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Sacramento: The Business of Beer

beerIs it possible that beer is making a comeback in Sacramento? Or has it just been getting greater press attention as of late? Either way the additional discussion of beer in Sacramento has to be good news for Sactown Union Brewery owners, Quinn Gardner and Michael Barker.

While Gardner and Barker hope it will be open for Sacramento Beer Week 2015, it’s not a definite despite their meticulous planning. There have been a few delays like getting the permits, etc. But hopefully – sooner rather than later – this 7,300 square foot brewery will be open for business.

The brewery will provide such a haven for beer lovers. Decked out in local sports team, with its tasting room, large patio and variety of beers and experienced owners, it looks set to really make it. Gardner was a regional sales manager for San Francisco’s 21st Amendment Brewery. Together with Baker they settled on Sacramento as a location due to the strength of the local beer community and demographics.

And that strength has been proven in other Sacramento beer news. According to a report from Sacramento Business Journal, sale of beer has been increasing. Numbers were particularly high in the summer of 2015, especially compared with the year-on-year 2013, 2014.

Furthermore, more and more movie theaters in Sacramento are offering beer and wine purchases for their customers with the most recent move being the theater at 2508 Land Park Drive has applied for a permit to sell alcohol. According to Jeremy Duburg, GM of that theater, this is something customers have been requesting for a long time.