Grist Brewing Co. Opens Second Location

Grist Brewing Co. in Highlands Ranch, CO has announced plans to open a second location in neighboring Lone Tree, CO.

According to Grist’s principal investor, Chuck Norman, in a press release "The Lone Tree brewery and taproom is an idea we have studied for well over a year. A second, smaller brewhouse will complement our 20-bbl system in Highlands Ranch, allowing us to offer more frequent small batches of specialty and experimental brews.” 

The brewery is slated to open in 2017.

Here is the full release from Grist:

The new brewhouse and taproom (to be christened "Grist Laboratory") will be adjacent to the Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant in the City of Lone Tree Entertainment District, located near the Park Meadows Mall.  Build-out is scheduled to begin soon after year end with a scheduled opening in Q2 2017.  Jonathan Fuentes, Taproom Manager, is “very excited to bring the Grist brand and team to a second taproom, to share laughs and great experiences with new friends...and many old ones.”

According to Grist’s principal investor, Chuck Norman, "The Lone Tree brewery and taproom is an idea we have studied for well over a year.  A second, smaller brewhouse will complement our 20 bbl system in Highlands Ranch, allowing us to offer more frequent small batches of specialty and experimental brews.”  Grist will be installing a 3.5 bbl brewhouse with fermenters and brite tanks to produce these experimental brews that will be served at both locations.  “More importantly, we love sharing the craft beer experience with our customers.  Our business model has always been tap room oriented.  We don't aspire to be distribution moguls.”

The experimental beers will be produced in small volumes and will likely sell out quickly in response to our customers’ demand for limited edition releases.  Steve Nolan, soon to be Lead R&D Brewer, says, “This awesome laboratory is going to give us the ability to experiment with new brew ideas that we may have wanted to try in the past but didn’t have capacity to brew.  It's gonna be a blast seeing just what we can come up with individually and collectively.  I can't make up my mind with what to brew first!”  By expanding with an additional taproom 10 miles east of the current Grist production facility, “Gristers” can easily go to one taproom or the other for fresh, local beer.  The original Grist production facility will continue to produce and package the Grist Science beers and Grist Creativity beers that everyone has grown to love and demand.  The Grist production facility will be expanded slightly with the addition of one 20 bbl brite beer tank.  “The extra tank space allows us to properly age and clarify our beers to produce the best products for everyone to enjoy,” added Head Brewer Tyler Swaim.

“We love the community that has supported us in Highlands Ranch and allowed us to thrive and we hope to add to that community with this second taproom in Lone Tree.  Besides, you all know we are science geeks, now we have a true beer laboratory, what more could a geek ask for,” adds Rob Kevwitch, Grist’s General Manager.