Wiseacre to add brewery, taproom Downtown
Wiseacre Brewing Co. announced Wednesday that it will expand operations with a new brewery and taproom in the South Main District in Downtown.
Construction on the new building — located south of Vance Avenue, north of East Butler Avenue and west of Abel Street, near South B.B. King Boulevard — is expected to start this winter.
Wiseacre submitted an application to the Memphis and Shelby County Board of Adjustment. The application said the building will be about 43,500 square feet. It will be two stories with 59 parking spaces.
The company said the new site will allow increased production for its five year-round beers and open up creativity at the original location.
“We reached capacity at our original location on Broad Avenue more than two years ago, just three years after we opened it. We have had distribution opportunities that we had to turn down because we didn’t have production capacity,” said Wiseacre co-founder Kellan Bartosch in a news release.
“Our success is ultimately a testament to the people of Memphis — their support made this massive growth possible, and we are so grateful.
“It’s only fitting that we find another location in our hometown to continue to grow. We are excited to be a part of the renaissance happening in the South Main corridor and look forward to working with the Downtown Memphis Commission to make our vision come to life.”
The first Wiseacre brewery and taproom is located at 2783 Broad Ave., where more than 150 beers have been made.
Production will continue at the location on Broad Avenue, but the company has yet to reveal specific plans for the updates to the building.
“Broad Avenue is our first home, and with the new facility freeing up production schedules, we plan to blow the doors wide open in terms of creativity,” said Davin Bartosch, co-founder and brewmaster for Wiseacre.