Canada, ON: Stouffville Brewing hoping to strike partnership for opening new brewery later this year

YorkRegion.com reports that the owners of Stouffville Brewing are hoping to strike a partnership with the town of Whitchurch-Stouffville to open a brewery and taproom in a downtown building later this year.

Founded by Bill Perrie and Jim Williamson, Stouffville currently has its single brand – Red Falcon Ale – brewed under contract at Wellington Brewery.

Should the proposed partnership be accepted by the town, the partners plan on having the building – which was originally a post office, and more recently senior’s centre and insurance office – fully renovated to accommodate a brewery, tasting room, retail shop and patio.

Perrie and Williamson are asking the municipality to contribute C$300,000 toward “bringing the building up to standards for leasing long term,” while they and their partners will invest C$350,000 on construction of the facility, and will pay a proposed C$50,000 in annual rent to the town.

06 February, 2015