USA, KY: Goodwood Brewing to open first brewpub outside of Louisville

Goodwood Brewing beer fans will soon have a new reason to march on Kentucky’s Capitol — a Frankfort taproom, the Courier Journal reported on September 20.

The local craft brewery plans to open its first restaurant and bar outside of Louisville by January, Goodwood Brewing Company CEO Ted Mitzlaff told the Courier Journal.

The Frankfort location will have Goodwood’s core lineup on tap and brew its own experimental and seasonal beers on site. Mitzlaff said he also hopes to partner with Frankfort’s local bourbon distilleries, the most prominent of which is Buffalo Trace.

Frankfort’s craft brewing scene is only just starting to take shape. In June, Lexington-based West Sixth Brewing opened a 120-acre farm there to showcase its brewing process. At the same time, the city eased restrictions on Sunday alcohol sales.

“There’s a real opportunity in Frankfort,” said Mitzlaff, who described the new brewpub’s view of the Kentucky River as “breathtaking.”

Once a boat repair shop, Goodwood’s newly renovated Frankfort location will feature a bar and restaurant on the ground floor, with shuffleboard, darts and cornhole in the basement, Mitzlaff said. It is a 15-minute walk from the Capitol.

The site’s proximity to Lexington, where Mitzlaff’s daughter attends the University of Kentucky, was another selling point. The craft brewery is looking to make inroads elsewhere in the state, Mitzlaff said.

Goodwood is also expanding closer to home.

The craft brewery is doubling the size of its NuLu taproom by incorporating an area that previously held its offices. The larger space will allow Goodwood to accommodate more musical acts.

On September 19, Mitzlaff described that project as 90 percent complete. Food service will begin in the next two to three weeks, with the expanded taproom expected to open in a month, Mitzlaff said.

Goodwood is also adding a location in the Paristown Pointe neighborhood of Louisville. The Paristown brewpub will be beside a new rock concert venue by the Kentucky Center for the Arts. That $28 million effort to revitalize the area just south of downtown Louisville and is expected to complete by the middle of next year.

20 September, 2018