E-Malt.com News article: USA, CO: McClellan’s Brewing Co. to open before the end of October in Fort Collins

McClellan’s Brewing Co. is the latest brewer who sees opportunity in going west, The Coloradoan reported on October 26.

The Fort Collins company plans to open before the end of the month in the Campus West area. The 2,500-square-foot brewery is slated for the King Soopers shopping center near South Taft Hill Road and West Elizabeth Street.

“We looked around, and Old Town felt saturated,” said Tomi Landi, a financial backer of McClellan’s and father of one of the co-owners.

“We came over here because there was a great neighborhood location,” Landi said. “We can hopefully fill a void on this side of town.”

In coming weeks, the Three Four Beer Co. anticipates opening about a mile away from McClellan’s at 829 S. Shields Street. Other craft brewers in the area include Pitchers Sports Restaurant and C.B. & Potts.

McClellan’s plans to distinguish itself by focusing on “creamier, smoother” European cask-style ales. The non-carbonated ales are “similar to nitrogen fed beer” like Guinness.

Eighteen taps and a seven-barrel brewing system will be on site. McClellan’s also plans to offer artisan sandwiches and appetizers.

“Our mission is to have a friendly, safe and comfortable environment where everyone feels as if they’re sitting in their own living room with their own family,” Landi said.

His son Josh Landi and Joey McClellan III are the owners of McClellan’s Brewing Co., 1035 S. Taft Hill Road. Both men have experience in the alcohol and brewery industries.

Josh Landi was the purchasing agent for his mother’s liquor store, RJ’s Wine and Spirits in Fort Collins. Joey McClellan worked in area pubs and microbreweries, and his family opened a brewery in Cańon City in 2007.

“Joe McClellan Jr. and myself are very involved with our families. We’re trying to be there for our sons to help them be successful in their lives, mentor them and bring them along,” Landi said.


28 October, 2015