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Louisville has elected a new mayor — the first in 12 years. Craig Greenberg won the Louisville mayor race earlier this week, defeating republican Bill Dieruf.

The race was closer than some expected, with Greenberg receiving about 52% of the vote, and Dieruf 46%. But Reporter Michael L. Jones reminded us that Louisville hasn’t had a republican mayor since 1969. 

We discuss campaign donations to both Greenberg and Dieruf by familiar names in the business community and speculate on what opportunities Greenberg will seize as he steps into the city’s top spot.

Also on the show, we talk about news that’s been brewing in the Louisville brewery and cocktail scene.

TEN20, a Louisville brewery which has been on a recent expansion kick, announced its fourth taproom. This summer, TEN20 will open in the Bolt + Tie, a $22 million mixed use development across the river in Clarksville, Indiana. The brewery also has locations in Butchertown, Anchorage and the Highlands.

The TEN20 taproom will mark Clarksville’s first brewery. We discuss how rare this is – noting that Kentucky and Indiana breweries typically haven’t crossed the river and stayed. Louisville brewery Monnik previously had a taproom and brewery in New Albany, but it closed earlier this year.

Beyond brewing, we also discuss Liquor Lab, the second location of a national chain with big expansion goals. Liquor Lab is a “make your own cocktail” experience which teaches patrons how to make bar-ready cocktails at home.

Reporter Eleanor Tolbert tried her hand at a class and shares her experience with us. You can read about it here, too.

We talk about all this and more on this week’s episode of Access Louisville. 

Access Louisville is a weekly podcast from Louisville Business First. It’s co-hosted by David A. Mann and Laurel Deppen.

Our guests this week are Tolbert and Jones. It's available on popular podcast services including Apple Podcasts and Spotify, which are linked above.