USA, OR: 10 Barrel Brewing leases property in Denver to expand production

Bend-based 10 Barrel Brewing Co. has leased property in Denver’s River North neighborhood for a potential pub, brewery co-founder Garrett Wales was quoted as saying by Bend Bulletin on December 24.

While the property is secured, 10 Barrel’s managers have yet to decide what exactly they’ll do there, a bar and eatery or a full-on brewpub with brewing on the premises, Wales said.

“We do have a lease signed,” he said, “but at this stage we’re still working on long-term ideas on what model that building will fit into.”

The company, purchased in 2014 by international beer giant Anheuser-Busch InBev, has brewpubs in Boise and Portland, as well as its original pub on NW Galveston Avenue, Bend. The brewery is located on NE 18th Street, Bend.

The space in Denver leased by 10 Barrel, 2620 Walnut St., is an 8,000 square-foot entertainment venue called Casselman’s Bar & Venue, according to BusinessDen.com, an online news site. Representatives of Casselman’s and the property owner, 2620 Walnut Street LLC, of Denver, could not be reached. Denver property records show the LLC bought the property in October for $1.8 million.

River North, or RiNo, is full of art galleries, restaurants and brewpubs. 10 Barrel started selling beer in parts of Colorado in May.

30 December, 2015