The owners of a Port Coquitlam pub want to brew their own beer.
Today (Tuesday), the city’s smart growth committee is set to consider a proposal from the Cat and Fiddle Sports Bar and Restaurant to build a 3,200-sq. ft. space for a microbrewery at the rear of its premises.
If the development permit change is approved, owners Brad and Randy Doncaster plan to alter the parking area to allow for the onsite brewing that would include a malt cracking room, keg cooler, bottling area and vat storage.
Built in 1979, the Brown Street pub currently has 92 seats in its restaurant, 225 seats in the pub section and two outdoor patios. In 2016, city council changed its policy around liquor establishments to allow for new microbreweries and changes to existing liquor licences.
With the success of Port Moody's Brewers Row on Murray Street, and the opening last summer of Coquitlam's first craft beer maker, Mariner Brewing, Port Coquitlam is still awaiting opening of its first microbrewer. Northpaw Brew Co. is planning to open a 25-seat lounge and craft brewery at 570 Sherling Ave. in the Dominion Triangle but a launch date has not been announced.
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