[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 141 (Friday, August 6, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E877-E878]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       HONORING THE WICHITA BREWING COMPANY'S 10 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

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                             HON. RON ESTES

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, August 6, 2021

  Mr. ESTES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the 10th anniversary 
of the Wichita Brewing Company (WBC). Over the past decade, owners 
Jeremy Horn and Greg Gifford have built the brewery up from one 
location to

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a community icon serving over 17 different flavors of handcrafted beer 
at multiple locations here in Wichita.
  From humble beginnings, Jeremy and Greg have built WBC into a Kansas 
brand with two brew-pub locations, a wholesale production facility, and 
a 9,000 square-foot event venue. These locations provide Kansans of all 
walks of life a place to sit down and enjoy a pizza and a beer 
alongside their family, friends, and neighbors. Beyond its local reach, 
WBC has been recognized by The Brewers Association as one of the 
country's 50 fastest growing breweries, with deliveries to bars and 
liquor stores in Kansas, Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wyoming. 
WBC also took home a silver medal for one of its beers at the 2017 
Great American Beer Festival, considered to be the Academy Awards of 
the craft beer industry, the most significant, most competitive, and 
most respected contest.
  More importantly, Jeremy, Greg, and the entire Wichita Brewing Family 
continue to give back to their community through the charitable events 
and fundraisers that they sponsor and host. For the past 5 years, WBC 
has organized a marathon through Wichita that has raised thousands of 
dollars for the Kansas Food Bank. Further, during the COVID-19 
pandemic, WBC has made and provided no-cost hand sanitizer to first 
responders, law enforcement, and the Wichita Public Schools.
  Madam Speaker, I hope you will join me in honoring WBC on their 10th 
anniversary an wishing them further success.

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