Small-batch brewer looks to Midtown home
Co-owners of Memphis Filling Station (from left) Scott Kley, Heather Reed, Bryan Berretta and Blake Marcum pose in front of the murals off Front Street behind Soul and Spirits Brewery. They plan to open a new brewery in Midtown. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The initial idea for Memphis Filling Station was a growler shop where the owners would sell beer made by other people. Then, after they started serving their own beer at charitable events, they began to question their whole plan.
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Joshua Carlucci
Joshua Carlucci is a writer and food journalist from Los Banos, California. He holds a BA in English from the University of California, Berkeley, a culinary diploma from the Institute of Culinary Education, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Memphis, where he was managing editor of Pinch. His work has appeared or is forthcoming in The Brussels Review, Redivider, Gravy, EatingWell, Southern Living, and elsewhere. He is a staff writer at Brooklyn-based food and beverage industry magazine, StarChefs.Find more of his work on his website, joshuacarlucci.com.
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