It took owner Rick McNabb three years to get Tailwinds Brewing Co. (1035 Main St., Union Grove) off the ground.

The only brewery in Union Grove celebrated its grand opening last week with taps pouring five beers (hazy IPA, West Coast IPA, weiss, ESB, and a fruit beer) from shiny stacked serving tanks. The 12 large tanks (each the equivalent of 4.25 kegs) pull beer directly from fermenters and take the place of kegs, saving time and money.

“We saw (serving tanks) for the first time in Scotland,” said McNabb. “They’re very unique. There’s one bar in Milwaukee (The Copper Turtle) that has six of them, but aside from that I don’t know anyone else in Wisconsin that has them. They’re a big investment up front, but I don’t have to pay for kegs, cleaning chemicals, CO2, or for someone to fill

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