Summit Brewing accelerates $6M expansion project

Summit Brewing Co., Minnesota's largest craft brewer, plans to break ground Friday on a $6 million addition of its St. Paul brewery, the Business Journal reports. Construction was slated to start next June. “We’ve hit the wall on capacity. We had to cut 12 brews this year due to capacity issues, so the original expansion date of June 2013 has been moved to this month," CEO and founder Mark Stutrud said in a news release.

Author:: BMTN Staff
Publish date:: Nov 5, 2012

Summit Brewing Co., Minnesota's largest craft brewer, plans to break ground Friday on a $6 million addition of its St. Paul brewery, the Business Journal reports. Construction was slated to start next June.

“We’ve hit the wall on capacity. We had to cut 12 brews this year due to capacity issues, so the original expansion date of June 2013 has been moved to this month," CEO and founder Mark Stutrud said in a news release.

Once the project is complete, the new expansion will double its production capacity to 240,000 barrels and add 7,632-square-feet of cellar space, the Star Tribune reports.

Summit was among three Minnesota brewpubs honored at this year’s Great American Beer Festival in Denver last month.

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Summit plans the expansion over the next two years. The company has made $3 million in improvements to its brewery over the last two years. With eight percent growth in production last year, Summit also plans to hire more people. 90 percent of its sales are within Minnesota.

Summit Brewing, August Schell Brewing and Cold Spring Brewing are among the top 50, according to the Brewers Association. St. Paul-based Summit was also ranked as one of the nation's largest craft brewers.

The estimated $50 million project is expected to start this fall, with completion slated in time for the 2013 harvest. The expansion is believed to employ about 200 construction workers.

Summit Brewing Company tells Minnesota Public Radio it will open its on-site taproom by late September. At first, it will only be open to the public on Fridays from 3 p.m. - 8 p.m. Summit Brewing Marketing Coordinator Carey Matthews said, "This is definitely something we're excited about, to bring more people in to experience our beer where it was made."