Buoy Resumes Operations Following Partial Roof Collapse
Weeks after a partial roof collapse at Buoy Beer Company’s facility in Astoria, Oregon, the company has resumed beer production and operations of its restaurant, as well as opened a summer pop-up pub.
“I continue to be amazed by their determination and how quickly they’ve gotten beer production and a restaurant back up and running,” Buoy co-founder David Kroening said in a press release. “To be canning beer one week after losing half of the production facility and opening a summer pub down on the Riverwalk this past weekend is pretty astounding.”
Buoy resumed canning of its offerings via mobile canners Cascadia Canning and Craft Canning + Bottling, which the company said will help it keep its Czech-style Pilsner and IPA in stock at retailers.
Buoy’s pop-up pub is located in the Astoria Food Hub, with the brewery’s food truck on site serving small bites and salads.
“When we walked into the newly remodeled Astoria Food Hub space, it was obvious this is where we needed to be,” Kroening added. “Partnering with such a community-minded entity is a natural fit for us and the future possibilities are endless. We’re lucky there was an open space for us, and we look forward to working with the rest of the new tenants as they begin to move in this year.”
Atlanta Brewing to Move into Underground Atlanta
Atlanta Brewing has revealed its next home in the Underground Atlanta entertainment district, the company announced Wednesday. Atlanta Brewing will open an indoor-outdoor taproom, brewery and restaurant in the district later this year.
Atlanta Brewing, dubbed “Georgia’s first craft brewery,” closed its previous taproom location on July 3, teasing a move at the time.
“We are disruptors in our industry and we’re all about that life in Atlanta,” Alton Shields, Atlanta Brewing president, CEO and general manager, said in a press release. “We wanted to operate in a place that’s creative and embraces Atlanta culture. What better way to represent the City of Atlanta than to move to Underground Atlanta and help bring it back to life? We are going to make this a place where Atlantans experience their most delightful moments over great beer in the heart of the city.”
Atlanta Brewing will take over a former Atlanta Visitors Center and transform the 8,600 sq. ft. space into an indoor-outdoor taproom with 20 pour-it-yourself taps and glass roll-up garage doors, a research-and-development brewery and restaurant with a rotating cast of chefs. The taproom will host trivia nights and feature ping pong tables.
Denver’s Prost to Open New HQ in Northglenn
Prost Brewing plans to open a large-scale headquarters, production facility, distribution center and biergarten in the Northglenn Marketplace, in the Denver suburb of Northglenn, the company announced.
The Colorado brewery plans to produce 20,000 barrels initially and increase its output to as much as 50,000 barrels in the coming years, making Prost one of the five largest craft breweries in the state. The company plans to invest $25 million over the next decade in the new facility, reshaping more than 72,000 sq. ft. of former retail space, according to the Denver Post. The space is slated to open in July 2023.
Prost said it expects to attract more than 250,000 people annually to the Northglenn space, with special events, brewery tours, entertainment and live music.
The location would be Prost’s fourth in Colorado. The company operates biergartens in Denver and Highlands Ranch and a taproom in Fort Collins.
The facility is being built to feature sustainable equipment and environmentally friendly practices, including “capture and reuse 100% of CO2, use endosperm mashing to reduce total water and energy in the processing of the malt.”
Prost produced an estimated 10,000 barrels of beer in 2021, a +3% increase year-over-year, according to data from the Brewers Association.
According to the Post, Prost had considered relocating to San Antonio, Texas, but ultimately chose to remain in Colorado, where the company was founded in 2012.
Rock Bottom Founder Takes Over Former Ska Street Brewstillery
The Ska Street Brewstillery, which opened in March 2020, one day before Colorado’s governor shut down bars and restaurants due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and eventually closed for good in late January of this year, is getting reincarnated.
Frank Day, who opened Rock Bottom Brewing in 1991 and turned it into a national brewpub chain, along with his wife, Gina, will reimagine the space as Boulder Social within their restaurant portfolio company, Concept Restaurants, according to the Denver Post.
Damon Scott, who led Ska Street’s brewing and distilling operations, will be in charge of Boulder Social’s beer operations.
Fate Brewing previously operated in the Ska Street space.
TRU Colors Taproom Opens
TRU Colors has opened its taproom in Wilmington, North Carolina, according to Wilmington Biz. The brewery, which was founded by George Taylor and has received investment from Molson Coors, boasts 1,900 placements across the state, the outlet reported.
The taproom is open Thursday through Sunday and serves local craft beers in addition to TRU Colors’ offerings.
TRU Colors employs active gang members in an effort to combat street violence by empowering those workers with professional development and jobs.
The TRU Colors name was listed among the bidders in the auction for Modern Times. George Taylor’s son Kurt Taylor, the founder of Untappd parent company Next Glass, was bidding on the San Diego brewery via MTD Asset Acquisition corporation. Kurt Taylor told Wilmington Biz that TRU Colors was not involved in the bidding, despite being listed on the bidding sheet and referenced throughout the auction. Next Glass was also not involved in the process, as Taylor sold his interest in the business.
Unnamed Buyer Selected for MKE Production Facility
A buyer has been selected for the Milwaukee Brewing Company production brewery in Wisconsin, Brewbound has learned. Asset disposition firm New Mill Capital ran the sale process, with the production facility being offered with or without an alehouse and the brewery’s intellectual property. The alehouse and intellectual property remain available.
Earth Bread + Brewery For Sale
The assets of Earth Bread + Brewery in the Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia are being offered for sale via Stony Hill Advisors.
According to the firm, the business closed on July 1 after 13 years and is selling its furniture, fixtures and equipment ($350,000), Pennsylvania “R” and “G” liquor licenses ($200,000), and intellectual property, recipes, social accounts, branding and assets ($350,000).
The brewery first opened in October 2008. Earth’s owners announced the impending closure in a May 31 social post, citing “the challenges and struggles of the past two and a half years” catching up with the business.
Green Flash Production Facility Remains on the Market
Six months after going up for sale, the former Green Flash Brewing facility in San Diego and its equipment remain for sale as a turnkey operation.
WC IPA LLC – the investor group that purchased the Green Flash and Alpine brands in a foreclosure sale in 2018 and sold the intellectual property in December 2021 to global cannabis firm Tilray Brands – tapped Heritage Global Partners, a global asset advisory and auction services firm, to sell the operation in January.
Heritage president Nick Dove told Brewbound that the facility is “still available.”
“Lots of interest, many visits, couple offers but nothing cemented as of yet,” he said.