{"id":10406,"date":"2013-03-25T09:30:12","date_gmt":"2013-03-25T14:30:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=10406"},"modified":"2021-08-30T12:19:11","modified_gmt":"2021-08-30T17:19:11","slug":"southern-illinois-soda-maker-excels-at-more-than-just-pop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/southern-illinois-soda-maker-excels-at-more-than-just-pop\/","title":{"rendered":"Southern Illinois Soda Maker “Excels” At More Than Just Pop"},"content":{"rendered":"
We’re not going to lie: we were a little leery when we first saw that family owned, southern Illinois soda maker Excel Bottling Company was venturing into the world of beer and starting a brewery<\/a>. At the time, we wondered: Just because you own a bottling line and it’s easy to start making beer, does that necessarily mean you should?<\/em><\/p>\n