Sea Dog Brewing Company, which is an offshoot of the Shipyard Brewing Company of Maine, has recently announced that they will be expanding into the Florida market via the addition of a 20-barrel brewhouse onto their Clearwater pub. The Sea Dog expansion was recently featured in the Tampa Tribune, and here are a few highlights:

*The Clearwater pub will become a major production hub for Sea Dog.

*Shipyard and Sea Dog in Florida have seen 30% annual increase in sales for the past 5 years.

*The expansion will feature the conversion of 3,000 square feet of outdoor patio space into brewing space.

*The expansion will allow Sea Dog to begin a catering truck that will feature BBQ and 27 taps.

*Sea Dog’s expansion will allow for production of kegs and eventually cans.

*Sea Dog in Clearwater will feature a “make your own beer” workshop which will allow consumers to work with brewery staff to brew and bottle their own beers.

Via Tbo.com