USA, MI: Boatyard Brewing Co. receives approval for microbrewer license

The Kalamazoo City Commission approved a microbrewer license for Boatyard Brewing Co., mlive.com reported on October, 16

Commissioners adopted a resolution from the Michigan Liquor Control Commission that recommended approval of the license for Gilligan-Steele Tasting LLC.

The approval will allow Boatyard owners Brian Steele and Daniel Gilligan to purchase the license from the state for $200. At Boatyard, they will manufacture beer but will not have takeout sales.

Steele and Gilligan plan to make up to 5,000 kegs of beer per year in their 2,700-square-foot space. Their investment and capital outlay totals $325,000 and they plan to employ up to 20 people.

Mayor Bobby Hopewell congratulated the brewery after the city commission unanimously passed the item on its consent agenda, mentioning Kalamazoo's status as a "beer city."

"Anyone else out there looking for the opportunity, Kalamazoo's the place to be for microbrews," Hopewell said.

17 October, 2012