About our taproom:
Travel and brewing beer has been a passion of ours for many years.
Wherever we go, we seek out the local breweries and brewpubs and during each visit, we make mental notes of what we would do if we owned a brewpub.
Our travel business, Tailwind Destinations, had us leading group brewery tours in both Belgium and Scotland. Being able to travel gave us a unique opportunity to visit breweries all over Europe and the US to gather ideas.
In planning our brewery concept, we really wanted to do something different. We decided to combine our love of beer with our love of travel and create a comfortable space highlighting the “golden age” of airline travel. Our taproom showcases airline collectibles from the early years until the recent past. Our vast collection will allow us to occasionally rotate some of the displays so that our visitors will not see the same items throughout the course of the year. Please know that nothing in our taproom is a reprint or reproduction.
Here's a quick tour of our taproom as it is today:
Starting at the Large three blade propeller. You'll notice two pictures beneath the propeller dated 1940. If you look to the left of the pictures, you’ll see more framed pictures around the perimeter of the taproom. These pictures are placed in chronological order from 1940 to the last one being 1986. These are all original magazine ads and not copies. As you face the windows on Main Street, you’ll notice the ad titled “Going Home” This is a 1941 ad depicting a WWII soldier. At the very end of the ad, it says this soldier may very well be going home for the last time. Directly above this picture is the logo of Air Atlanta which only operated between 1984 through 1987. This sign most likely hung behind a ticket counter.
As you move to the left, you’ll see the signs of Piedmont Commuter (1985-1989), Eastern Airlines (1926-1991) and Republic Airlines (1979 until they merged with Northwest Airlines in 1986) Republic was formed by the merger of North Central and Southern Airlines in 1979. North Central’s logo was a single duck named “Herman”. After the Merger, another duck was added to the logo representing the two airlines.
As you move to the fireplace, you’ll notice the flag and several pictures surrounding it. That flag is from the Delta 747 picture to the right of the flag. You can see the flag if you look closely near the tail of the aircraft. The Plaque describes the significance of the display. Please see the tab "About our flag" for greater detail.
Moving further to the left You’ll notice the Northeast Airline sign. Northeast Airlines operated from 1931 to 1972, originally as Boston-Maine Airways.
Ellen is our “Stewardess” in the corner to your left. This is a complete early 1970’s United Airlines uniform complete with wings that were worn during that time frame. We named her Ellen as a tribute to the first female flight attendant, Ellen Church. A trained nurse and pilot, Ellen wanted to pilot commercial aircraft, but those jobs were not open to women. Still wanting to fly, Church successfully worked to convince Boeing Air Transport (which became United Airlines) that using nurses as flight-stewardesses would increase safety and help convince passengers that flying was safe. Their first flight took off on May 15, 1930.
Before moving to the wall with the overhead shelf, you’ll notice our 1972 TWA calendar. I wish there was a way to display all the months without destroying the calendar, but we couldn’t figure out a good wat to do that. The aircraft on the cover is a 1st generation 747-100. The three windows on the hump were where the lounge was. In later years, seats were added on the upper-deck and sold as business class seats.
Focus now on the North wall. The three-page ad of the United “stretch” DC-8 is one of our favorites in that you rarely see three-page ads in magazines.
Directly above that sign is a United Airlines jetway sign with the iconic “tulip” logo. This sign came from Boston and was never hung. It was discarded when United sold its Flight Kitchens and Catering division. Moving to the left, there is another United sign with the “shield logo. This logo was last used in 1969 and hung behind the ticket counter in Milwaukee. The logo on the tail of the 1972 Barbie Friendship just above is the logo that replaced the shield logo in 1969.
The curio cabinet will contain all sorts of smaller airline pieces that will be changed around regularly so you’ll need to stop back often to see the newer pieces.
Lastly Please look up to see our original United Airline Menehune statues (circa. 1969) which graced ticket counter and travel agencies when United was the premier carrier to fly to the Hawaiian Islands. The Menehune are mythical Hawaiian figures, and the airline integrated them into marketing to evoke a sense of Hawaiian culture and adventure. We use them to say aloha to our guests.
We hope you enjoyed the tour of our little museum and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
Travel and brewing beer has been a passion of ours for many years.
Wherever we go, we seek out the local breweries and brewpubs and during each visit, we make mental notes of what we would do if we owned a brewpub.
Our travel business, Tailwind Destinations, had us leading group brewery tours in both Belgium and Scotland. Being able to travel gave us a unique opportunity to visit breweries all over Europe and the US to gather ideas.
In planning our brewery concept, we really wanted to do something different. We decided to combine our love of beer with our love of travel and create a comfortable space highlighting the “golden age” of airline travel. Our taproom showcases airline collectibles from the early years until the recent past. Our vast collection will allow us to occasionally rotate some of the displays so that our visitors will not see the same items throughout the course of the year. Please know that nothing in our taproom is a reprint or reproduction.
Here's a quick tour of our taproom as it is today:
Starting at the Large three blade propeller. You'll notice two pictures beneath the propeller dated 1940. If you look to the left of the pictures, you’ll see more framed pictures around the perimeter of the taproom. These pictures are placed in chronological order from 1940 to the last one being 1986. These are all original magazine ads and not copies. As you face the windows on Main Street, you’ll notice the ad titled “Going Home” This is a 1941 ad depicting a WWII soldier. At the very end of the ad, it says this soldier may very well be going home for the last time. Directly above this picture is the logo of Air Atlanta which only operated between 1984 through 1987. This sign most likely hung behind a ticket counter.
As you move to the left, you’ll see the signs of Piedmont Commuter (1985-1989), Eastern Airlines (1926-1991) and Republic Airlines (1979 until they merged with Northwest Airlines in 1986) Republic was formed by the merger of North Central and Southern Airlines in 1979. North Central’s logo was a single duck named “Herman”. After the Merger, another duck was added to the logo representing the two airlines.
As you move to the fireplace, you’ll notice the flag and several pictures surrounding it. That flag is from the Delta 747 picture to the right of the flag. You can see the flag if you look closely near the tail of the aircraft. The Plaque describes the significance of the display. Please see the tab "About our flag" for greater detail.
Moving further to the left You’ll notice the Northeast Airline sign. Northeast Airlines operated from 1931 to 1972, originally as Boston-Maine Airways.
Ellen is our “Stewardess” in the corner to your left. This is a complete early 1970’s United Airlines uniform complete with wings that were worn during that time frame. We named her Ellen as a tribute to the first female flight attendant, Ellen Church. A trained nurse and pilot, Ellen wanted to pilot commercial aircraft, but those jobs were not open to women. Still wanting to fly, Church successfully worked to convince Boeing Air Transport (which became United Airlines) that using nurses as flight-stewardesses would increase safety and help convince passengers that flying was safe. Their first flight took off on May 15, 1930.
Before moving to the wall with the overhead shelf, you’ll notice our 1972 TWA calendar. I wish there was a way to display all the months without destroying the calendar, but we couldn’t figure out a good wat to do that. The aircraft on the cover is a 1st generation 747-100. The three windows on the hump were where the lounge was. In later years, seats were added on the upper-deck and sold as business class seats.
Focus now on the North wall. The three-page ad of the United “stretch” DC-8 is one of our favorites in that you rarely see three-page ads in magazines.
Directly above that sign is a United Airlines jetway sign with the iconic “tulip” logo. This sign came from Boston and was never hung. It was discarded when United sold its Flight Kitchens and Catering division. Moving to the left, there is another United sign with the “shield logo. This logo was last used in 1969 and hung behind the ticket counter in Milwaukee. The logo on the tail of the 1972 Barbie Friendship just above is the logo that replaced the shield logo in 1969.
The curio cabinet will contain all sorts of smaller airline pieces that will be changed around regularly so you’ll need to stop back often to see the newer pieces.
Lastly Please look up to see our original United Airline Menehune statues (circa. 1969) which graced ticket counter and travel agencies when United was the premier carrier to fly to the Hawaiian Islands. The Menehune are mythical Hawaiian figures, and the airline integrated them into marketing to evoke a sense of Hawaiian culture and adventure. We use them to say aloha to our guests.
We hope you enjoyed the tour of our little museum and if you have any questions, please feel free to ask.
