The bar area of FATE Brewing Co. in Boulder. (Daily Camera file)
A major expansion is coming to Boulder’s FATE Brewing Co., not yet two years old.
The brew pub, , bucked Colorado’s recent trend of new breweries opening neighborhood taprooms, instead , with its beers sharing taps with drafts from other breweries. The expansion, set to start next month and finish early next year, will nearly double FATE’s fermentation space.
It also includes the acquisition of 2,500 square feet next door. The newly added space will house a barrel aging room and packaging facility, both aimed at expanding the brewery’s production capacity (nearly doubling it) and its range of offerings. FATE is adding five fermenters that will accommodate three to 30 barrels each.
“We knew that increased production capacity would be a goal at some point down the road,” FATE owner Mike Lawinski said in the brewery’s news release. “Never did we imagine it could happen so quickly, but we have hit capacity and we need more space to keep up.”
FATE, which opened in January 2013, says to look for new barrel-aged products. The expanded brewery operation also will provide FATE with more space to house wine, bourbon and tequila.
