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The Spokesman-Review Newspaper
Spokane, Washington  Est. May 19, 1883

As the Square Wheel turns

Rick Bonino

Square Wheel Brewing just keeps rolling along.

Arbor Crest Wine Cellars’ recently launched in-house brewery so far has been serving its offerings on Thursday and Sunday concert nights at the Cliff House tasting room in the Spokane Valley. Those end this week, with Rachel Bade McMurphy’s jazz trio tomorrow and Top 40 tunes from Common Ground on Sunday.

But the beers will be back for Arbor Crest’s first Oktoberfest on Oct. 10 from noon to 5 p.m., which also will feature food, wine and live Latin music by Milonga.

And discussions continue about offering the beers at the Cliff House on a regular basis. Brewer John Mielke, who recently upgraded to a five-barrel system, is planning a stout to go along with his initial three releases: Mildred’s Blonde, Royal’s Red and Square Wheel IPA.

(The Cliff House is the former home of inventor Royal Riblet, who created the square-wheel tractor that’s on display there, and had a wife named Mildred.)

“The beers have been well-received so far,” Mielke says. “People have been calling us about kegs to go.”