"World of Beer" proposed for Social Security Building - public meeting Wednesday 4/17

[ron_newman]

I got this e-mail from Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz:

I wanted to update you that I have now had two meetings with the proponents of a place called "World of Beer" that wants to go into the Social Security Bldg space [240 Elm Street]. The lawyer for the new owner of the space, Mike Amato, is Rich DiGirolomo. I have told them that I am VERY concerned about this as a possible use since I don't want to see a drinking hole in Davis that allows you to bring in your own food and barely serves any food of their own. They have told me I have the wrong idea and it will be craft brews geared towards an "upscale" crowd. I am highly skeptical.

In response to my concerns, the proponents have now said they are going to partner with a restaurant to come into the space to share adjoining spaces. I'm not sure how that would work. They would like to have a community meeting ON SITE on Wed April 17th at 6:30pm. Can you please help me spread the word far and wide so we can get a large turnout of people who will ask key questions about what they are trying to do?

Comments

[emannths.livejournal.com]

Most people probably know this, but there are no breweries in Somerville--just offices. The Slumbrew guys brew at Mercury in Ipswich I think, and PT uses the Buzzard's Bay facility in Westport. Besides the CBC brewpub, the closest breweries are Harpoon and Trillium in Boston and the "Beermuda Triangle" of Night Shift, Idle Hands, and Mystic in Everett/Chelsea.

[ron_newman]

When I've talked to the Slumbrew folks recently, they seemed interested in creating an actual brewery here in Somerville. Maybe it would be only a small test-batch facility like Sam Adams' in Jamaica Plain.