Here is this week's short Bank Street Brewhouse update.

Steve Coomes gave some love to NABC's latest hire in Saturday's C-J dining news and notes: BBC brewer moves to New Albanian Brewing Co.

The concrete pads on the north side of the building are for the brewery walk-in cooler and the outdoor seating area. Both should materialize very soon.

The wood frame construction by the alley is the grain storage room. DME tells us that the brewing equipment should arrive circa May 11, with installation to proceed immediately.

I enjoyed this anonymous comment on Mrs. Baird's blog:

DON'T SEEM TO BE MANY PATRONS AT YOUR NEW PLACE. I WISH YOU WELL, AND HOPE YOUR BUSINESS FAILS DOWNTOWN.

Sounds like a Rushism to me. I'm always flattered by the use of screaming caps, because I can see the veins popping out of a righteous neck. It makes me laugh, and in stressful times like these, we need more laughs. Sorry to disappoint my anonymous friend, but business has been good so far, although it will remain hard to relax until the brewing system is up and running.

A reminder: Reservations for Oaks and Derby evenings at the Bank Street Brewhouse.

And, at the original NABC Pub & Pizzeria, on Thursday, April 30: Guided Sierra Nevada sampling in Prost. Note that on Derby Day, only the pizzeria side will be open for business. We just don't draw enough to have both the pub and pizzeria operating.

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