Award-Winning Brewmaster to Return to Flossmoor Station

Todd Ashman, the brewmaster who helped make the brewpub popular in the 1990s, will be in charge of Flossmoor Station's planned new production facility, reports The Beeronaut blog.

Ashman originally worked at Flossmoor Station from 1997 to 2004. He has been working for FiftyFifty Brewing in California since 2007, the blog added.

"This is exciting for me as I get to 'finish what I started there' so many years ago. Fear not FiftyFifty fans as my protege Alyssa Shook has assumed Head Brewer duties and assistants Dano and Steve are well versed in operations as well. I will still have QC oversight and will be an acting consultant for all matters beer for the FiftyFifty team," Ashman announced on his Facebook page.

"I do though very much look forward to the challenges ahead at Flossmoor Station. Reacquainting myself with the Chicago beer scene and getting the beers firing on all cylinders."

Ashman will begin work at the brewpub later this month, the blog reported.

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