E-Malt.com News article: USA, OH: Fifty West Brewing to expand

Fifty West Brewing Co. in Columbia Township plans to double its beer brewing capacity to support demand after opening nearly five months ago, cincinnati.com reported on April, 24.

Bobby Slattery, one of the three partners in the business, said the company is in the process of ordering tanks and expects the equipment to be installed and the larger capacity to be in place by late summer.

Slattery estimated the brewery’s production capacity could rise to about 1,000 barrels a year from its current level, which is about 500 barrels a year. He said it’s a good situation to be in to have people supporting the products.

“It’s not an issue of being able to find people that like your beer, it’s about being able to make enough beer to keep up with demand,” Slattery said.

Blake Horsburgh and Whit Hesser are Slattery’s partners in the brewery.

The establishment opened on November, 27.

Initially, the brewery had as many as 46 outside distribution accounts, but eventually demand outpaced the production capacity and the partners decided to end shipments to external customers, Slattery said.

With the expansion, he said the brewery could resume limited self-distribution to bars.

26 April, 2013