A Delaware craft brewer is moving to Maryland, where it will tap a larger production facility and open a new restaurant as demand for its drinks grows.
The two-year-old
Evolution Craft Brewing Co. is moving in February from Delmar, Del., to a former ice factory at 201 E. Vine St. in Salisbury. That’s also the site of the 150-seat Public House restaurant and offices for the company that manages it,
Southern Boys Concepts. The brewpub will serve homemade sausages, regional oysters and local fish.
Evolution needs the 20,000-square-foot building because it had maxed out on its Delmar, Del., space, says Evolution Founder Tom Knorr. The new building will have the capacity to brew 50,000 barrels of beer a year, or 10 times what it will produce this year. It expects to double production to 10,000 barrels next year.
Primal Pale Ale, Exile ESB and Lucky 7 Porter are among Evolution brews sold in Maryland, Delaware, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia. Knorr hopes to soon begin selling his brews in Southeastern Pennsylvania and the rest of Virginia.
Writer: Julekha Dash
Source: Tom Knorr, Southern Boys Concepts