Reve Brewing Company 1237 Mayport Road
Eric Luman, co-owner of Jacksonville Beach’s Green Room Brewing, and his wife Vanessa plan to open the Reve Brewing Company in Spring 2018 in Atlantic Beach. The new brewery and tap room will be located in a 1,200 square foot space formerly used as a laundromat.
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/revebrewing/
Strings Sports Brewery 1850 North Main Street
Scott, Trevor and Colby Adeeb of Adeeb’s Food Service plan to open the Strings Sports Brewery in Springfield at the intersection of 9th & Main. The brewery will be located in a service station that was originally built in 1938. It will be the third craft brewery to open on Main Street within the last 12 months.
For more information: https://stringssportsbrewery.com
Tabula Rasa Brewing 2385 Corbett Street
Ryan Peterson has submitted plans to open Tabula Rasa Brewing along the shoreline of McCoys Creek, joining Engine 15 Brewing in the resurgent Rail Yard District. The proposed brewery will be located in a 16,600 square foot warehouse built in 1952 at 2385 Corbett Street. Recently granted a zoning exception to sell and serve alcholic beverages as a brewery and taproom, the brewery will operate out of a building that was used by Excel Chemical Company for several decades.
For more information: https://www.facebook.com/TabulaRasaBrewing/
Article by Ennis Davis, AICP. Davis is a certified senior planner and graduate of Florida A&M University. He is the author of the award winning books “Reclaiming Jacksonville,” “Cohen Brothers: The Big Store” and “Images of Modern America: Jacksonville.” Davis has served with various organizations committed to improving urban communities, including the American Planning Association and the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. A 2013 Next City Vanguard, Davis is the co-founder of Metro Jacksonville.com and ModernCities.com — two websites dedicated to promoting fiscally sustainable communities — and Transform Jax, a tactical urbanist group. Contact Ennis at edavis@moderncities.com