Steel Makes Building a Brewery Easy

Did you know that the largest brewery companies conduct a major part of their operation out of space-efficient steel buildings? Brewery companies serving their products on a large scale benefit from the clear span uninterrupted space of up to 300′ that steel buildings provide as well as the fact that these structures can be easily expanded in the future.

If you’re starting a business, it’s wise to explore not only the market conditions but also how the most successful companies operate in your target industry. Below you will find out how steel buildings can be designed to accommodate a brewery of any size and why opening a craft beer brewery could be a great opportunity.

Start a Brewery in a Steel Building

Learn More About the Brewery Industry

A few of the major players in the beer industry, Molson Coors and Anheuser Busch, are so successful that some of America’s favorite sports teams play in stadiums and arenas bearing their brand names. But does that mean that the major companies are dominating the beer industry as a whole? That’s a common assumption, but in America, craft beer companies are beginning to take a significant share of the market.

For more information on the craft brewery industry visit brewersassociation.org or to download this infographic click here.

Why Craft Breweries Are Successful

Craft microbreweries have a few things working in their favor including:

Keys to Success

  • A customer base with disposable income
  • 58% of craft brew consumers have annual incomes of $75,000 or more
  • The ability to create something totally unique

Perhaps the greatest keys to success are operational efficiencies which can be realized with a well-designed steel building and unique flavors that can create loyal customers and expose them to new products from the same brewery.

Craft Brewery Building

The Right Type of Brewery Can Take Market Share

Nearly 1,000 breweries were opened across the country in 2017, and that number is expected to continue to rise year after year. It’s important to recognize that a microbrewery is not technically the same as the brew pubs that were so popular 10 years ago. A microbrewery makes “craft beer” and aims to distribute their product instead of just selling it out of their own establishment. This reduction in overhead and subsequent gain in efficiency allows even the smallest microbreweries to compete against the largest brewery companies.

Starting a Brewery in a Steel Building

Steel buildings can be designed to accommodate virtually any type of business, including a microbrewery as seen in the photo. The 5,400-square foot General Steel brewery building pictured was designed for a brewery business in Michigan. The space is used to provide adequate space for 10 craft beer brewing stations and the advantages of pre-engineered buildings provide an easy avenue for the owners to expand their business in the future.

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General Steel Brewery Building

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