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Craft Brewing Startup Launches In Old Supermarket

"The open-space design of the former grocery store perfectly suited Cult Classic Brewing Co.'s requirement to retrofit the space with customized functions", Lee & Associates' Marley Welsh says.

By Erika Morphy | erikamorphy | Updated on July 05, 2017

Brothers Brooks and Jesse McNew

COLUMBIA, MD–A startup poised to enter the exploding craft beer industry has found a new home in a former ACME Supermarket store. The two founders –  brothers Brooks and Jesse McNew — have been creating beer recipes for more than twenty years while operating a home brew supply and equipment store in Severna Park until they decided to make the leap to craft brewer with the launch of with their new company Cult Classic Brewing Co. “We understand the craft brewing industry inside and out and, with state laws changing that have simplified the process to start a brewing company, we felt the timing was right to introduce our beer recipes to the general public,” says Brooks McNew.

The search was on: they needed space to house the brewing operations, logistical and distribution functions, as well as office and tasting areas.

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