In New Albany on the north side, a local brewery and pizzeria will be combining forces in October.
Donum Dei Brewstillery (3211 Grant Line Rd.; see previous F & D mentions here) is currently operational, with house-made beer and spirits for on-premises consumption and carryout.
8th St. Pizza (founded 2016) has been on hiatus since May 2024 owing to an unfavorable lease situation, which I explained at the time.
8th Street Pizza in New Albany has ceased operations
The pizzeria’s owner Jeff Minton began chatting with Rick Otey, the owner, brewer and distiller at Donum Dei, and a partnership plan has evolved. I profiled Donum Dei at F & D long ago; it opened in 2015. Rick’s beard is no longer quite as brown.
To repeat, the target date for “combined forces” (might I propose this as a name for an official collaboration beer, preferably a nice, drinkable British-style pale ale for daddy?) is October.
As an aside, Donum Dei is the venue for The Pubcast, a current...Read more
