Chicago could drop brewing equipment in with a crane
The
unlikely scene unfolding above the Magnificent Mile this week is indeed
Chicago’s robust beer scene growing yet again — a grand entrance for
Crushed By Giants, a taco-themed brewpub opening next spring in a
high-profile home at 600 N. Michigan Ave.
Because the brewing equipment was too wide to squeeze through the
brewpub’s second-floor windows — as was the original plan — the towering
stainless steel vessels are being raised above the building’s
three-story roof, then gently lowered into place, passing through a
vacant space formerly occupied by T.J. Maxx.
Construction began
Monday morning and is expected to continue through late Tuesday,
shutting down two of three lanes on northbound Rush Street between Ohio
and Ontario streets.Crushed by Giants will be the third Chicago brewpub
for Greg Shuff, following DryHop Brewers and Corridor Brewery &
Provisions, both in Lakeview. The latest venture has been the most
challenging, he said, due to its downtown location.
Issues have
included dealing with corporate powerhouse neighbors — AMC Theaters and
Under Armour — unaccustomed to working with a craft brewery. The
equipment, a 15-barrel brewhouse, six fermentation tanks and six serving
tanks, presented an additional and unexpected challenge.
Shuff said
he hopes it will be worth the effort due to the dense population of
residents, workers and tourists in River North, along with the fact
there are relatively few breweries and craft beer bars in the area.
Being in a neighborhood where brewpubs are not has always been my
focus,” Shuff said. There are lots of people there and the right
demographic.”
He hopes to have Crushed by Giants brewing by March
and open in April. The space has sat empty since early 2015, when Heaven
on Seven was ordered to vacate the building due to unpaid rent.
Shuff usually avoids his brewery projects on the day equipment is
installed due to the stress, but couldn’t resist on Monday. He showed up
about 10 a.m.
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