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Sierra Nevada Chooses Asheville, NC Area for Brewery Expansion
Sierra Nevada Brewing - Asheville, North Carolina
Sierra Nevada
Brewing Co. is pleased to announce that it has chosen a site in western
North Carolina for the future home of an East Coast brewery. The site,
approximately 90 acres in the Henderson County Town of Mills River— along
the French Broad River, 12 miles south of Asheville — will be home to the
new production facility, as well as a proposed restaurant and gift shop. “We
are thrilled to have found an ideal location in western North Carolina for
our second brewery,” says Ken Grossman, founder of Sierra Nevada. “The beer
culture, water quality and quality of life are excellent. We feel lucky to
be a part of this community.”
The new facility will add much needed capacity for Sierra Nevada, and will allow
for the quick shipment of brewery-fresh beer to consumers in the east. The East
Coast brewery will start with a capacity around 300,000 barrels, with room to
grow. The added barrelage will accommodate wider production of the myriad of
seasonal beers and bottled specialties Sierra Nevada has produced in recent
years, as well as an expansion of the brewery’s wellknown flagship product:
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale.
Sierra Nevada began the search for a new location several years ago. The brewery
looked at hundreds of potential sites, eventually narrowing the search down to a
handful of locations. The list of criteria was long and included quantifiable
factors such as ease of shipping and water quality, as well as quality of life
issues for its employees. Sierra Nevada has a reputation for a laid-back brewery
culture and a love of the outdoors, and the new facility will retain this same
tone. The Asheville area offers Sierra Nevada Brewing the perfect confluence of
community, recreation and craft beer culture.
Sierra Nevada’s eastern brewery site is expected to employ approximately 90
workers, with additional staff in the restaurant to follow. The brewery
anticipates being operational by early 2014.
About Sierra Nevada
Founded in 1980, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. is one of America's premier craft
breweries, highly regarded for using only whole-cone hops and ingredients of the
finest quality. Sierra Nevada has set the standard for artisan brewers worldwide
as a winner of numerous awards for its extensive line of beers including the
flagship Pale Ale, Torpedo, Porter, Stout, Kellerweis, four seasonal beers,
Estate Ale, Harvest Ales, Ovila Abbey Ales and a host of draught-only
specialties.
