USA, MI: Big Lake Brewing to start brewing at new facility in October

Holland’s Big Lake Brewing will celebrate its third anniversary with a parking lot party and quadrupling its production capacity, Holland Sentinel reported.

The brewery operates a seven-barrel brewhouse, which has the capacity to produce 1,000 barrels per year. The addition of an off-site facility, 164 and 166 E. 19th St. in Holland, and a 15-barrel brewhouse will increase capacity to 4,000 barrels per year, according to a release.

Production at the new facility should begin in October, said Nic Winsemius, co-founder.

“By adding the additional brewhouse, it will allow us to expand our distribution footprint in Michigan,” Winsemius said. “With the added capacity, we’ll be able to provide more beers to more bars and stores throughout the state.”

The brewers also plan to use the new space to expand barrel-aging and sour beer programs.

Big Lake beer is available on draft in its taproom, 977 Butternut Drive in Holland Township, and can be found at more than 150 bars and stores throughout Michigan.

Big Lake’s Ryecoe, Citra Session and Leroy Brown are distributed statewide.

“Right now, we have statewide distribution of three of our mainstay beers, plus our seasonal release of Darkstar, and the demand continues to increase,” said Greg MacKeller, co-founder. “This will actually be the third time in three years that we have tripled our brewing capacity.”

17 June, 2016