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Mellow Goose Brewing
Some exciting stuff is happening in NC regarding craft brewing. Some have said that craft is leveling out, but Maybe it's more of a weeding out. Anyway the news article is encouraging and this is only an hour away from me!
http://www.wral.com/the-rocky-mount-brewmill-crafting-north-carolina-s-future-in-beer/13849475/
Short excerpt from news report:
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The Brewmill, in multiple phases
All of that research led to today's plan, which will be rolled out in phases. The first, located in the old cotton shipping and receiving warehouse, will include the incubator, with up to 10 glass-enclosed spaces in the facility with the required tanks and equipment for brewers to brew on site for up to a year. The men expect to reduce the cost of opening a new brewery by two thirds or more. And, like a traditional incubator, they'll have the help of Wolfrum and other experts in building up and marketing their businesses.
Beside those spaces will be a contract production facility, where existing brewers can brew, ferment, keg, can or bottle, and ship beer, sharing the cost of utilities and equipment. It'll likely be used by brewers that have outgrown their primary facilities but aren't ready to purchase more equipment or add space.
To equip brewers with the right talent, the Brewmill will partner with Nash Community College to begin a fully-accredited brewing distillation and fermentation sciences program in the building. Aspiring brewers can take classes to learn the tradefrom sourcing ingredients to purchasing equipment to marketing and packaging the beer and others can learn the manufacturing-related tasks like stainless steel welding, plumbing and wiring.
A draw for the community of Rocky Mount and visitors from around the state will be a large tasting room for drinking the beers brewed on site, and a retail store for buying them.
And across the street from the incubator and contract facility, in the main textile mill, is room for large and growing breweries to lease space and produce beer. The men say that's phase two. They have to establish Rocky Mount as a hub of craft brewing first.
Soon after work begins on phase one, plans are to renovate the 35 or so homes owned by Capitol around the campus for rent to workers there. There's room for up to 100 other homes to be built over time.
"If we're selling folks on moving their brewery to Rocky Mount the distribution is great, logistics are great. We're creating an entry point into the market that doesn't exist right now, then what we need to do is sell folks on the idea of developing a community of brewers," Joines says.
Read more at http://www.wral.com/the-rocky-mount...-future-in-beer/13849475/#CIcLTVPDzb8HJAZw.99
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http://www.wral.com/the-rocky-mount-brewmill-crafting-north-carolina-s-future-in-beer/13849475/
Short excerpt from news report:
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The Brewmill, in multiple phases
All of that research led to today's plan, which will be rolled out in phases. The first, located in the old cotton shipping and receiving warehouse, will include the incubator, with up to 10 glass-enclosed spaces in the facility with the required tanks and equipment for brewers to brew on site for up to a year. The men expect to reduce the cost of opening a new brewery by two thirds or more. And, like a traditional incubator, they'll have the help of Wolfrum and other experts in building up and marketing their businesses.
Beside those spaces will be a contract production facility, where existing brewers can brew, ferment, keg, can or bottle, and ship beer, sharing the cost of utilities and equipment. It'll likely be used by brewers that have outgrown their primary facilities but aren't ready to purchase more equipment or add space.
To equip brewers with the right talent, the Brewmill will partner with Nash Community College to begin a fully-accredited brewing distillation and fermentation sciences program in the building. Aspiring brewers can take classes to learn the tradefrom sourcing ingredients to purchasing equipment to marketing and packaging the beer and others can learn the manufacturing-related tasks like stainless steel welding, plumbing and wiring.
A draw for the community of Rocky Mount and visitors from around the state will be a large tasting room for drinking the beers brewed on site, and a retail store for buying them.
And across the street from the incubator and contract facility, in the main textile mill, is room for large and growing breweries to lease space and produce beer. The men say that's phase two. They have to establish Rocky Mount as a hub of craft brewing first.
Soon after work begins on phase one, plans are to renovate the 35 or so homes owned by Capitol around the campus for rent to workers there. There's room for up to 100 other homes to be built over time.
"If we're selling folks on moving their brewery to Rocky Mount the distribution is great, logistics are great. We're creating an entry point into the market that doesn't exist right now, then what we need to do is sell folks on the idea of developing a community of brewers," Joines says.
Read more at http://www.wral.com/the-rocky-mount...-future-in-beer/13849475/#CIcLTVPDzb8HJAZw.99
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