Structures Brewing

Just saw a FB post, and, Bellingham is getting another brewery. Read the link and you'll know as much as I do. But I'll see what I can find out. Personally, aiming at being open in January seems optimistic to me, knowing the speed with which the CoB moves, but good luck to them.

http://www.bellinghamtaptrail.com/coming-january-2016-structures-brewing/

 

@John_M , could you insert the 'C' I forgot in the the breweries name in the thread title. I'm an idiot.

 

Don't know. I suspect that a google search would uncover about a billion folks with each one of those names.

 

IIRC, the guy who owns North Sound is/was a doctor. Just think of the marketing/T-shirt opportunities: Infection IPA, Scab Stout, Busted Femur Flanders Red, Gall Bladder Golden, Kidney Kolsch,.....

 

I was wondering where the brewery is going to be located. They've got a 10 bbl system (brew kettle, mash tun, 3-4 fermentors, 1-2 bright tanks, hot liquor tank), so it's unlikely to be in a store front. There is an old rent-to-own store on North State st. that I've thought would be a good spot for a brewery. There's a couple of light industrial type places in that area too. We'll see.

 

So, my little spy squirrels have said that the possible location is between Champion and Magnolia streets, across from the climbing gym. If that's the spot, it's kinda small, especially for a brew system that size. Also, there's the possibility of "mixed fermentation", so maybe some wilds? That'd be OK.

 

The old, original location of Bison Bookbinding. Are they planning a tap room?

 

Make sure you ask them if they think a January opening is realistic. There are plenty of people in the beer/bar industry in town who can give examples of the speed with which CoB moves. Not to mention contractors/construction guys. I'm happy to see them coming onto town, but it seems like they're not real familiar with the area.

 

FWIW, there's this: http://www.structuresbrewing.com/

 

In a move that has already rustled some jimmies, Structures announced yesterday that they will be a cash-only tap room. I'm OK with this, prefer it actually, but mine was a lonely voice on a FB thread about the topic.

 

A few new pics: http://www.bellinghamtaptrail.com/structures-brewing-photo-update-2/

Place looks nice, but isn't going to be very big, probably want to get in earlier in the day.