E-Malt.com News article: USA, GA: Macon Beer Company to open in downtown Macon

Macon Beer Company will open in downtown Macon. The owners say they hope to make great beer and help revitalize the community at the same time, 41nbc.com reported on August, 16.

Jeremy Knowles and his business partner Cory Smith plan to open Macon Beer Company in a building off Oglethorpe Road.

"We'll be a production brewery. We'll have large tanks, large equipment," Knowles said. "We'll then keg it, send it out through a distributor and we'll also want to have tours and tastings."

The partners say they'll produce more than 2,800 kegs of beer a year, which equals 240 kegs per month. They plan to ship the beer to stores and restaurants across Middle Georgia and eventually into other states.

"We have some general production goals we like to meet and we're hoping we can reinvest into the community and downtown," Smith said.

It's still early on in the planning process but Knowles and Smith say they hope to engineer great beer and boost downtown one keg at a time.

"We want to make sure as we grow, Macon grows with us." Knowles said. "We want to be a positive influence."

The owners hope to have Macon Beer Company running in time for the Cherry Blossom Festival.


17 August, 2012