Swamp Head to build new brewery in Gainesville

Swamp Head cypress signA North Florida general contractor announced that it will build a new brewery and tasting room in southeast Gainesville for Swamp Head Brewery.

According to a news release from Scherer Construction, the project will be a 13,300-square-foot building on five acres off Southwest 42nd Avenue, near the Alley Katz bowling alley.

The building will include a full brewery, a canning line and a tasting room with a large outdoor deck.

Construction is expected to begin by April 2014 and be completed by September 2014.

Here’s the full text of the release:

Scherer Construction Announces Design/Build for Swamp Head Brewery

GAINESVILLE, FL, November 25, 2013 – Scherer Construction of North Florida, a leading Design/Build, Construction Management, and General Contracting firm, announced today that they have been contracted to design and build a new brewery and tasting room for Swamp Head Brewery in southwest Gainesville.

The project involves new construction of a 13,300 S.F. building on a 5-acre site located off of SW 42 Ave. near the Alley Katz Lanes bowling alley. The new building will include a full brewery, canning, warehouse, offices, and tasting room with a large outdoor deck. The site also alleviates the parking issues of their previous location and has ample room for future growth.  The expanded new location will increase and streamline their production capacity, including canning. The project is currently in the design phase with construction starting by April 2014 and a scheduled completion of September 2014.

UPDATE: Here’s the official announcement on the Swamp Head Brewery blog.

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