Brewing, Cideries & Spirits  August 1, 2018

Spirit Hound shows dogged determination

Craig Engelhorn, co-founder and partner, Spirit Hound Distillers. Courtesy Darby Keeney

LYONS — “Hound dogs are relentless,” said Craig Engelhorn. “When you put a hound dog on the trail, it doesn’t give up.

“So we’re relentless, too. We’re spirit hounds.”

They are indeed. Engelhorn, along with partners Wayne Anderson, Matt Rooney and Neil Sullivan, steered their fledgling Spirit Hound Distillers through one of the worst floods in Colorado history. And this summer, they toasted the fact that their business has not only survived but thrived.

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With BizWest since 2012 and in Colorado since 1979, Dallas worked at the Longmont Times-Call, Colorado Springs Gazette, Denver Post and Public News Service. A Missouri native and Mizzou School of Journalism grad, Dallas started as a sports writer and outdoor columnist at the St. Charles (Mo.) Banner-News, then went to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch before fleeing the heat and humidity for the Rockies. He especially loves covering our mountain communities.
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