Brewery Expansions

Green Flash Expansion: 20% More

Press release from Green Flash about their expansion…

(San Diego, CA) — Today, Green Flash Brewing Co announced plans to break ground and expand within their San Diego-based brewery, just six months after beginning operations at the 45,000 sf Mira Mesa facility.

The craft Continue Reading →

VID: Inside SweetWater’s Expansion

On Monday, BSJ got to walk through the new expansion at SweetWater Brewing.  Currently the brewery is completing a massive expansion that will take their capacity from 100,000 barrels to 400,000 barrels.  Some exciting new additions include – bottle conditioning, Continue Reading →

Evolution Brewing Moving To Maryland

Evolution Brewing will soon be making the move from Delmar, Delaware to Salisbury, Maryland.  The brewer has maxed out its current location.

Real estate and government funds have attacted Tom Knorr and company to Maryland.  Evolution has purchased a 40,000 square foot Continue Reading →

Lazy Magnolia Expands

Lazy Magnolia (Kiln, MS) has starting expanding, kicking into high gear in December, 2011.  The expansion breaks down like this:

1. New Structure for the facility, over 2x the current size.

2. New brewhouse – 2x the current capacity.  (Brewery currently uses Continue Reading →

VID: Troeg’s New Brewery In Hershey

Chris Troegner on the build and relocation of Troeg’s Brewing from Harrisburg to Hershey, PA.   Couple of cool things:

First beers to roll out at the new location – Mad Elf and Scratch #50.  The new 150 seat tasting room Continue Reading →

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Green Flash Expansion: 20% More

Press release from Green Flash about their expansion…

(San Diego, CA) — Today, Green Flash Brewing Co announced plans to break ground and expand within their San Diego-based brewery, just six months after beginning operations at the 45,000 sf Mira Mesa facility.

The craft specialty brewer currently has the ability to produce 45,000 barrels per year and had anticipated this output would be sufficient to satisfy consumer demand until at least 2013. With an increase in sales volume nationally over the past six-months, Green Flash has exceeded sales forecasts, and is already operating at the brewery’s current full capacity. Over one year ahead of schedule, the groundbreaking for the expansion is now slated for Spring 2012 and will allow Green Flash to produce 20% more volume per year (approx 67,000 barrels annually) by June 2012.

The summer 2011 move from their Vista location allowed Green Flash to make a sizable leap from producing just 14,000 barrels a year to 45,000. Green Flash has since focused on increasing beer varieties and on servicing the demand in existing territories. They have added only a few small markets to the mix.

“We specifically selected the Mira Mesa location with expansion potential in mind,” says CEO and Owner of Green Flash Brewing Co, Mike Hinkley. “We have earmarked space in the facility for several phases of growth that we thought would begin in 2013. Obviously, I’m pleased to be in a position that necessitates early expansion. We are all looking forward to the possibilities of what next summer’s increased capabilities will present with regard to brewing new beers, fulfilling our existing demand and possibly expanding into a few new markets.”

As they move into phase 2 of expansion, Green Flash will continue to focus on meeting existing product demands, producing new beer varieties and will look at opening distribution in just a handful of small markets by the middle to end of 2012. When all phases of expansion are complete, the Green Flash brewery in Mira Mesa will be able to produce 100,000 barrels per year. Owner, Mike Hinkley predicts they will reach this milestone late in 2013.

About Green Flash Brewing Co.
Green Flash Brewing Co., is located in San Diego, California, and was founded in 2002 by Mike and Lisa Hinkley. Brewmaster, Chuck Silva, leads brewing operations. Green Flash is an award-winning brewer of fine, hand-crafted ales, and specializes in brewing assertive and distinctive beers, such as the nationally acclaimed West Coast I.P.A.: an award-winning beer whose wide acceptance has helped define a category. Green Flash brews ten styles of beer regularly, on draught and in bottles as well as a growing lineup of seasonal and special offerings, including several barrel-aged beers, throughout the year. Please visit the Green Flash website www.greenflashbrew.com for more information.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Brewery Expansions, SweetWater Brewing, Videos

VID: Inside SweetWater’s Expansion

On Monday, BSJ got to walk through the new expansion at SweetWater Brewing.  Currently the brewery is completing a massive expansion that will take their capacity from 100,000 barrels to 400,000 barrels.  Some exciting new additions include – bottle conditioning, solar panels, new event space and more.  SweetWater’s founder Freddy Bensch walks us through the new building (still in progress.)  The second video below features Freddy, Steve and Mark chatting about the past, present, and future.  (Standard Disclaimer: I’m a drunk, not a videographer.)  Check out more on SweetWater’s Expansion, & Recent Releases.

Video #1: The Walkthrough

Video #2 Chat with SweetWater (Audio a little quiet in parts)

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brewery Expansions, Evolution Brewing

Evolution Brewing Moving To Maryland

Evolution Brewing will soon be making the move from Delmar, Delaware to Salisbury, Maryland.  The brewer has maxed out its current location.

Real estate and government funds have attacted Tom Knorr and company to Maryland.  Evolution has purchased a 40,000 square foot old ice plant for the new brewery.  Current production should hit 4,500 barrels (139,500 gals) this year.  After the move, Evolution will have the capacity to do around 8,000 barrels (248,000 gals.)   The facility has the space potential for a 50,000 barrel a year facility.  Room to grow!

The Maryland Economic Development Assistance has granted funds to help with the move.  Construction has already begun.  The site will be completed in February, 2012.

Evolution Brewing will help bring Marylands craft brewery count to 20.  With more on the way.  [BaltimoreSun]

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brewery Expansions, Lazy Magnolia Brewing

Lazy Magnolia Expands

Lazy Magnolia (Kiln, MS) has starting expanding, kicking into high gear in December, 2011.  The expansion breaks down like this:

1. New Structure for the facility, over 2x the current size.

2. New brewhouse – 2x the current capacity.  (Brewery currently uses 2 smaller brewhouses)

The expansion will not only result in more barrels per year, but allow for different styles to be brewed.

Stats, & expansion numbers to follow…

New Markets:

Only part of Georgia (Not Atlanta) has seen Lazy Magnolia beers over the past year.  Starting in November, the lineup will be expanded into the metro area, and the rest of the state.   Texas, looks to the be next distribution stop for the brewery.

[Newsletter]

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Brewery Expansions, Cool Stuff, Troegs Brewing, Videos

VID: Troeg’s New Brewery In Hershey

Chris Troegner on the build and relocation of Troeg’s Brewing from Harrisburg to Hershey, PA.   Couple of cool things:

First beers to roll out at the new location – Mad Elf and Scratch #50.  The new 150 seat tasting room opens this week. It features a 70 foot table, and a bar made from Pennsylvania hickory.

This move will double capacity – from 30,000 barrels to 60,000 barrels (930,000 gals to 1.8 million gals) annually.

The staff has doubled – from just over 30 to 65 employees.  Troeg’s started in Harrisburg in 1997.

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Brewery Expansions, Oskar Blues Brewing

Oskar Blues Expansion Begins, Deviant Dales In Tallboys

Oskar Blues Brewing (Lyon, CO) has broken ground on their new brewery expansion.  A few changes go along with the expansion:

New canning line.  (See image below)  This is a picture of the new canning line. It takes the can production from around 160 cans per minute to over 300.

12oz AND 16oz formats.  Oskar will be making tallboy cans

6 new 200 barrel fermenters.  That’s 37,200 more gallons of fermenting space.  Brings the grand total of 35 fermenters on site

1 Additional 400 barrel Brite Tank (12,400 gallon capacity)

Total output in 2011 is on schedule to be 80,000 barrels (2.4 million gallons) or 26,453,33 cans. (If they only made cans of course.)

The brewery expansion builds over the “game room” and gift shop area of the Tasty Weasel – aka the tasting room.  Below you’ll see pics of the game room area before the expansion began.

NEW BEER! Deviant Dale’s IPA. A GABF silver medal winner, soon to be in 16oz cans.

Pic of the New Canning Machine 

 

The Old Game Area Adjacent To The Tasty Weasel (Expansion is going here)

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Beer News, Brewdog, Brewery Expansions

Brewdog’s 2012 Expansion, New Estate Beer

Thanks to the support of Equity For Punks,  2012 will see a new brewery for Brewdog, plus new craft beer bars

Plans for a  £6.5million ($10 million) – low carbon brewing facility in Aberdeenshire have been submitted to the UK planning commision- £1.5m ($2.3 million U.S.) coming  from beer drinkers across the world.

Brewdog has grown over 200% in 2011, with demand on their beer rising.  Contact brewing for these punks is not an option.

The brewery will be 8 miles down the road from the proposed site at  Balmacassie instead of Pottorton.  The costs to make the  Pottorton site were millions more and 2 more years of prep.  Balmacassie has the utilities in place, (plus room to grow) allowing the new brewery to be functional by October, 2012.

About The New  Brewery:  Will be energy efficient (heat recovery system, grey water treatment, etc.)  10 new 400 HL (340 barrel) fermenters will be added to Brewdog’s existing 27, for a grand total of 37 fermenters.  There is room for many more.  A new bottling line will be added.  The Pottorton land is owned by Brewdog, and will be used to grow their own malt.

Capacity: Intial Capacity = 100,000 HL (85, 216 barrels) annually. Expandable to 500,000 HL (426,080 barrels) annually.

NEW BEER ANNOUNCEMENT! Soft fruits will be grown at Potterton for a new yearly “Estate” beer release.

Jobs: 25 added intially. 75 over time

Craft Beer Bars: BrewDog Newcastle will be at 16 Dean Street.  Work to begin soon.  Brewdog Camden will be open by 12/10/11. Those will join Brewdog Aberdeen, Brewdog Edinburgh, Brewdog Glasgow. A cash infusion of £1m ($1.5 mil US) into the bars will occur in 2012.

All this is made possible by Equity for Punks investments.
For those who still want to invest, visit www.brewdog.com/equityforpunks to buy part of BrewDog from £95

[Brewdog]

Brewdog Newcastle Location

Brewdog Camden Location

 

by Reid Ramsay