Wiedemann Brewing celebrates three years

Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Co. is celebrating the third anniversary of its revival with a party at Pompilios in Newport this Friday.

The event kicks off at 5 p.m. and will feature Pompilios appetizers; Wiedemann’s beer, including special tappings; corn hole; and live music by Cheryl Renee and Shorty Starr. Raffles will be offered, as will split the pot games to benefit Pass the Hat, a Northern Kentucky nonprofit that helps local people who are battling cancer.

The new Geo. Wiedemann Brewing Co. was founded in 2012 by Jon Newberry. Plans to open a new Wiedemann Brewery in Newport are underway.

George Wiedemann opened his original brewery in 1870. And it had a connection to Pompilios: The restaurant’s wooden bar was delivered from the original Wiedemann Brewery by horse-drawn carriage in the early 1900s.