Beside the local QC additions, I have become aware of a couple other additions a bit further out from home. First is the new brewery that Backpocket Brewing is building at the Iowa River Landing District in Coralville, IA. The building can be easily seen from I-80. Anticipated opening is late Spring of 2012, so it will be open soon. The building now is totally enclosed and looks like only a few finishing touches on the exterior left, with most of the work left on the inside before opening. Besides brewing their own beer they will be a contract brewery for Schlafly's out of St. Louis.
The second addition is a new production brewery is planned to be built for Laguintas Brewing Company in Chicago, IL. The brewery will be a 250 barrel brewery with initial capacity of 200,000 barrels per year. Expected operational date is the 4th quarter of 2013. For more info follow this link http://www.beer-universe.com/beer-education-article/2012-04-16/Laguintas-Furthers-Expansion-Moves-East-to-Chicago/.
The demand for good craft beer continues to fuel the growth of these two breweries as well as other around the country. Keep drinking craft beer.
QC Beerguy
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