E-Malt.com News article: USA, CO & NC: New Belgium Brewing resumes its second brewery construction in Asheville

New Belgium Brewing Company is one step closer to opening its second brewing facility on the East Coast according to Brewbound.

The company announced on October 22 it would resume site work on its new Asheville, N.C. brewery, in preparation for a groundbreaking in the spring of next year. The project is still expected to be completed in late 2015.

The new brewery is expected to produce 500,000 barrels a year. In 2012, New Belgium’s flagship brewery in Fort Collins, CO produced around 764,000 barrels.

Coinciding with the construction of the new brewery will be the creation of a new distribution center. New Belgium expects to bring on 50 new hires before the launch of the facility and create 140 new jobs by the time both the brewery and distribution site are up and running.

This update comes just six months after New Belgium announced that construction of the new brewery would be delayed, however, the 2015 completion date has remained unchanged.

About New Belgium Brewing

New Belgium Brewing, maker of Fat Tire Amber Ale and a host of Belgian-inspired beers, is recognized as one of Outside Magazine’s Best Places to Work and one of the Wall Street Journal’s Best Small Businesses. The 100% employee-owned brewery is a Platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Business as designated by the League of American Bicyclists, and one of World Blu’s most democratic U.S. businesses, and a Certified B Corp. In addition to Fat Tire, New Belgium brews eight year-round beers; Ranger IPA, Rampant Imperial IPA, Shift Pale Lager, Sunshine Wheat, 1554 Black Ale, Blue Paddle Pilsener, Abbey Belgian Ale and Trippel.


25 October, 2013