Brew View – Hold Fast Brewing

Meet Hold Fast Brewing, one of a few Springfield breweries featured in my book Barons, Brewers, and Bootleggers: A Social History of Brewing in Missouri (Fall 2025).

Sisters Carol and Susan McLeod co-own Hold Fast Brewing in Springfield, Missouri. The brewery celebrated its fifth anniversary in August 2024. Hold Fast, the only all-woman owned brewery in the city, is one of a few Springfield breweries featured in my book Barons, Brewers, and Bootleggers: A Social History of Brewing in Missouri. 

In the chapter about Hold Fast, you’ll learn how about the building’s history and their craft beers.  

They build community by being “Welcoming to Everyone.” A welcoming spirit, good beer, and live music by acts like Tweedle and the Dees are part of the attraction. 

Related blog post – Check out other Springfield and Ozark breweries I visited and researched in late summer 2024.

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