E-Malt.com News article: USA, NY: Woodcock Brothers Brewery Co. to begin distributing their beer

Mark Woodcock estimates that his family brewery – Woodcock Brothers Brewery Co. in Wilson – sells 100 kegs of homemade brew a month to visitors to the spectacularly renovated, century-old cold storage facility turned brewery and restaurant, The Buffalo News reported on April, 2.

But in coming days, patrons at select restaurants and taverns throughout Niagara County also will be able to sample beer from Niagara County’s only on-site brewery, as Woodcock Brewery begins selling its beer through Certo Brothers Distributing Co., Inc.

“We’ll have Porter, Amber Ale and Summer Ale available to the public through our distributors,” Woodcock said. “We’ve asked them to target Lewiston, Niagara Falls and Lockport to start and we’ll go from there.”

“If they want to try the other three we make right now, as well, they’ll have to visit the restaurant,” Woodcock said. Those would be India Pale Ale, American Pale Ale and Golden Ale.

Woodcock noted that his family brewery is the “only brewery in Niagara County with on-site production. People get to see it made here – it’s here for the public to enjoy.”

Woodcock and his wife, Andrea, of Youngstown, and his brother, Tim, and his wife, Debbie, who live in Wilson, are partners in the business that opened its doors last November.

“We could expand our beer-making capacity three-fold without having to expand our facility,” Mark Woodcock said. “We can do about 4,200 gallons a month now and we could go to 12,000 gallons without having to increase our footprint,” he said.

“Expanding our current capacity (for beer production) three-fold is a steep chore, but we’re up to it,” he said.


10 April, 2013