Middletown Forum : Sonshine Building

Sonshine Building : Daytonâ€™s largest microbrewery...

Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:25:55 +0000

Author: Vivian Moon
Subject: 5861
Posted: Nov 15 2014 at 11:25am

Dayton’s largest microbrewery leases additional space

Nov11, 2014, 3:30pm EST

Olivia Barrow Senior Reporter-Dayton Business Journal

The largest brewing operation in Dayton has leased morespace in order to expand further into new markets.

Warped WingBrewing Co. announcedTuesday it leased 14,000 square feet in one of the old Heidelberg Distributing Co. buildings at 1226 Schaeffer St. in north Dayton.

Joe Waizmann,president of the company, said the building is ideal for the brewery'sdistribution operations since it already has forklift accessible coolers, aspace for trucks to drive in and tall ceilings.

"Itsuits our purposes very nicely," Waizmann said.

WarpedWing beers are available all over the Daytonmarket, and the company has begun working its way into the Cincinnatimarket, but Waizmann said there's lots of room for expansion there, and he alsohas his sights on the Columbusmarket.

"We'veestablished a substantial base in our home market," he said. "We'lltake the same approach in new markets that we've initially taken here in Dayton, to approach thewho's who of craft first."

Theexpansion into new markets will lead to hiring in sales, driving and warehouseoperations. The additional space on Schaeffer Street will allow for more production space in theoriginal Wyandot Streetfacility to keep up with demand in new markets.

Sonshine Building : 409 Has the Snider Building been...

Sat, 15 Nov 2014 11:12:51 +0000

Author: Vivian Moon
Subject: 5861
Posted: Nov 15 2014 at 11:12am

409
Has the Snider Buildingbeen declared historic yet so they can also apply for federal and statehistoric funding ?

Sonshine Building : From the MJ:Microbrew planned...

Tue, 30 Sep 2014 11:50:35 +0000

Author: 409
Subject: 5861
Posted: Sep 30 2014 at 11:50am

From the MJ:

Microbrew planned for downtown Middletown
By Ed Richter

Staff Writer
Snider Building LLC has taken possession of the historic Dan E. Snider Ford Dealership Building, also known as the former Sonshine building next to the Manchester Inn, and is working to give Middletown its first microbrewery/brewpub.

“This project will stand on its own, but it’s also a natural complement to the redeveloped Manchester Hotel,” said William Grau, a managing member of both the Snider and Manchester development groups. “The layout is perfectly suited for a microbrewery and it’s a great revamp of an historic structure.”

Plans for the Snider Building include restoring it to its original look. It’s expected the project will be complete by the fall of 2016. The majority of the three-story, 32,376-square-foot building will be utilized for manufacturing beer and include a packaging and canning line. The developers plan to partner with a brewer to produce and self-distribute the beers both locally and regionally.

Approximately 3,000 square feet of the building’s former auto showroom will be used as a taproom/brewpub and is expected to employ 28 full- and part-time workers.