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UNC-TV. Kelly McCullen: Kinston, North Carolina
is known for a lot and micro-brewing will
be a new addition thanks to Stephen Hill and
his son-in-law Trent Mooring. Steven used
to homebrew and Trent liked fancy craft beers.
They shared a dream of commercial brewing
and began planning. Stephen had the money
and Trent made the time. Stephen Hill \'96
We came up with the idea and, luckily, Trent
had the time to \'96 he quit his other job
\'96 he had the time to do all the leg work.
Kelly Mc: Everything came together. Stephen
and Trent got everything they expected and
about a thousand other challenges they didn't
anticipate. They agreed on most everything
down to locating in downtown Kinston.\
Trent Mooring - This is what we want our beer
names to be. This is the building we want.
This is how we're going to do it. This is
all the eco-friendly things that we're doing.
This is how much love being outside and this
is how much we love the environment. Kelly
Mc: Building plans and bottle labels confirmed,
Stephen and Trent turned music for inspiration
in naming the brewery. They found it from
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Trent Mooring
\'96 You can get a lot of great visions, drinking
a couple of beers and going through old vinyl.
It's amazing. We were just going through old
records and what speaks to us? What song titles?
We had the whole vision of the company before
we ever really named it. Kelly Mc: Kinston's
first brewery would be called \'93Mother Earth
Brewing.\'94 Stephen and Trent installed eco-friendly
technologies and convinced a master brewer,
Josh Brewer, to leave his Chicago digs for
life in Eastern North Carolina. Josh Brewer
\'96 I've worked in the corporate world and
I feel like \'96 I had a hard time getting
out of bed and motivating myself for other
jobs and I've never ever once had an issue
about coming in for a brewing job that I've
had. Kelly Mc: Mother Earth gave Josh the
master-brewing leap he'd been anticipating.
For Stephen, Mother Earth is his chance to
fuel his artistic drive where a reinvigorated
building will anchor a city block where the
brewery's neighbors will be artists. Stephen
Hill \'96 You're bringing something that was
dormant out but you're also bringing something
new to the community. You're bringing the
art of making beer and you're bringing tourism
into the community. Trent Mooring \'96 We
wanted to take this old, needy building and
really turn it into what you see today, which
is Mother Earth Brewing. We're both huge outdoor
enthusiasts so we wanted to bring everything
back to its natural state \'96 the way it
looked in the 1960s when it was built. [Natural
Sound] \
Kelly Mc: For Trent, Mother Earth lets him
compete with the brewing industry's \'93Big
Boys.\'94 \
Trent Mooring \'96 I've always been real obsessed
with the craft beer industry. I was more into
tasting beers, more into the whole uniqueness
of the business and how it's a bunch of guys,
together, trying to go against the big guys
and just the community aspect of brewing.
Kelly Mc: Josh brings the science of brewing
and Stephen and Trent bring their taste buds,
gut feeling and creative flair when deciding
the beers Mother Earth will release. Every
bottle reflects personality. Stephen Hill
\'96 Making beer is an art so there's no difference
in someone who can take a brush and paint
on a canvas or someone who can take four ingredients
and come out with a wonderful tasting beer.
Josh Brewer \'96 We kind of all get together.
That's how we all came up with these beers.
These are stouts that we like. These are styles
that aren't out there and we wanted to produce
these styles here. Natural Sound [2] Stephen
Hill \'96 It's amazing how much we think alike.
We've not had any disagreements on names,
labels, what we see in our heads as to what
the label should be. Trent Mooring \'96 We
spend so much time talking about Mother Earth.
I mean, Mother Earth, is probably going through
my mind 100% of the time when I'm awake. If
I'm leisurely thinking at home, I'll think,
\'93How is what I'm reading relate to something
I can do at Mother Earth.\'94 See a movie,
\'93How can I relate that to Mother Earth?
Kelly Mc: And what Stephen and Trent can relate
to Mother Earth will reflect on the impression
they're making as old downtown buildings receive
new lives. Kelly Mc: What's it going to take
to make Kinston a destination for micro-brewing?
Josh Brewer: Keep on brewing good beer, marketing
enough to let people know where we're at and
what we're doing and who we are and what's
behind the business.[Natural Sound] Trent
Mooring \'96 I think it's really good for
Kinston because, I think, everyone in Kinston
has been so supportive and extremely excited
about the brewery being here because it's
unique. There's not a lot of breweries in
eastern North Carolina. Kelly Mc: And if Trent
and Stephen plans continues, Kinston will
known for fine art, fine brew and the unique
way they brought new jobs to Eastern North
Carolina.\
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