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An exciting adaptive resuse project in the urban core will soon be the home of a locally owned and operated brewery.
ABOUT BOLD CITY BREWERY – from www.boldcitybrewery.com
Welcome to the Bold City Brewery blog. My name is Brian Miller and I'll be using this blog to update everyone on the progress as well as any news, events, and basically anything happening with the Brewery.
A little bit about the Brewery and the people behind it. The Brewery is family owned and operated by The Millers (no relation to Miller Brewing company, although the money would be nice) who all have a hand in the operations whether it be marketing, handling business relations, ordering supplies, cleaning tanks or doing what's most important, brewing beer. We were all born and raised in Jacksonville except for my father who is a native of the City of Brotherly Love, Philadelphia. The concept of opening a business, any business, can be a scary one. But at some point, you have to allow yourself to dream about what could be and push forward with you aspirations. We know there will be a lot of long hours and a lot of hard work. But we also know there will be a lot of good times and a lot of fun to be had. I'm sure during this endeavor, we'll find out how strong our family relations are, but I have no doubt that when tough times come, we'll be OK. Sippa-Tow!
Future location of the Bold City Brewery Tap Room
A warehouse facility was chosen for the microbrewery operation because it will allow Bold City Brewery to distribute kegs to local restaurants and venues. The brewery will also include a tap room where beer can be consumed by the pint or purchased in growlers for take home enjoyment.
 The Brewery will be located a few blocks north of the Park & King Commercial District, in an area with several interesting historic industrial buildings waiting for new creative uses.
This general area is also one Metro Jacksonville believes should serve as one of the rail stops for Jacksonville's proposed commuter rail system.
Bold City Brewery will be located at 2670-7 Rossell Street in Riverside. Article by Ennis Davis |
May 22, 2008, 9:30 am
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Great news! Hopefully they'll become a local staple and give Anheuiser Busch a run for their money.
May 22, 2008, 9:57 am
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yep I'm pretty happy about this as well. After my trip to Portland & Seattle I was just saying how Jacksonville needs more microbrewerys around. I was in locally brewed beer heaven out there.
May 22, 2008, 11:03 am
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I love to see it grow to the point of bringing home the old "JAX BEER" name! Nice location too.
Good Luck!
Ocklawaha
May 22, 2008, 11:20 am
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It's about time. Risky move considering the global hops shortages, but I'll be a supporter of the product if it's better than what else is brewed in this town.
May 22, 2008, 11:24 am
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Thats true estate4, luckily we were able to purchase our hops before the extreme shortage hit. There are still hops available, but recipes may need to be modified to use a different variety.
May 22, 2008, 11:25 am
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Good Luck!
Ocklawaha
We tried Ock. Lots of hoops and money involved to get the rights to the name. We're still looking into it and hopefully in the future can obtain the rights to it.
May 22, 2008, 12:11 pm
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AWESOME! Can we look forward to an IPA... or dare I say it a DIPA?
- signed HOPHEAD JOHNNY
May 22, 2008, 12:16 pm
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ps. I just updated BA nation! (www.beeradvocate.com) Good luck!
May 22, 2008, 12:39 pm
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Cool! I hope this succeeds. Can't wait to try some.
May 22, 2008, 1:10 pm
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- signed HOPHEAD JOHNNY
Hey Johnny,
We will definitely have an IPA and i know a special brew of a DIPA is in the future.
May 22, 2008, 1:15 pm
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Thanks for updating BeerAdvocate as well.
May 22, 2008, 2:15 pm
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add me to your mailing list, sounds like an excellent idea.
May 22, 2008, 3:58 pm
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Will do!
May 22, 2008, 9:43 pm
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Will do!
Add another to the mailing list. How many different types of beers are you guys planning to brew? I see that there is an IPA, which makes me happy, but are your also brewing a wheat an ale, etc.? In any event, best of luck to you and I will definitely support the local goods.
May 22, 2008, 10:30 pm
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This could be an exciting addition to town. Can't wait to check it out.
May 23, 2008, 1:30 am
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WOW!! Riverside drinkers rejoice!!! I'm not a drinker but I hope you cats sell out!!! Ill wear a T-shirt though if you got em??
May 23, 2008, 8:26 am
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Will do!
Add another to the mailing list. How many different types of beers are you guys planning to brew? I see that there is an IPA, which makes me happy, but are your also brewing a wheat an ale, etc.? In any event, best of luck to you and I will definitely support the local goods.
Hey Billbo,
We're planning four brews with four seasonals @ first (which will include a wheat). We'll also have specialty brews that are only available on tap @ the Brewery tap room by the pint or for take home in the form of a Growler (explanation of growler below from Wikipedia). The email list should be ready by Monday so make sure and check www.boldcitybrewery.com for sign up, just in case it slips my mind.
A "growler" is a half gallon (64 US fl. oz.) (1.89 Litres) glass jug used to transport draft beer in America. They are commonly sold at breweries and brewpubs as a means to sell take-out beer. Some breweries also offer a one-litre version. Growlers are also used by homebrewers as an alternative to using kegs or smaller bottles for carbonating and storing their beer.
Growlers generally are made of glass and have a steel or plastic screw-on cap or a hinged porcelain gasket cap which can provide freshness for a week or more. A Growler will not hold carbonation indefinitely, and since it is not a sanitized form of packaging, it is not an appropriate means of long term beer storage
May 23, 2008, 1:12 pm
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My little brother has grown up!!!! hah, I know this will be a huge success, so be sure to include me in the profits!!!! Love you!
May 23, 2008, 2:37 pm
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I'm definitely excited about this project! Put me down on the mailing list!
May 25, 2008, 9:58 pm
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The mailing list has been created. You can sign up @ www.boldcitybrewery.com
Cheers,
GB
May 27, 2008, 8:44 am
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May 27, 2008, 12:07 pm
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It's about time!!! And how cool to have evidence of TOD before the T is even adopted by our friends at JTA. Is anyone listening? More breweries, please -- how about on in Springfield?
May 27, 2008, 3:40 pm
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From today's Business Journal update...
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/stories/2008/05/26/daily6.html?f=et64&ana=e_du
Microbrewery scheduled for September opening
Get your pint glasses ready for September when a new microbrewery opens in Riverside.
Bold City Brewery will have its own tap room, where the thirsty can down a pint of ale on-site and take home more using a half-gallon transporter.
The 7,200-square-foot brewery at 2670 Rosselle St. will roll out about 1,000 barrels per year for the first three years, and then jump up production to 2,500 barrels per year, said co-owner Brian Miller (no connection to the well-known brewing giant).
"It is something that we always felt Jacksonville needed," said Miller, who has been homebrewing for about seven years. "We like the artistic side of craft beer."
Miller, who works in information technology at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Florida Inc., said the brewery will sell four staple and four seasonal beers by the keg, and the tap room will feature those, along with a few specialty beers not sold by keg. Prices haven't been set.
Keep up to date on the transformation of a former iron works shop to a brewery with Miller's blog, www.boldcitybrewery.com
May 28, 2008, 11:42 pm
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Bold City, please let us know the second tshirts are available as I would like to be the first one to purchase one. Additionally, I can't wait for the grand opening, as I hope to be a frequent patron.
May 29, 2008, 8:21 am
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Hey Captain,
We should have merchandise available by the second week of June. We'll send out a notice via the mailing list once we have it.
Cheers
June 3, 2008, 8:56 pm
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Are you planning to brew any fruit beers? I fancy a nice Cherry Wheat or a Wild Blue every now and again. I also like little chunks of fruit right in the beer. Or just a bowl of fruit with a little beer poured over it. Or a wine cooler. Wah-tee-tah!
June 4, 2008, 9:03 am
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Most Definitely. Possibly a Mandarin Orange (Regal) White Ale. Sippa-Tow!
June 4, 2008, 10:27 am
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I'll cheer for a revival of the "JAX BEER" label. BTW, Pearl which closed it's San Antonio brewery is now shifted to Ft. Worthless, TX. They are part of Pabst. Or is it that is brewing Pearl on their line in Fort Worth? ANYWAY, in the process Pearl's parent company gave the names of all of their old and historic labels to a foundation. They are now for sale to raise money for the foundation... 5 will get you 10 that some micro-brewer ends up with JAX. I hope it's y'all, or if not, that it's still looking for a home when you get big enough to bring it home!
The JAX BEER LEGAL CASE: http://bulk.resource.org/courts.gov/c/F2/574/574.F2d.824.77-2673.html
Yes, there was just a article and thread on JAX... But come on y'all let's bring it back~!
Ocklawaha
June 4, 2008, 10:36 am
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Yes, there was just a article and thread on JAX... But come on y'all let's bring it back~!
Ocklawaha
Here's a link to that article on Jax Brewing:
http://www.metrojacksonville.com/content/view/521/120/
June 10, 2008, 1:43 pm
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Any News or Developments, bold City??
June 10, 2008, 2:09 pm
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Hey Capt,
Of course there is, we've just been pretty busy but I'll be updating the Blog tonite with some new pictures and info. We ordered the shirts today and received a shipment of kegs as well. The brewhouse and cellar tanks should be in house next week, which I'm pretty stoked about. There will be a write up in the August edition of Celebrator magazine and Ale Street news about the Brewery and i believe the beer scene that is slowly emerging in Jacksonville. We finally got around to sealing the brewery concrete floors which makes a huge difference dust wise. Our cold room should be in the last week of June which will be COOL.... As soon as we get our shirts in I'll send out an email blast.
Cheers
June 10, 2008, 4:13 pm
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I know you're busy but I gotta ask - any Belgian styles?
June 10, 2008, 5:15 pm
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yea will you have anything that'll leave me hungover for 2 days? (10-20% beers?)
June 10, 2008, 9:38 pm
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Hey Blizz,
A Belgian White Ale and Strong Ale and i would also like to do a Blond Ale (Duvel) down the road.
Cheers
June 10, 2008, 9:40 pm
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Hey David,
We have a porter that should come in @ the 10% range. We do have plans to do a high gravity beer around the 15 - 16% range as well.
Cheers
June 11, 2008, 12:52 am
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I guess I should have read priors, but is there going to be a seating/bar area incorporated as well?
June 11, 2008, 8:01 am
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Hi Blizz,
Yes, There will be a Tap room..
Cheers
June 11, 2008, 11:54 am
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Any pictures or drawings of the layout you can share? Can't you tell how excited we all are?!
June 11, 2008, 11:58 am
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Hey Tree,
I'll see if i can get something to upload. We're excited that you guys are excited. Hooray for beer!!!
Cheers
June 11, 2008, 12:20 pm
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Careful Bold City, that was close to a Red Stripe plug.
June 11, 2008, 12:41 pm
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Almost...
June 11, 2008, 4:39 pm
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Would you say you are ugly?
Man: no
Redstripe: you are VERRRRRRRRRRRRRY ugly! Here, hold this beer. *holds beer* YOU ARE BEAUIFUL!!!
Thanks for being so prompt with the replies Boldcity. You're already building a thristy customer base.
June 11, 2008, 10:07 pm
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I love it. Some of the best commercials in the world are from Breweries. This is one of my favorites. (I know AB.)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xoxxix0QQdU
June 19, 2008, 9:20 am
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Story about Craft Beer , homebrewing, and the local homebrew club on Jacksonville.com
http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/061908/lif_291949873.shtml
August 6, 2008, 7:54 pm
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The location is GREAT!! We could all get wasted in the tap room and then stagger out the back to our cars!! But wait.... In our drunken confusion we wandered onto the tracks and got hit by a train instead! AWESOME! Come on have a sense of humor!
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