Sweetwater Brewing of Georgia has plans now to build a second brewing facility somewhere on the West Coast by 2017 with California getting the odds on favorite status. Will the encourage other Eastern breweries to eye the west?
There are also longer range plans to add a Midwest/Central brewery as well.
The goal for Sweetwater being to have hubs to get the beer to people in local markets without as much shipping.The brand is currently sold in 18 states, as well as Washington D.C.