Sweetwater Brewing stretches its legs…
In June 2011, the gang over at Sweetwater Brewing Company broke ground on an expansion to increase their capacity from 100K barrels to 400K barrels. Quite the undertaking, but with their ever-increasing popularity, the need for more space to increase production became a necessity. Fast forward to November 2011. Just a short five months after cranes and bulldozers leveled the adjacent parking lot and corrugated metal building, a new Sweetwater Brewing Company stands in its place. A “campus” if you will to educate locals and tourists alike on what it takes to make awesome craft beer.
Last week we got a special “behind the construction” tour to view the new digs and talk about all things Sweetwater. With beer in hand and the smell of freshly cut drywall, paint, and malt permeating the air, Sweetwater Big Kahuna Freddy Bensch gave us a guided tour through the newly converted space. Nearing the final stages of completion, Sweetwater Brewing has expanded to include: new fermentation tanks, bottling assembly line, lobby, gift shop, tasting room, offices, and corporate event and meeting spaces. Yes. You can have your next corporate event in the new space with beer included. Talk about team building.
We’re excited to see one of our favorite local breweries moving forward and spreading their wings to give us more of the great beer we’ve come to know and love, while at the same time keeping a local mindset and giving back to the community at large.
Check out this sweet video of the expansion process so far from Lords of Sapelo.
Sweetwater Brewing Company | 195 Ottley Dr NE, Atlanta, GA 30324 | 404.691.2537
