NEW GLARUS — Katherine May has been a part of her parents’ brewery since the beginning.
Dan and Deb Carey, founders of New Glarus Brewing Co., with their daughter and project architect, Katherine May, are seen during a groundbreaking event for a 65,000-square-foot, $55 million addition. The Careys founded the brewery in 1993, and it has become one of the largest craft brewing companies in the country, even though it sells its products only in Wisconsin.
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Deb Carey, left, and husband, Dan, at right, founders of New Glarus Brewing Co., gather Tuesday with employees for a group photo during a groundbreaking event for a 65,000-square-foot addition scheduled for completion in 2026. The $55 million project will increase the brewery's capacity, and add a distillery and a larger retail store and visitor center.
This rendering of the expansion project at New Glarus Brewing Co. shows a four-story building that will be built into the side of the hill on the southeast side of the brewery. A series of three elevators will help take visitors to the upper reaches of the property after they have entered the facility on the ground level from the new parking lot, left.
This rendering shows a view of the upper level of the expansion at New Glarus Brewing Co. The project includes a 25,000-square-foot production facility that will hold four copper brewing kettles that will help increase production to beyond 300,000 barrels of beer a year.
Photos: New Glarus Brewing Company turns 30
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Visitors Jeff Casper, left, and Desirae Slade, of Belleville, check out the production area as part of a self-guided tour as bottles of Spotted Cow are filled at New Glarus Brewing Co. in New Glarus. The company is marking 30 years and has grown to become the 12th-largest craft brewer in the United States.
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Deb and Dan Carey have teamed up over the past 30 years to create not only one of the most recognizable beer brands in the state but have built a massive brewery with an outdoor beer garden that overlooks the village of New Glarus.
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The Riverside Brewery, where New Glarus Brewing Co. was founded, is still used by brewmaster and co-founder Dan Carey to make specialty beers. These kettles, constructed in Germany in 1962, were installed in 1997. But the bulk of the brewery's production is done on the south side of New Glarus at the company's Hilltop Brewery.
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Deb Carey thought she would help get New Glarus Brewing Co. started and maybe leave after a few years. Instead, she stuck around and has make the company one of the most successful craft beer companies in America. She's also a talented artist and painted this mural of her husband, Dan.
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Brandon Butenhoff watches as cases of Spotted Cow roll off the production line at New Glarus Brewing Co. The beer accounts for about 30% of the brewery's sales.
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Deb Carey, co-founder of New Glarus Brewing Company, gives a tour of the museum at the brewery in New Glarus.
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Dan Carey, co-founder of New Glarus Brewing Company, talks about the old wine barrels used to age specialty sour beers at his Riverside Brewery on the north side of New Glarus.
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New Glarus Brewing Company in New Glarus.
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Bottles of Spotted Cow rolls through the production line at New Glarus Brewing Co. in New Glarus, Wis.
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Warehouse space is at a premium at New Glarus Brewing Co., which has continued to build new storage space over the years. This warehouse is filled with empty cans waiting to be filled.
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A visitor in the beer garden at New Glarus Brewing Co. in New Glarus.
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New Glarus Brewing Company’s Riverside Brewery, which was the first location, is now used to make specialty beers.
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Dylan Hustead, automation technician at New Glarus Brewing Co., works on wiring in the piping area below the fermentation tanks at the brewery. An $8 million upgrade is underway to make the brewery's piping system more automated.
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Dan Jelle, quality control technician at New Glarus Brewing Co., tests product at the brewery.
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Dan Carey, co-founder of New Glarus Brewing Company, at his Riverside Brewery, where the company got its start.
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Deb Carey, co-founder of New Glarus Brewing Company, gives a tour of the space as copper kettles brew beer in the background.
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Malted barley is mixed with water in a copper kettle during the brewing process at New Glarus Brewing Co. The brewery will make about 230,000 barrels of beer this year.
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Deb Carey, co-founder of New Glarus Brewing Co., shows off the beer cellar's piping system that is undergoing an $8 million upgrade.
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Brandon Butenhoff guides cases of Spotted Cow along the production line at New Glarus Brewing Co. The label now accounts for more than 50% of the brewery’s sales.
