A brewery in Yosemite or Crater Lake or Jellystone Park?
Now, not every National or State Park is a fit for a brewery but after reading the All About Beer piece by Leslie Fisher about the Superior Bathhouse Brewery made me think how government can re-purpose and re-invigorate unused or underutilized buildings in historic areas. Without resorting to actors playing historical brewers.
But this article shows that it is a two-way street. The owner, Rose Schweikhart, has molded what she is doing to fit the community and the visitors. Gelato and a restaurant aren’t normally on the minds of brewing start-ups. Getting partially brewing ready water without having to heat it yourself is also new.
The next wave of brewers are going to have to be looking for these hidden opportunities as the prime industrial spaces become more and more scarce.
Now I just need a sugar daddy to fly me to the hot springs so I can sip a local kolsch under the magnolia trees because that sounds like heaven.