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Downtown Wilmington could welcome its latest brewery by the end of 2015 as New Anthem Brewing is beginning to remodel a location on Dock Street, Greater Wilmington Business Journal reported on July 28. New Anthem Brewing is co-owned by Aaron Skiles and his business partner William Hunter. Skiles, a longtime homebrewer, said that the timing kind of just worked out for the two beer lovers to open New Anthem Brewing, and that it will allow them to work at a skill they are both passionate about and had a good feel for. “Downtown was kind of scary for us in terms of rent,” Skiles said, “but our broker found a place that worked for us.” The now-gutted space, located on 116 Dock St. in Wilmington, is a circa-1920s construction with high ceilings and enough space for the large equipment necessary for brewing. When finished the location it will also include a taproom. “Though there isn’t a tight deadline for completion of the space, New Anthem Brewing could open by the end of 2015 or the beginning of 2016,” Skiles said. Although downtown Wilmington has seen a number of microbreweries open in recent years, Skiles wants New Anthem Brewing to be another attractive brewing location there. “We think having a lot of microbreweries downtown would bring even more people down there,” Skiles said. “I don’t know if Wilmington can turn into the beach version of Asheville, but I think we could support a similar number of breweries that they do.” Skiles said he is interested in experimenting with a lot of different styles at New Anthem Brewing.
28 July, 2015
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