{"id":12797,"date":"2013-11-18T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T16:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/?p=12797"},"modified":"2018-02-06T14:17:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T20:17:19","slug":"schlafly-co-owner-visiting-chicago-week-scout-potential-sites-chicago-brewpub","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.guysdrinkingbeer.com\/schlafly-co-owner-visiting-chicago-week-scout-potential-sites-chicago-brewpub\/","title":{"rendered":"Schlafly Co-Owner Visiting Chicago This Week to Scout Potential Sites for a Brewpub"},"content":{"rendered":"
Guys Drinking Beer has learned Schlafly co-owner Dan Kopman is coming to Chicago this week to visit possible sites for a brewpub and to meet with local brewers. A brewery spokesman confirms Kopman will be here Tuesday and Wednesday.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Kopman is following through on something he told the St. Louis Post Dispatch last year during a live-chat<\/a> — that he was looking into the possibility of opening a brewpub here.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are exploring the possbility [sic] of opening a small brewhouse, pub and store in Chciago [sic],” said Kopman. “We are not close to making this a reality but it is a way in which we believe we could introduce Schlafly Beer to Chicago. We will keep you posted.\u201d<\/p>\n A brewery spokesman says Kopman has been checking out locations in Chicago over the last year and is not any closer to making the Chicago brewpub idea a reality. However, he adds, “I suppose if the right place was found, things could move quickly.”<\/p>\n A source tells Guys Drinking Beer Kopman will be visiting the North Center neighborhood this week, home-base to brewers Begyle, Spiteful, Half Acre and Metropolitan and the eventual brewpub Band of Bohemia<\/a>. North Center also sits in the “Brewers Alderman’s<\/a>,” 47th ward. We have reached out Ameya Pawar’s office to see what conversations, if any, he has had with Schlafly and are awaiting a response.<\/p>\n Pawar is no stranger to courting breweries and brewpubs to his ward. Last year he reached out<\/a> to Three Floyds after the Munster, Indiana based brewery expressed an interest in opening a brewpub in Chicago at some point.<\/p>\n Schlafly’s beers are available in almost every market in Illinois, except Chicago and northern Illinois, as shown by the brewery’s distribution map.<\/p>\n