Another local craft brewery has broken away from the “just beer, no food” mold with the opening of a brewpub in west Loveland.
5030 Local, a collaboration of Berthoud Brewing Co. and Frederick-based Peel Handcrafted Pizza, started serving food and beer Jan. 5 in the former Fountains of Loveland building at 1480 Cascade Ave., just off West Eisenhower Boulevard.
So far, the beer being poured there is brewed at Berthoud Brewing’s original location, 450 Eighth St., in Berthoud. But that will change in the next few weeks.
Jesse Sommers, co-owner of Berthoud Brewing and a partner in 5030 Local, said the new brewing facility that’s almost complete on the ground floor of the Cascade Avenue site has a much larger capacity than the brewery in Berthoud and will take over the heavy lifting for the company.
The other major part of the 5030 Local grand plan — the full-service Peel Handcrafted Pizza restaurant and bar upstairs — is set to open March 1, he said.
It all started last year when Sommers and his father, Mark Sommers, who took over Berthoud Brewing in 2016, were talking about the need to expand.
Someone alerted Jesse Sommers to The Fountains facility, which was on the market.
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