Hawley’s plan is to turn a 2,400-square-foot barn on his family’s farm into a malthouse that can take locally grown barley and turn it into a vital ingredient for local craft brewers. And these days, craft brewers are popping up all over. Just two years ago, there were 88 craft brewers across New York. Now there are more than 150. Locally, Flying Bison Brewing Co. is building a new brewery in Larkinville. Resurgence Brewing Co. is gearing up for a grand opening later this month for its brewery and beer garden in a former engine factory in Black Rock. Big Ditch Brewing Co. is converting a vacant building on Ellicott Street into a brewery and tasting room… READ MORE