As NABC "soldiers on," Floyd County Brewing Company joins Donum Dei and Wrecker on the "coming soon" NA brewery list.

NABC operates two separate breweries in New Albany. A third brewery is close to opening, and two others are at various stages of development. If all of them come to fruition, there might be five functional brewery plants among four corporate structures producing beer by the end of 2015, which easily would be the most breweries in New Albany since the late 1800s.

Time for an update ...

City economic development officials have been hinting about this new brewery, but naturally couldn't so much as recall the name of the start-up, such is their level of commitment to independent small business, and so here it is: Floyd County Brewing Company.

It is to be located here, opposite the YMCA, Exchange and Aunt Artie's Antique Mall (the latter is ceasing operations next week).

Floyd County Brewing Company is not the same entity as the future Wrecker Brewing, as considered in this post from October, and presumably still looking at a location in the Uptown neighborhood on Market Street.

Wrecker Brewing is the variance seeker at 1419 E. Market Street in New Albany.

Meanwhile, the new brewery closest to (a) NABC's original location off Grant Line Road, and (b) completion is Donum Dei, which features prominently in this article: Five new Louisville breweries to watch out for in 2015, by Kevin Gibson (Insider Louisville)

Donum Dei Brewery: Over in New Albany, at 3211 Grant Line Road, just a stone’s throw from the original New Albanian Brewing Company location, is another brewery in waiting. Richard Otey is brewing in his new space, which is nearly complete. However, he still is yet to offer a target opening date.

Originally, he told us he had planned to open sometime around Derby 2014; that prognostication later changed to summer, and then to Thanksgiving. Now, early 2015 looks most likely. But Donum Dei already has a batch of its pale ale brewed and ready to drink, as well as an enkle. Up next is wee heavy.

Update: Thumbs up for the Wrecker Brewing variance at 1419 E. Market Street.

I wasn't able to attend last evening's Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. I got a haircut instead. But I asked the News and Tribune's Daniel Suddeath for a report, and he says that Wrecker Brewing was approved for a production brewing facility, though not a bar.

That tells us a little more. Betcha they'll be brewing IPA. Here's an update on Donum Dei Brewery.

Wrecker Brewing is the variance seeker at 1419 E. Market Street in New Albany.

A brewery at 1419 E. Market Street in New Albany?

Wrecker Brewing is the variance seeker at 1419 E. Market Street in New Albany.

In March over at the Potable Curmudgeon, we asked ...

Does anyone know anything about Wrecker Brewing Company?

No one did. Then, last week ...

A brewery at 1419 E. Market Street in New Albany?

Looks like we're getting warmer. Here's an excerpt from the Board of Zoning Appeals agenda for Wednesday, November 5.

Docket B-42-14:
Charles Holwerk requests a Variance to permit a brewery that will not meet off-street requirements in the R-4, Multi-family (high density) district, at 1419 E. Market Street.

Scooting on over to LinkedIn (I just knew it would be useful some day), we find a listing for Mr. Holwerk ...

I am an engineer by experience, a manager by choice, and a physicist by degree, with experience in financial and operations management, product design, marketing, and manufacturing.

I am the owner and founder of Wrecker Brewing LLC. A craft brewery in the Louisville metro area that supports the community through The Wrecker Foundation ...

 ... I know a thing or two about beer as well...

Excellent!

This all sounds quite promising ... and less than three blocks from my house. If Chef Israel Landin succeeds in rehabilitating his eatery (the Green Mouse says it is to be called Salsa's, not La Rosita) at his former 1515 E. Market location -- and he';s trying -- my diet just got far more difficult.