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GUIDE TO YELLOW SPR INGS  |  2020 – 2021 93 The craft beer revolution came to Yellow Springs in 2013, when Yellow Springs Brewery began brewing and pouring beers at its microbrew- ery/taproom at the Millworks industrial park just outside the central business district. It was started by villagers Nate Cornett and Lisa Wolt - ers, whose motto, “Crafting Truth to Power,” conveyed the goal to subvert the corporate domestic lagers that had come to dominate the market. “‘Speaking Truth to Power’ was a way to stand up in a nonviolent way and make someone listen,” Cornett told the News. “What we’re saying is: We want more flavor. We want more styles. We want better tasting beer.” Cornett, an information tech - nology contractor, and Wolters, a ceramic artist and graphic designer, had long dreamed of opening a microbrewery here. Cornett went on to experiment with beer recipes as a home brewer and volunteer at an area microbrewery to get some chops in the brewery world. Their first brewer was Jeffrey McElfresh; now villager Jayson Hartings is the lead brewer. Only the second brewery to open in the Dayton area, Yellow Springs Brewery caught the growing wave of the craft beer craze, and quickly gained a loyal following. They ran out of SPOTLIGHT | YS Brewery beer eight weeks after opening, and had to temporarily close the taproom to brew more. In their first year, they won a silver medal at the Great American Beer Festival (the “Superbowl of beer”) in Denver for their Smokin’ Handsome smoked brown ale, bringing consider - able attention to their product. “When you make good beer, you earn the respect of your peers,” Cornett said at the time. Two years later, they bought new equipment and quintupled their production, and added a canning line to reach new cus- tomers in the regional market. A few years after that, they bought a building on the south side of town for storing and aging beers, and soon, an event space. Captain Stardust, a French saison, was initially their most popular beer, but by 2020, Boatshow IPA became their best seller. While some call the current microbrewery trend radically new, Cornett begs to differ, he told the News. Rather, he sees the popularity of beer produced by small companies as a “correction” following decades of corporatization. It’s a return to the period before Prohibition when 3,000 small breweries thrived across the land, he believes. “Every small town had a brewery,” he said. —Megan Bachman PHOTO: MEGAN BACHMAN Villagers Nate Cornett and Lisa Wolters opened Yellow Springs Brewery in 2013, only the second craft brewery to open in the Dayton area. Veterinary Associates Animal Hospital 937-372-9978 1920 US 68 N., Xenia, at the junction of US 68 N. and SR 235 www.VeterinaryAssociatesHospital.com We are a mixed animal practice offering traditional medical care to pets and farm animals. Acupuncture and chiropractic is available by Dr. Brett Ellis, chiropractic and sports medicine/surgical rehabilitation therapy is available by Dr. Deanna Clark. Monday, Wednesday 8 a.m.– 7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday 8 a.m.–5 p.m. Friday 8 a.m.–6 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m.–2 p.m., Sunday Closed Jon H. Ellis, DVM Brett F. Ellis, DVM, VSMT, CVA Deanna Clark, DVM, VSMT, CCRT Jodi Moorman, DVM Please call for appointments • Accepting new patients • Designer frame selection • Value packs for both single vision & bifocals • Coupon in the Yellow Springs News Dr.Todd McManus O.D. & Associates 937-319-6376 • 1496 Southgate Ave., Yellow Springs www.drtoddmcmanus.com • Facebook: Dr Todd McManus OD Saint Paul Catholic Church Phillips at Elm Street Established 1856 Office: 308 Phillips Street • 937-372-3193 • Fax 937-767-7465 office@stpaulyellowsprings.org • www.stpaulyellowpsprings.org WEEKLY MASS Sundays: 11:15 a.m. Wednesdays: 6 p.m. Thursdays & Fridays: 8:30 a.m. Saturday Vigils: 4 p.m.