Sierra Nevada Brewing Virginia Update
An interesting angle on the possibility of Sierra Nevada picking Virginia…
If it chooses a Roanoke-area site for a new brewery, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. might ship beer through the proposed Elliston rail yard in eastern Montgomery County, a company spokesman said. But the company is not counting on the rail yard project, which has been placed on hold by a legal challenge, and does not consider it a prerequisite to the company choosing the undisclosed Roanoke-area site, according to spokesman Bill Manley.
Oh, and then there is this…
Manley said Wednesday a decision is expected to be announced in the late summer or fall. Once the site is chosen, Sierra Nevada expects to spend 24 to 30 months designing and building a brewery, bottling facility, restaurant and pub that could employ 100 people, Manley said.
Fall starts next Friday. ‘Fraid not, Roanoke Times. The latest I have from Manley directly as of this past week…
“We are nowhere near close to a decision. Tennessee is but one of the handful of spots we are looking at and there won’t be an official decision for some time.”
via Sierra Nevada says intermodal facility is not a prerequisite for possible new brewery – Roanoke.com.
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