Bold City Brewery

The Brewery got a pretty good lashing from Tropical Storm Fay. We've got about a foot of water throughout the Brewery and we are pumping it out as I type this. Check out some of the pictures below.

Ok. I know, my bad. It's been a while since I've posted any updates.  We've been working really hard to get everything up and running and looking good for you guys and gals. I hope to run a test batch of the Bold City Rye Pale Ale this weekend if everything falls into place. Check out the pictures below and stay tuned for updates on the Grand Opening. Cheers

Entrance into the Tap Room.

Restroom

Mop / Mud Room

Tap Room Bar

Looking into the Brewery from the Tap Room

October 11th will be the grand opening. We will be open starting September 26th but the big shazam will happen on October 11th.

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Here's some pictures of the start of the Tap Room bar.

Our grain elevator and hopper

Replacing broken concrete floor

And....Beer fermentation, couple small test batches.

I promise we'll be updating the blog soon. We've been pretty busy trying to get everything ready but that also means that there is a lot of material to update the Blog with. Brewhouse comes in next week...I'm STOKED!!!

Cheers

We got the stain on the concrete. It took a few more jugs of stain and sealer than we thought, but I think the final outcome was worth it.

We painted the shop. Check it out...

Grinding the concrete floors in the Tap Room.

We searched long and hard for a location that will allow us the time to grow our business while keeping our costs low and had the space we needed for now and down the road. We ended up deciding on a warehouse located in the West Riverside area of Jacksonville. The landlords are really cool and have been very helpful in every aspect of leasing the property. (I think there motivated by the offerings of free beer as well though.) Below are some pictures of the space when we first got it. It was used as a metal fabrication shop prior.

Welcome to the Bold City Brewery blog. My name is Brian Miller and I'll be using this blog to update everyone on the progress as well as any news, events, and basically anything happening with the Brewery.

A little bit about the Brewery and the people behind it. The Brewery is family owned and operated by The Millers (no relation to Miller Brewing company, although the money would be nice) who all have a hand in the operations whether it be marketing, handling business relations, ordering supplies, cleaning tanks or doing what's most important, brewing beer. We were all born and raised in Jacksonville except for my father who is a native of the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia.  The concept of opening a business, any business, can be a scary one. But at some point, you have to allow yourself to dream about what could be and push forward with you aspirations. We know there will be a lot of long hours and a lot of hard work. But we also know there will be a lot of good times and a lot of fun to be had. I'm sure during this endeavor, we'll find out how strong our family relations are, but I have no doubt that when tough times come, we'll be OK.  Sippa-Tow!