US-based Boulevard Brewing has started construction on an expansion project in Kansas City, Missouri which will increase the company's fermentation capacity by 40%.
The $12m Cellar Five project includes a fermentation facility spanning 3,600ft2 with six 1,000-barrel fermenters, as well as 8,400ft2 two-story utility and process building.
An additional $2.5m will be invested in an effluent equalization system and filtration centrifuge.
Boulevard Brewing Engineering director Mike Utz said: "We've been planning Cellar Five for the better part of two years.
"It's an exciting and challenging project, as it will house our largest fermentation tanks to date. The new structures will complement the appearance of the adjacent Cellar Three, with design elements from our Brewhouse Two building."
Both the facilities are expected to become operational in 2015.
Boulevard also plans to launch a few new markets in the first quarter of 2015, Brewbound reported.
