A well-known Edmonton microbrewery is expected to relocate to St. Albert's Riel Business Park later this month. Amber's Brewing Company is planning a move from its south Edmonton location to the site of Spider Beverage Co. Inc. at 16 Rayborn Cr. "We'll happily be moving into a shared facility with them as soon as possible," said Jim Gibbon, founder of Amber's Brewing Company. "We're in the process of moving right now."
A well-known Edmonton microbrewery is expected to relocate to St. Albert's Riel Business Park later this month.
Amber's Brewing Company is planning a move from its south Edmonton location to the site of Spider Beverage Co. Inc. at 16 Rayborn Cr.
"We'll happily be moving into a shared facility with them as soon as possible," said Jim Gibbon, founder of Amber's Brewing Company. "We're in the process of moving right now."
After five years at its current location, Amber's Brewing Company was forced to find a new home after the landlord upped rent at a "ridiculous" rate in June, Gibbon said.
Although papers have not been signed yet, Gibbon said the brewery should be up and running from the St. Albert location within the month. Papers are expected to be signed next week.
"We hope it will make it a lot easier to do business with a shared facility, shared costs," he said. "It shouldn't [interrupt supply] – we're doing a giant bottle run this week, so hopefully we'll be covered until production moves [to St. Albert]."
The City of St. Albert issued a building permit in April for Spider Brewery, citing occupancy and interior alterations as the purpose.
Brian Molloy, president of Spider Beverage Co. confirmed at the beginning of the month that a microbrewery would likely set up in St. Albert, but would not share further details.
"We kind of enjoy the mystery for now, but we also don't want to be big talkers and small deliverers," he said. "We like to talk small and deliver big."
He said nothing has been finalized and added that by next week, the deal could potentially fall apart. He said the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission needs to be informed before progress can be made.
"There's no permits, there's no signed agreements, there's no nothing," he said.
If all goes as planned, however, the two businesses will share the Riel Park location where Spider Beverage has been for the last four years.
"We are a very well-established, very large liquor agency at Spider and this is a project that we're involved with, not financially, but from a sales side of things," Molloy said. "We've obviously been overseeing the project and making sure it takes shape."
Spider Beverage is a liquor distributor that sells products from around the world.
