Gella?s Diner and Lb. Brewing Co. in Hays, Ellis County, United States | Diner

Welcome to Gella?s Diner and Lb. Brewing Co., Hays, Kansas, United States. Gella?s Diner and Lb. Brewing Co. draws its name from the community?s rich Volga German heritage. Gella is a Volga-German term meaning ?you know? or ?don?t you agree? and is often used at the end of a statement to ensure that the listener agrees.
Lb. Brewing Co. pays homage to the bygone days of the settlers where beer and bread sometimes played interchangeable roles. When in the field, workers couldn?t always stop to eat lunch. So, they drank it. Hence ?Lb.? for ?Liquid Bread?.
From hand painted murals to industrial agricultural lighting, open spaces and references to early railroad cars, the brewery and diner convey an industrial farm look for a fresh yet traditional atmosphere that is Hays? alone.
Look above the bar and you?ll see that the brewery?s designer took egg baskets and turned them upside down to create an ambience unlike any other. The black granite for the brewery?s bar came from Sylvan Grove, located just east of Hays, Kansas. The Company M&G Designs provided this granite for Gella?s Diner and Lb. Brewing Co. as well as granite for the elevators of Chicago?s Sears Tower. A glass wall separates the bar from Lb. Brewing Co.?s stainless steel tanks or ?barrels? which produce 310 gallons of beer each run. Lb. Brewing Co. is capable of producing 1,000 barrels of beer a year. How many bottles of beer on the wall would that be?