Our vision is to sit at the bar, look through the brew equipment and see the trains go by. When the Living Room Coffee House reopens, which features live music Friday and Saturday, mostly jazz, live music will probably be added Thursday, too, Baria said. Fyke, who, with Baria, has three children under the age of six, calls the courtyard a kid-friendly beer garden. Even though it seems strange for a brew pub, we want to cater to kids, she said. For example, on the weekends, we want to have a jazz brunch where people can sit outside in the enclosed courtyard and kids can run around while their parents eat and chat.
Parents know their children are safe.
Choosing a name for the brew pub was the most difficult part of the process, Baria said. We went through a gazillion names, it seems, before we ended up with Blackwater Brewery, he said. We wanted something that had a connection to the city, the state and the railroad. We ended up with a logo design of a crescent moon over a flat horizon, with black river coming out from a vanishing point into the foreground, and it seemed to fit the Mississippi River scene. Valet parking will be provided and security concerns have been addressed, Baria said.