USA, NC: Four Saints Brewing – the newest addition to Triad's community

Four Saints Brewing Co. is the Triad's newest brewery, but it's steeped in the history of Asheboro and Randolph County, North Carolina, Triad Business Journal reported on May 20.

The South Fayetteville Road location in Asheboro originally opened as the E.L. Hedrick Buick Motor Car Co. in the early 1900s.

"We wanted people to walk in the door and feel like we had been here for 15 to 20 years," said Four Saints co-owner Joel McClosky. "We have something that has a link to Asheboro."

McClosky isn't a native of Asheboro or North Carolina, but moved to Randolph County after college to teach fourth grade. A love for home brewing connected him with his business partner, Andrew Deming, and they had a long road to this month's opening of Four Saints Brewing.

But it's clear that McClosky has adopted the community, not just from the tributes to the past, but what he's doing for the future.

Before opening to the public last week, Four Saints Brewing held events for its Kickstarter supporters, who McClosky said remained patient even as the brewery encountered all the challenges that come not just with opening a new business, but with renovating a historic building.

"Three years later, we had promises to keep and we're keeping them," McClosky said. "These people have been with us from day one."