USA, FL: JDub's Brewing Co. to open in Sarasota

A production brewery, to be called JDub's Brewing Co., is in the planning stages, theledger.com reported on January, 29.

Founder Jeremy Joerger, a disabled former Army staff sergeant who recently moved to Sarasota from Washington, D.C., said he's selected a facility and is in the process of getting loans. He hopes to open in six to eight months.

"JDub's purpose is to intrench ourselves in the Sarasota community by supporting local business, organizations and causes," Joerger said. "We hope to bolster the local economy by creating jobs and another attraction for the tourists who visit our beautiful city. We plan to make awesome beer for the residents of Sarasota to call their own."

"We've already got the No. 1 beach in America, it's about time we have our own beer," Joerger said.

JDub's has a head brewer under contract, Joerger said; the person's name will be announced soon. Their first beer will be an India Pale Ale. They plan to release three beers in their first year, three to four months apart, he said. They will keg and can their beer.

"Getting into the beer industry full time has been my passion and focus for the past decade," he said. He said that everyone in the craft brewing industry he's talked to, from owners to brewers, has been so welcoming that he knows he's in the right field.

01 February, 2013