Jacksonville- Engine 15 Brewing Company has been working to produce beer for Florida’s thirsty beer-drinking audience. The guys at the Engine are working so hard that they have maxed out their 4-barrel brewing system at their pub in Jacksonville Beach.
According to an article in the Jacksonville Times-Union, Engine 15 is looking to open up a 38,000 square foot brewery in historic buildings on North Myrtle Avenue in Jacksonville, right down the street from where Intuition Ale Works has announced plans to build a new brewery on Forest Street. The new brewery would feature a twenty-barrel brewhouse, capable of brewing more than 600 gallons of beer at a time. Engine 15 owner Luch Scremin says that he would like to have the brewery open in February of 2014.
About Engine 15: Engine 15 Brewing Co. was born of the need for great beer! Way back in 1988, Luch Scremin was a Freshman in college and became interested in brewing his own beer. Since the internet did not exist, Luch was forced to order a “beer kit” from an ad in the back of an issue of Popular Mechanics. Suffice it to say that what resulted was indeed beer but was far from great. Fast forward twenty years and the love of beer and the desire to brew it had matured over years of home brewing and an insatiable appetite for delicious brew. Luch traveled the world with his job in the airline business and was treated to many delicious beer styles and beer culture. In 2008 while planning to open a beer bar and brewpub, Luch met his future business partner, Sean Bielman. They were soon making the business a reality.
All that was left was a name. They soon decided they would name the brewery for Luch’s 1962 Ford Fire Engine — after all, they just don’t make them like that anymore. It represents all that Engine 15 Brewing Co. is about. Camaraderie, old school know how, determination and a simple but serious dedication to the cause.