The popular
Beards Brewery, based in Petoskey, soon will be expanding to another northern Michigan town.
According to a recent story in the Petoskey News-Review, the brewery, relatively new to the craft beer scene in Michigan, is already seeing such demand for its beers that it will be expanding to another manufacturing site in Charlevoix.
Beards just celebrated its second anniversary and has been pumping out the beer from a small one-barrel system at its Petoskey taproom at 207A Howard Street. Owners Ben Slocum and Peter Manthei say the demand for Beards brews from local bars and the brewery's own customers has simply outpaced their ability to make them.
In response, a much larger brewing system will be underway soon in Charlevoix, which means more Beards beer, more local jobs, and, for the original taproom, the ability to craft their original creations in both small and large batches.
Writer: Kim Eggleston
Source: Beards Brewery
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