Home brewers become brewery owners — it’s a well-worn narrative at this point. But far less cliché is “the couple that brews together stays together.”

Deedra Zeeh and Patrick Doherty, the proprietors of Nuts and Bolts Brewing, still work full time (at Idexx and own a burgeoning brewery in the Bidderford mills). They both brew and contribute recipes, and they’re both in their mid twenties. They’ve got plenty of energy, but a composure that belies their years. Nuts and Bolts is operating on a comparably tiny system, they’re cultivating a neighborhood watering hole atmosphere, and they’re doing so with good beer.