Manitou Brewing Company is making progress!

Manitou Brewing Company is moving forward! We gave you a quick preview at the end of September, but here's a video they've posted showing their tanks getting installed in their brewhouse!

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Manitou Springs is Getting a Brewery!

Photo courtesy of Manitou Brewing

As you all might have heard (or not!), Manitou Springs is getting their first brewery! I stopped by to get a preview tour of their space, and I am super excited for their opening later this year! Owner Kevin LeGrande said the brewery should be open by the end of the year. Manitou Brewing Company is going to be located in the back portion of the Promenade building at 725 Manitou Ave, while the front part of the building will continue to host Kevin's wife's LeGrande Accents.

Cash Mob to Manitou

Photo from The Gazette website

The Waldo Canyon Fire has been a terrible and devastating thing to people in our neighboring towns. As I'm writing this, I'm also watching the live stream on KKTV, it is estimated that the size of the fire is at 5,165 acres. We have friends that have been evacuated, some of whom have been able to return to their houses, but what a scary, scary situation for our area.

On Wednesday at noon there will be a Cash Mob (on twitter use the hashtag #ManitouMob) in Manitou. If you're unaware, a Cash Mob is not a noisy riot, it's a focused coming-together of large groups of people who plan to spend their money in a particular area to help a specific business or local economy. In this case, the mob is organized by the Colorado Springs Community Alliance, and the call is for everyone to head into Manitou and spend your money. Get drinks, food, ice-cream, buy some souvenirs, buy clothes...just buy things and support the town. As beer geeks, we would like to send you to the wonderful bars in town. There are many great bars there, so go to all of them! Some of our favorites include Kinfolks and The Ancient Mariner. We've heard Keg Lounge is great. I'm sure, if they are open, these places would appreciate your business.

Potential Brewery in Manitou

We just got word from Matthew in the CS Indy that there may be a brewery in planning in Manitou. We've talked amongst friends that the first brewery in that little town is LONG overdue and will probably make a killing. I'll direct your attention to the CS Indy article, which has more information, but here's a few quotes I pulled:

It appears that Kevin LeGrande of LeGrande Accents Boutique — also owner of the Promenade Building at 725 Manitou Ave. — has notions to open a brewery at that site in partnership with another Colorado brewing outfit, yet to be named.

As the agenda documents outline, the brewery would only allow on-site consumption (and guest food to be brought in by clientele). It would not bottle or can, and would keep limited nighttime hours, closing by 10 p.m.

We'll find out more information if we can and get that to you as soon as possible.

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