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Stevens Point Brewery Plans Expansion (Wisconsin)

Increased capacity will enable brewery to keep pace with growing sales

STEVENS POINT, Wis. June 2010 – Stevens Point Brewery will add keg cooler space and more aging tanks this summer to increase production capacity and keep pace with growing sales.

A 2,700-square-foot addition will be constructed on the south side of the brewery adjacent to the loading docks. The project includes an expanded keg cooler room big enough to store more than 3,000 half-barrels and quarter-barrels of beer. The brewery also will add four 6,200-gallon aging tanks, increasing its aging capacity by 16%, which will increase the brewery’s total brewing capacity to more than 80,000 barrels.

Groundbreaking is planned for the end of June and construction will be completed by the end of September, according to Joe Martino, Stevens Point Brewery Operating Partner. “Our draft beer business is doing tremendously well, sales are up in our core markets and we are expanding distribution into new states,” Martino said. “Our overall business is up double digits and we need to increase the brewery’s capacity. It’s that simple.” (CONT)