USA, MD: Union Craft Brewing plans to double production in Clipper Mill

Union Craft Brewing Co. is taking more space in Clipper Mill as it looks to double the amount of beer it produces. The nearly two-year-old North Baltimore brewery has signed a lease for an additional 3,000 square feet. The space is adjacent to the 7,200 square feet it currently occupies, Baltimore Business Journal reported on March 20.

Adam Benesch, a Union co-founder, said the new space will house three new 60-barrel fermenters. The brewery produced 2,700 barrels in its first year and expects to reach 5,400 barrels after the expansion. The space will also allow Union to expand its current 50-seat taproom.

Union, known for its flagship Duckpin and Balt brews, has plans to expand its line of beers.

One beer in the works is dubbed Anthem, a golden ale named after the Star-Spangled Banner, which was written in Baltimore. Union also plans to brew additional beers throughout summer and fall but specifics were not yet available.

Down the line, Benesch said Union would like to expand outside of Maryland and Washington, D.C. But he reiterated it’s a long-term goal.

“For now we want to make sure we can supply enough to Maryland and D.C. and once we have done that then we’ll move elsewhere,” he said.

When the time is right, Benesch said its first market for expansion will likely be Northern Virginia.

21 March, 2014