Inside Savard Beer & Board’s unique brewery concept, from the couple behind Wilmington Brewing Company
If you’ve ever sipped on a Tropical Lightning from Wilmington Brewing Company and thought to yourself, “This will change the trajectory of my day,” you are not only not alone, but in good company with the creators themselves, John and Michelle Savard.
“Tropical Lightning is a day-changing beer,” Michelle says. That day-changing, 7.4% ABV IPA also changed the days (and therefore cumulatively: lives) of John and Michelle, who recently opened Savard Beer & Board on Front Street. One of the main distinctions at the new brewery? Lower alcohol volume.
“As I get older, I like to drink lower alcohol,” John says. “I can have four pints of a blonde ale from Savard that is 3.7 ABV and be completely normal. We wanted to hit a different market with our new location.”…