's also the second oldest in the nation.

Covid-19 has forced many local businesses to adapt.

But this isn't the first time some of them have been through a pandemic.

News 10's bri shackelford tells us how the "terre haute brewing company" is getting by.

The terre haute brewing company has been around since 1837.

That's over a one hundred and 80 years.

While this isn't the first pandemic the business has experienced....it's still something that came as a challenge.

The brewery originally saw most of its money come from its "tap room."

But...when businesses shut down the owners had to get creative.

In order to keep production and sales up ..

They started selling beer all over the state of indiana.

While it *is* a change ... they are happy to have expanded.

"you're seeing people all over the state get to try your beer, so ya, i mean that makes me feel great, you know that's what it's all about if you're a brewer is like more people getting to try your beer."

Now ... employees say, they have seen an increase in business by selling state-wide.

But to expand their business further they told me that "today" they are launching new merchandise.

You can find that online.

We have that linked on our website at w-t-h-i tv dot