Fishbarn / Evil Czech 530 S. Ohio  

Fishbarn - George Pesek

2002 - Nov.- c.2005 - Peske's bought it and done extensive remodeling and added an outdoor dining garden

c2005-2012 - Marmont Grill - George Pesek

2012 - July 19 - The opening of The Evil Czech Brewery (at the former site of the Marmont Grille). Evil Czech Brewery founded by George Pesek and owner. Evil Czech (the name derives from a playful nickname of Corndance owner George Pesek (The name is a tongue-in-cheek nod to the owner’s Czechoslovakian heritage ), who also launched the brewery) is Culver’s first full-blown micro brewery, and offers a host of original brews for every taste, with food to accompany.

Shawn Erikson, brewery manager (May 2012 – September 2014) Head of Operations for the Evil Czech Brewery. Process all orders for distribution, and ensure our production is up to speed with our ordering. Face of the Brewery at all events and FOH manager at the Pub. Full time Evil Czech Sales Representative Heading up the Entire State of Indiana. In charge of training staff on beer knowledge and restaurant concept. Formerly was Corndance Tavern, assitant manager (September 2011 – May 2012) and Gordon Food Service Sales Associate (September 2004 – January 2011).

George Pesek, owner of the Evil Czech Brewery in Culver (and the upcoming Mishawaka branch of the brewery), helps set up the equipment to grow hops at the Peseks’ Rooster Hill Farms near Culver/Argos, where fresh, wet hops is planned to dramatically enhance the craft beers produced at the facility.

2013 - Culver’s Evil Czech Brewery makes Midwest Living’s 2013 “ It List" The Evil Czech Brewery at Main and Davis Streets in Culver had the distinction of being named to Midwest Living Magazine's "It List" for 2013. An article and photo on the brewery -- located in what is believed to be the smallest town in America to house its own microbrewery -- is one of 32 locales described by the magazine as "can’t-wait-to-check-it-out quality (among the) best new places to play." The print version of the article appears in the January/February 2013 edition of Midwest Living Magazine (page 71)

2013 - Jul 11 - Evil Czech Brewery is not leaving Culver, but is expanding into Mishawaka.

2014 - Mar 16 - Evil Czech brewery opens in Mishawaka - in a news release article the Culver site was refered to as a minature version of what he really wanted and that it was a test run.

2015 - Sep 10 - Culver's Corndance - Evil Czech to close by end of September - some time after 27th

George Pesek, who opened Corndance in 1999 with wife Tammy,


told The Culver Citizen he made the announcement to his staff Thursday afternoon that Corndance (located on Main Street) will close after Saturday, Sept. 26, and Evil Czech after the 27th. Staff members were offered jobs "up north," he added, referring to the Corndance Tavern on Grape Road in Mishawaka, which the Peseks opened five years ago, and the Evil Czech Mishawaka, which opened more recently. "The huge success in Mishawaka is the reason we have to close in Culver," says Pesek. "The volume there just doesn't allow me any time to come to Culver and operate it properly. I never wanted to be an absentee owner, and...since we opened in Mishawaka I've been in Culver less and less." George Pesek earned his reputation as a chef (he's the "Evil Czech" of the brewery’s namesake, a joking reference to his high-pressure approach in the kitchen) on Navy Pier in Chicago before moving his family to Culver. Evil Czech opened in subsequent years after Pesek took over the former Pinder's Restaurant site on Main and Davis Streets, trying two prior approaches to menu and ambience before opening a microbrewery at the site. Doing so had made Culver the smallest town in the US with a microbrewery....

The closed Culver location is Evil Czech brewmaster’s new laboratory, but Simon O’Keeffe is still heading down there for work. He was hired in April to be the local craft beer standout’s new head brewer and while much of his focus has been on the main brewpub in Mishawaka, he’s been tasked with turning the smaller brewery in Culver into a research and development facility — a place where he and his team can experiment with one-off and non-mainstream beer styles. He was hired in April to be the local craft beer standout’s new head brewer and while much of his focus has been on the main brewpub in Mishawaka, he’s been tasked with turning the smaller brewery in Culver into a research and development facility — a place where he and his team can experiment with one-off and non-mainstream beer styles.