BrewDog, Scotland’s largest independent brewery has unveiled plans to build the world’s first fan-funded brewery next year, including opening five new craft beer bars across the UK.
Planning permission for a new £7m low carbon brewing facility in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, has already been submitted, following investment of almost £2m from beer drinkers across the world through the company’s ground-breaking Equity for Punks online share offer.
Launched in July, Equity for Punks give beer drinkers the opportunity to buy equity in the fast-growing BrewDog business for as little as £95.
In its first month, Equity for Punks had raised just over £1m from ‘fanvestors’. With the campaign running until the end of the year, the growth of BrewDog in 2012 will be beyond the company’s original high expectations.
The new BrewDog brewery will house state of the art craft brewing equipment and will create 25 new jobs immediately, rising to 75 in the next five years. The site for the new brewery will be at Balmacassie, just outside Aberdeen.
James Watt, co-founder of BrewDog said: “BrewDog has grown by over 200% in 2011, and through the investment of BrewDog fans throughout the world in Equity for Punks we are planning on exceeding that growth in 2012.
The new facility will give us 10 times the brewing capacity, allowing us to meet demand that is growing all the time. In addition to this, we have plans in place to open at least five new craft beer bars over the next 12 months.”
Source: BrewDog
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