Why did you decide to bring your business to Midtown?

“It was actually kind of a perfect storm of circumstances. We wanted to be surrounded by a community, so being somewhere way out in the suburbs didn’t make sense, especially in Mississippi where most of the suburbs are not real keen on having an alcohol producer. So Jackson made the most sense. We got contacted by the Midtown Partners, they wanted us to come down, they had a few properties for us to look at, and the first one they showed us was the one we ended up with, which is this gorgeous old building that was originally a Greyhound bus service depot, World War II steel river architecture you don’t find anywhere, lots of land. It was just an old building that needed a lot of work, but it was beautiful, and on top of that we’re right next to an amazing, flourishing arts community, a great neighborhood, and we’re right in the middle of everything. It’s a little out of the way for people who don’t know what Midtown is, but I think that’s going to change in the next five years as people realize all the wonderful things that are happening down here.”

What do you enjoy the most about Midtown?

“Just the camaraderie of the people, you’ve got such a varied group of individuals down here, from all walks of life, all areas around the country, and all different skill sets, and even though I might not understand some of them or they might not understand some of the things I do, we can sit there and talk about it all day long, and there’s always been a very tightknit group of people down here. When you go from a brewery, to what Philip is doing at Offbeat, to what daniel johnson is doing, who is an amazing creative mind, to Chad over at The Reclaimed Miles, you have all these somewhat like-minded people that just do completely different things, and that’s very cool.”

With the passing of House Bill 1322, what does that mean for Lucky Town?

“It is huge. Number 1, as a business it means a lot more revenue, and the bottom line is, being able to keep the doors open, paying the bills, paying our employees, we’re going to be able to expand faster, we’re going to be able to hire a lot more people, which helps me and helps everybody. The second part of that is, it gives us a better tie with the local community, because people can just come in here and buy a pint, or they can buy a six-pack to go. Someone working in Midtown that doesn’t want to drive, if they want to come and get a six-pack and then go head to the house, they can, which is awesome, but if they want to come in, sit down and hang out, have a pint, they can, which is awesome. This industry is very, very huge in tourism now, and because we are at the crossroads of the South here with I55 and 20, we have tons of people that pass through this town every single day going somewhere, and we have a lot that stop here just because there’s a brewery in town, and to be able to sell them a pint or a six-pack so they can get back on the road, that’s huge. And then they get to spread the word, and say, “Hey, this is an ultimate cool place, stop down here. Around the corner there are a bunch of artists, and a record shop, and this is going on,” and they’ll put it out there, so it helps everything around it, it helps tourism, it helps us grow, and it’s just good from every angle.”

What do you think Midtown’s superpower is?

“The ability to open people’s eyes with something completely different. Everybody down here is a maker of something. Mississippi has never been known for being the maker of something, even though there are so many amazing products that are built in this state. So having a complete center right here in Jackson where everyone is making something different and making something that usually people haven’t seen or done before, right here in their home town is pretty cool.”

Anything else you’d like to for people to know?

“If you haven’t been here, get down here and experience what Midtown is doing, it’s very cool.”

For more information on Lucky Town Brewery, please visit http://www.luckytownbrewing.com/

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