Editor’s Note: Wellspent Brewing Co. has closed
Things are rolling along for Wellspent Brewing Co. According to brewer-owner Kyle Kohlmorgen, the brewery’s space at 2917 Olive St., in Midtown is on track for a late 2017 opening.
“We’ve got equipment on order, and we’re rolling through construction right now,” Kohlmorgen said. “We’re still in the position to get (the equipment) in and brew beer and be open by the end of the year. We’re happy with the timeline.”
He said what slows some new breweries down is taking care of federal licensing requirements, which Wellspent has already completed. The space will have 77 seats inside, and the large outside patio should seat approximately the same.
Kohlmorgen said initially, the brewery will put out traditional Belgian and German styles, as well as a few hoppier styles, like pale ale. He said eventually, Wellspent will experiment with mixed fermentation sour styles as well. “We’ll start on those after we get rolling,” he said.
He said the food program should be up and running within the first year. “We’ll start with some basic packaged food while we build out our kitchen,” he said. “The kitchen most likely won’t be done by the time the brewery is done, and we’re open.”
Once the mixed fermentation sour program starts, the brewery may do some limited self-distribution. “Our plan is if we can sell all of the beer we can make at our place, then that’s what we want to do,” Kohlmorgen said.
Matt Sorrell is staff writer at Sauce Magazine.
This article appears in July 2017.